From vivid detail to storytelling to easily understood language, all speechwriters could take a page from country song writers. In this episode, Mary explores the speechwriting lessons that can be found in hit country songs from 1995.

The research from Princeton that Mary cites in the show can be found here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/acp.1178

The Columbia University study Mary references is here: https://business.columbia.edu/insights/business-society/hidden-impact-professional-jargon-how-language-reveals-status-and