TECH COMMUNICATION IS ART.

LEARN THE BRUSH STROKES.

BerlinRosen was named the number-one most powerful PR firm in the United States by Observer.

West Wing Writers is a speechwriting firm comprised of veterans from Bill Clinton’s White House and Barack Obama’s Administration.

Together, we have developed and amplified stories for some of the biggest newsmakers in the world—Presidents, CEOs, athletes and entertainers—translating them into major headlines across the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Fortune, Bloomberg, Wired, Forbes and the Economist, to name only a few.

And we can show you how.

PRE-REGISTER TO ONE OF THE SESSIONS (45 Min.)

• 11:45 am
• 1:10 pm
• 4:00 pm

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

We will teach you how to shape and share your story in a compelling and authentic way that will make an impact— in driving your business objectives, reaching your key audiences and building your brand.

Learn how to craft a salient pitch to reporters—that will convince them to tell your story, over the hundreds of other pitches they get every day.

Key Takeaways

• Why it's important for every leader to define her or his own story
• The essential elements of every story
• How to use stories to entertain while you advance a broader strategy
• How to get reporters to sit up and pay attention to what you have to say

Intended Audience

• Directors and executives looking to better understand how to harness strategic communications for their companies and for themselves—including messaging, narrative development, thought leadership and media relations
• PR and communications professionals looking for strategic guidance on how to navigate their own external affairs/communications challenges

LOCATION

INBOUND 2019

Room 154, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center

PRIZE ALERT

Pre-register to this event and enter to win a 60-minute consultation with one of the speakers.

MEET YOUR SPEAKERS

Jeff Nussbaum — Partner, West Wing Writers

Jeff Nussbaum is a partner in the speechwriting and strategy firm West Wing Writers. He has previously served as a speechwriter for Vice President Joe Biden, Vice President Al Gore, and Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle. More recently Nussbaum oversaw all speechwriting operations for the 2016, 2012, and 2008 Democratic National Conventions.

In addition to his speechwriting experience, Jeff was the co-author and collaborator with James Carville on the 2003 bestseller Had Enough? Jeff also collaborated with Senator Bob Graham on his book Intelligence Matters, which was published to critical acclaim in September 2004 and updated and re-released in 2008. As a co-founder of The Humor Cabinet, Nussbaum has also worked on humor speeches for dozens of elected officials and corporate executives and has served as a creative consultant for the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Nussbaum is currently working on a book of historically significant undelivered speeches.

Shruti Sehgal — Vice President, BerlinRosen

Named “Rising Star” by the Observer and “Woman to Watch” by PR Week, Shruti Sehgal is a Vice President at BerlinRosen, where she co-manages the firm’s technology and innovation practice. Shruti has nearly a decade of experience, advancing business and campaign goals on behalf of dozens of Fortune 500 technology companies, startups and purpose-driven organizations.

Technology clients of BerlinRosen include Samsung, Citi, Cornell Tech, Sidewalk Labs, Lyft, Virgin Hyperloop, General Assembly, New Lab, and CommonBond, among others.

Prior to BerlinRosen, Shruti Sehgal was a political campaign manager for a progressive economic and tax reform group called the Patriotic Millionaires under President Obama’s re-election campaign and a journalist at Vanity Fair.

Tess VandenDolder — Director, BerlinRosen

A Director at BerlinRosen, Tess is an astute communications strategist and expert press tactician with a decade of experience helping more than 30 technology leaders achieve their business goals through smart PR strategies.

In the past year alone, Tess had helped clients, from first-time entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 CEOs, generate major headlines in some of the most impactful publications on business and technology—including Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CNBC, Fast Company, Financial Times, Harvard Business Review and more.

Tess honed her press strategy and media relations skills as a former political journalist during the Obama administration when she covered the lobbying industry, with a focus on the growing influence of Silicon Valley in Washington.

This event will happen at INBOUND 2019. It's necessary to have passes for the event to be able to access it. Pre-registering via EventBrite does not grant access to the convention center.

For more information about this event, please contact marketing@berlinrosen.com.