A Conversation with Bob Sands on Sermons and Speechwriting

On June 19, 2018 the Silicon Valley Speechwriters Roundtable held a conference call with Bob Sands.
Bob is a speaker and speechwriter who has helped people and businesses tailor and tell their stories for the last 25 years. He has also been a Pastor, Entrepreneur, Coach and Radio Broadcaster.
Currently, he is focusing his time on helping individuals, businesses and organizations clarify and communicate their message. As the President of Sands Communications, Inc., he has given over 5000 presentations himself to every kind of group from Funeral directors to firefighters to CEO's. He has coached and written keynote speeches for executives, helped salespeople hone their speaking skills and developed communication strategies for both political candidates and elected officials.
The call covered a wide range of topics including:
Bob's techniques for crafting a sermon, most often delivered to a familiar audience.
The challenge of preaching to congregations where the common themes of the Bible known to earlier generations have been lost.
His segue intro speechwriting, and where he finds most of his freelance clients.
The relevance of the study of homiletics to speechwriting, especially the books of Alyce McKenzie.
Bob's use of social media to magnify the impact of his message.
What impressed him about David Murray's recent PSA White Paper titled A Provocation from the Pulpit: Dead Preachers Challenge Living Speechwriters.

Breaking News: David Murray announcing the creation of a companion to the well-known Vital Speeches of the Day -- Vital Sermons of the Day which David and Bob are launching. Find out more on their Facebook page.
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