Brian Jenner

Brian Jenner is a speechwriter and the author of A Speechwriters’ Notebook 2026: Decaffeinated thoughts for an over-caffeinated world.

AI is killing the art of speechwriting

From our UK edition

‘Where are the snows of yesteryear?’ lamented the French poet François Villon. Professional writers around the world are devising their own variation on this refrain: ‘Where has the money I used to make from speechwriting gone?’ Is it the economy? Yes. Is it because our business leaders have all the charisma and moral courage of