Start With a Laugh: An Insider's Guide to Roasts, Toasts, Eulogies, and Other Speeches

by Liz Carpenter

Start With a An Insider's Guide to Roasts, Toasts, Eulogies, and Other Speeches

262 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2000

About the author

Elizabeth "Liz" Sutherland Carpenter was a writer, feminist, former reporter, media advisor, speechwriter, political humorist, and public relations expert. Carpenter stood at the forefront of the Women's Movement when it began and never wavered from her platform. Her projects and causes ranged from supporting high tech to fighting cancer. Often called the "funniest woman in politics", she was in demand as a public speaker until her death.