For business & events
Corporate & business speechwriting
A keynote, a conference talk, a town hall, an awards night, the words you stand up and say in front of the people who matter are worth getting right. I turn your message into a speech that’s clear, persuasive and unmistakably yours, written for the ear and built to land.
★★★★★ Rated 4.9/5 from 421 reviews · Fifteen years in television · As seen on BBC
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What I write for business
Speeches and scripts for the moments that count
Why companies trust me with the words that matter
A professional partner, not a risk
Complete confidentiality
NDAs as standard. Sensitive, pre-announcement and market-affecting material is handled with full discretion.
Ghostwritten in your voice
The audience hears the speaker at their most assured, never a script. It sounds like you on your best day.
Built for the ear
Fifteen years writing for broadcast means every line is shaped for rhythm, emphasis and the pause that lands a point.
Works with your team
I slot into your process, brief with your comms team or the executive’s EA, and keep versions and approvals clean.
Reliable to the deadline
Corporate moments rarely come with notice. Tell me the date and I’ll meet it, or tell you straight away if I can’t.
Straightforward invoicing
Per-project quotes, POs and retainers all welcome. Clear terms, agreed before any work begins.
Who you’re working with
A broadcaster’s ear, a writer’s discipline
I’m Adrian Simpson. I started as a magazine journalist, spent fifteen years in television including presenting on BBC Top Gear, and have written professionally for the spoken word since 2012. That broadcast background is exactly what a keynote or a conference talk needs: writing made to be heard, timed to the room, and delivered with confidence.
I’m also the UK’s most highly rated and reviewed speechwriter, trusted with weddings and boardrooms alike, because the craft is the same: find the story only you can tell, and tell it brilliantly.
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Quoted per project
Corporate work is priced per project, because length, complexity and timeline vary far too much for a flat fee. Tell me about your event and I’ll send a clear, tailored proposal, with no obligation. Ongoing work can be arranged on a retainer.
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Questions companies ask
Do you really write both wedding and corporate speeches?
Yes, and it’s the same craft. Whether it’s a best man or a chief executive, the job is to find the story only you can tell and write it so it sounds like the best possible version of you. The occasion changes; the skill doesn’t.
Is everything confidential?
Completely. I work under NDAs as a matter of routine and handle commercially sensitive, pre-announcement and market-affecting material with full discretion.
Will it sound like the speaker, not like a writer?
Always. I ghostwrite in the speaker’s own voice, so the audience hears them at their most articulate, never a script being read aloud.
Can you work with our comms team or the executive’s EA?
Routinely. I slot into your process, brief with whoever you nominate, and keep drafts, versions and approvals clean and on schedule.
How quickly can you turn work around?
Corporate moments rarely come with much notice. Tell me the deadline and I’ll tell you straight away whether I can meet it; I usually can.
How much does it cost?
Corporate work is quoted per project, because length, complexity and timeline vary far too much for a flat fee. Tell me about your event and I’ll send a clear, tailored proposal. Ongoing work can be arranged on a retainer.
Let’s talk about your event
Tell me about the occasion, the audience and the date, and I’ll take it from there.