I am in the midst of a lot of writing and a lot of writing is often accompanied by a lot of frustration.  But with this simple guide to writing a speech, you can entirely avoid that by following these simple steps.

1. Write down what you want to say.

2. Edit what you want to say brutally.

3. Edit it again.

4. Take what you want to say to someone who says things well.

5. Have them tell you what you are saying is not what you want to say at all and start over, now with a better idea of what you really want to say.

6. Write down what you really want to say.

7. Repeat 2 an 3.

8. Take speech back to said person, and have them tell you what you really want to say wasn't said well.

9. Write what you really want to say, well.

10. Repeat 7.

11. Go back to said person again, and have them tell you yet again that what you really wanted to say well really isn't much better.

12. Cut half of your speech.

13. Ignore 11.  Insert extra humor.

14. Give speech really well.


15. Repeat.

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