Moving Beyond Just Checking The Diversity Box

For decades, speechwriting was a very white, male industry. In many ways, it still is. But that is starting to change, thanks to the hard work of a few key people. And when speechwriters better reflect the audience they are trying to reach, everyone wins.

Michael Franklin is the co-founder and Executive Director of Speechwriters of Color and a brilliant speaker and writer in his own right. In this episode, he discusses how, when he first broke into the industry, there were very few people who looked like him — even though he knew the talent was out there.

The Friendly Ghost is hosted by Felicity Barber of Thoughtful Communications. It is co-produced by N2 Communications and Jody Avirgan's Roulette Productions.

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Our producer is Noor Gill. Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

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