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WITH THE UNIVERSITY'S RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS), THE SINE INSTITUTE WILL BE UPDATING EVENT ATTENDEES ON ITS PLANS FOR UPCOMING PROGRAMMING. REGISTRATIONS CAN STILL BE MADE.
 

CODY KEENAN

CHIEF SPEECHWRITER FOR PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
 
Seminar Series
Discipline or Disruption?: Communication in the New Media Age
 

Each seminar is from 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Dates and locations vary. Reservations are encouraged, and seating is first come, first seated. These programs are free and open to the public.

 

Address: American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, 20016

Directions/Transportation: https://www.american.edu/about/visiting-campus.cfm

 

- Monday, February 10 | Kerwin Hall, Room 301

Guest Lecturer: Terry Szuplat (AU SPA ’95), Senior Director of Speechwriting, White House National Security Council; Director of Speechwriting, Secretary of Defense


- Monday, February 17 | Kerwin Hall, Room 301

Guest Lecturers: Kristen Bartoloni, Founding Partner Silver Street Strategies; Alexandra Platkin, Founding Partner, Silver Street Strategies; Ben Krauss, Managing Partner Fenway Strategies


- Monday, March 23 - Streamed Online

Guest Lecturers: Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for President Obama;

Sarada Peri, Former Senior Speechwriter for President Barak Obama and founder of Peri Communications

WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_ECgQ0GHhE


- Monday, March 30 | TO BE RESCHEDULED - Please register to be notified of new date.

Crisis!

Guest Lecturer: Jay Carney, Former Press Secretary for President Obama 


- Monday, April 13 | TO BE RESCHEDULED - Please register to be notified of new date.

Cover Me

Guest Lecturer: Peter Alexander, NBC News

 

Synopsis

In a rapidly changing media environment, where attention spans are short, everybody has a megaphone, and truth is a subjective concept, what makes for effective political debate and communication? How do politicians and public servants break through the noise and make a thoughtful policy argument? Do prepared speeches matter anymore? In this seminar series I will merge what I've learned in my 18-year career spent in Congress, campaigns, and the White House - along with the curriculum I've created as a speechwriting professor and consultant - with the experiences of a new generation that gathers its news, disseminates its opinions, and mobilizes for change in entirely new and different ways to see if we can find the answers.
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