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Guided Collaboration
Draft Your Speech with My Guided Prompts and Proven Framework—Then Together We’ll Polish It to Perfection
The Punch & Polish Package
You Draft It, I’ll Perfect It
Your speech. Your words. Polished line by line.
You only have one chance to deliver a speech that connects, inspires entertains and leaves your audience talking.
With the Punch & Polish Package, you’ll draft your speech using my guided prompts—much more effective than a generic speech template—then we work together to perfect it line by line.
You have years of thoughts, memories, and feelings about the person or event you’re honoring—but right now, it all feels like a jumble in your head.
To make sense of it all, you need to step back and gain perspective. That’s where my self-interview questions come in. They help you focus your thinking, uncover the most meaningful stories and organize your ideas into a speech that has clarity, heart and impact.
Unlike a generic speech template, which feels flat or artificial, these prompts guide you to uncover the personal stories and moments that only you could share. This makes your speech authentic, memorable and fully yours. Then, together, we refine the draft you’ve written into the most compelling, entertaining speech possible.
Here’s what else you get:
Step-by-step guidance: Speech structure, insider tips and prompts to help you craft a speech that’s authentic, engaging and fully your own.
Top-to-bottom audit & rewrite, as necessary: Together, we smooth out rough spots, tighten structure, punch up humor and make sure every line hits its mark.
Delivery strategies & confidence coaching: Insider tips to eliminate nervousness, boost your confidence, and make this speech one of the most rewarding experiences of your life.
No clichés or phony BS: Forget canned jokes, tired tropes, and empty praise—your speech will be original, memorable, and meaningful.
Unlimited editing: Every word, pause and laugh is refined until it feels exactly right.
Includes the best‑kept secret in public speaking: If you’re nervous, this alone will be a game changer for you not only for this speech but every presentation for the rest of your life.
Speech formatted for easy delivery: I’ll format your speech on note cards so you can have them printed locally, making delivery smooth and effortless.
With the Punch & Polish Package, you write it and together we perfect a speech that’s polished, powerful and unforgettable.
The Punch & Polish Package
You Draft It, I’ll Perfect It
“… Lots of laughs, cheers and a few tears…” (more)
✅ Rather have me to do all the research and writing for you? Click HERE.
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A fun, stress-free process to create a killer original speech you’ll knock out of the park.
STEP 1: Get Started
After booking, you’ll immediately receive a confirmation email, followed by a email from me with a few questions to get us started.STEP 2: Quick Reflection
Then I’ll send a discussion guide with a few simple but thought provoking questions about your speech.STEP 3: Deep-Dive Conversation
We’ll schedule a fun, relaxed, one-to-one, 60–90 minute call. In addition to gathering additional information and insights for the speech, I’ll get to know your personality, values, sense of humor and style — everything I need to craft a speech that sounds like you at your best.STEP 4: Crafting Your Speech
I’ll write a completely original, custom speech in your voice, with your personality shining through. This ensures your delivery feels natural, confident and effortless.STEP 5: Perfecting Every Word
You’ll receive your speech to review aloud. I’ll make unlimited refinements until every word is exactly what you want to say, so you can step on stage knowing it’s perfect.STEP 6: Mastering Delivery
For higher-tier packages, we’ll also tackle nervousness and any obstacles standing between you and a flawless performance — so you can deliver your speech with confidence, warmth and pride.
“Thankfully Den Pope has stepped in to disrupt the process to ghostwrite an impressive, heartfelt and professional-sounding speech.”
Luke Winkie, Columnist, Vox Media (read more)
“Den was incredible from start to finish. I had never spoken in front of a large group before and he helped me ease all of my anxieties and deliver a perfect speech.”
Michelle, Connecticut (read more)
“This was the 2nd time I relied on Den to prepare a speech for me and I was again, extremely impressed with the entire process and the final product.”
Dan, California (read more)
Frequently Asked Questions
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I’ve used The Nail Your Speech Process for more than 20 years to gather a combination of facts, feelings and experiences. First you’ll answer a few simple but thought-provoking questions. Then I’ll call you to go deeper on some of the information. I also want to get to know you and your values, character, personality and sense of humor—all of which factor heavily into the voice and personality of your speech.
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All of them—father/mother of the bride and groom, maid of honor, bar/bat mitzvah, birthday, corporate, best man, bride, groomsman, bridesmaid and officiant. Each speech is different but I use the same meticulous research process to uncover and organize your thoughts, feelings and experiences. That means a speech 100% aligned with your values, personality and sense of humor. This is a speech only one person in the world can deliver—you.
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Yes, you're in complete control. Some clients mention our work together to others, some don't. It's up to you. Regardless, I'm always working behind the scenes to help you nail your speech.
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This is a highly personalized service that will ensure your speech is the best speech of the event. If you're struggling with what to say or are an inexperienced speaker, this is for you. You don't have to continue wrestling with this alone or resort to using the same dull, generic lines and phony B.S. off Google you hear at every wedding or other event.
I've written speeches and coached thousands of speakers at all age and experience levels for more than 20 years. This process will work for you, too.
Giving a wedding, bar mitzvah or other speech is, for most of us, a once-in-a-lifetime honor. I will help make sure it’s one of the best experiences of your life.
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After earning a B.A. in communication studies and an M.A. in journalism on scholarship, I began my career in marketing agencies creating strategy and writing ads, films, speeches, books, websites and other materials for Fortune 500 companies and global nonprofits.
CEOs and other executives at client companies would often ask me to write a wedding, eulogy or other speech. These execs were also typically nervous about delivering their speech.
And there is a strong emotional component to social speeches where, for example, a father is speaking to his daughter or a maid of honor is honoring her big sister.
I enjoy helping people who are under pressure, short of time or doubting their abilities nail their wedding and other social speeches.
A little more here. Among every other speech imaginable, I also write eulogies here.
