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Dr. Lindsay Hayes Profile
Dr. Lindsay Hayes Profile
Issue, Date
-- and working as a part of Sarah Palins speech writing team during her 2008 vice presidential campa
She
was engaged,
considerate
and
well
and creative
Hayes normally
denies interview
requests, but
wasdelivered
willing to takeathe
timefocused
to talk to students
at the U
The family of Elizabeth King, a communications major who graduated in May, was extremely impresse
Hayes describes her ultimate goal of writing a great speech,
Mittas
Romney,
trying
above,
tospeaks
determine
to the media during
the his
best way to ca
presidential campaign in 2012. (Photo Credit: Win
McNamee/Getty Images)
Research Stage
Hayes goes through an extensive research and planning
to ensure
effectively capture
Sarahphase
Palins
Lostshe
Speech
Before Hayes even takes the time to sit down with her client, she will have conducted thorough resear
Win orbut
Loseit's
Sarah
Palin had
a speech
So much of what she does is based on not writing the words,
getting
a feel
for somebody and
prepared to deliver in 2008. She never
gave that speech.
When working with Sarah Palin, Hayes knew that Palin had a unique style. Palin was hip, knew a lot a
Hayes deems the research process as one of the most important aspects
of speech writing, as well as a problem area for college students and common
writers. A problem Hayes addresses specifically is the credibility of the wide
range of sources available on the Internet.
about where you get your research from, said Hayes. When a fact is wrong it
detracts from the whole message of the speech. If you dont have good
research and fact checking skills, you wont make it in speech writing.
To avoid this problem, Hayes emphasizes the need to double and triple
checks the facts. It doesnt matter how beautiful the writing is, if you get
The
and effort
Hayes
puts
dinged
on time
something
stupid,
thats
it into
forever. Hayes said.
her research is a main reason she is so
successful. Despite her thorough research
process, she struggles to put the pen to
paper just like so many writers. What
separates Hayes from everyone else is
her ability to be effective during this
period of struggle.
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Writing Stage
The first thing I do is eat, then I do the laundry, then I vacuum and then I do whatever else I can do
Hayes used to believe she was a procrastinator, but she later figured out that this white space as sh
After drying off, Hayes finds her nearest notebook and jots down all of her thoughts. This way, when
Hayes, who taught speech writing to college students once, identifies a college students tendency to
Hayes ability to transition from the blank page to writing is because of the preparation she does prior
Hayes will read her speech to her husband, members of her speech writing team, and her client to ge
-- create
a general
structure
her people. Hayes said. This is because so often other peo
Some of my
best material
comes
fromfor
other
Whats Next?
writing.
She acknowledges
thatworking
there on a book that examines womens role in politics. Pe
Whats next
for Lindsay?
She is currently
will be gaps in this structure, but at
least she will have a general idea of a
sense of flow.
Once Hayes determines her
structure and sense of flow, she
begins filling in her gaps until she has
a complete first draft written. Her path
to perfection includes reading the
LETS RECAP!
If you want to write a great
speech follow Dr. Lindsay
Hayes speechwriting tips!
1.) Extensive Research and
Planning
Dr. Lindsay Hayes, above, needs a large cup of coffee as she works on a
speech. (photo credit: Dr. Lindsay Hayes)