.speechwriting.testimonials

Following are testimonials from some of Jessica Hatchigan's speechwriting clients. Jessica's work has earned numerous awards including the Magnum Opus Gold Award juried by the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Her speeches have regularly appeared in Vital Speeches of the Day, and she also is a contributor to Contemporary Literary Criticism and to The Writer's Handbook (Writer's Market, Inc).

• “The speech hit the sweet spot. You listened carefully, captured the intent accurately – and added a few grace notes as well! We conveyed the important messages, advanced business objectives, and, judging from the feedback, did so memorably.” - Mark Fields, Executive Vice President, Ford Motor Company, and president, The Americas
  
  

• "You are the best speechwriter I have ever worked with….creative, eloquent, insightful, unique.” - Kathleen Ligocki, former President & CEO, Tower Automotive; one of the Automotive News's "100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry"
  
  
• “Your help and support has been invaluable – you were able to take my random, slightly chaotic, thoughts and turn them into a solid, cohesive, expert presentation. The feedback from audiences - always outstanding… thank you!” - Sherry Welsh, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, ArvinMeritor
  
  
• "That great speech you wrote helped this average speaker earn the top rating at the conference." - CEO, Fortune 100 company
  
  
• “Jessica is a talented, imaginative and detail-driven speechwriter. In my experience, she consistently enjoyed the full confidence of every senior leader with whom she worked. It is a pleasure to work with her, and I would recommend her highly.” - Ray Day, Vice President - Communications, Ford Motor Company
  
  
• "I received a standing ovation! You made it possible." - Vice President, Marketing, Fortune 100 company
  
  
• “Thank you for your excellent presentation and for sharing your expertise with our IU senior journalism students. The feedback for the “Write to Lead” presentation you gave has been overwhelmingly positive. The students appreciated the knowledge you shared about speechwriting and also your positive and encouraging advice on how to launch a writing career. Executive speechwriting remains a lesser-known career path but your valuable insights may just have inspired a few future Jessica Hatchigans!” – Jim Bright, Professor of Journalism, Indiana University and Executive Director-Public Affairs, Ford Motor Company (retired)
  
  
• “Your work took our public speaking activities forward by a quantum leap. I truly appreciate your valuable contributions as a speech writer and for honing the executive speaking capacities within our organization.” – Sylvia Vogt, Vice President, Corporate Affairs Americas, Robert Bosch LLC