
Jay Townsend
Speechwriter, debate coach and political strategist, Jay Townsend has served as a consultant in four presidential campaigns, scores of U.S. Senate, Gubernatorial and Congressional races, and a myriad of County Executive, Mayoral, Legislative and Judicial contests. He is the author of So You Want to Run for Public Office, The Worst Mistakes Candidates Make and Timeless Lessons from the 2016 Election.
Townsend has received several national awards for his work, including the nation's best television commercial aired in a Gubernatorial race, the best persuasion mail piece produced for a Presidential campaign, and the nation's best newspaper ad for a political candidate.
A member of the National Speakers Association, Townsend has addressed hundreds of audiences and candidate training workshops. He has spoken the United States Military Academy, the Marketing Research Association, the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, numerous colleges, universities, Foundations and St John's Episcopal Church. He has appeared on NBC, NY1, Time Warner's Capitol Tonight, FOX News and Canada Today.
Speechwriter, debate coach and political strategist, Jay Townsend has served as a consultant in four presidential campaigns, scores of U.S. Senate, Gubernatorial and Congressional races, and a myriad of County Executive, Mayoral, Legislative and Judicial contests. He is the author of So You Want to Run for Public Office, The Worst Mistakes Candidates Make and Timeless Lessons from the 2016 Election.
Townsend has received several national awards for his work, including the nation's best television commercial aired in a Gubernatorial race, the best persuasion mail piece produced for a Presidential campaign, and the nation's best newspaper ad for a political candidate.
A member of the National Speakers Association, Townsend has addressed hundreds of audiences and candidate training workshops. He has spoken the United States Military Academy, the Marketing Research Association, the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, numerous colleges, universities, Foundations and St John's Episcopal Church. He has appeared on NBC, NY1, Time Warner's Capitol Tonight, FOX News and Canada Today.
The Unscaled Mountain--Keynote
You see it every morning.
You are reminded of it every day.
That mountain you know you should climb, but won't because it's scary, risky, cold, hard, unknown, and way outside your
comfort zone.
And every day that you don't take a step up that mountain comes the haunting reminder that you are not fully living the only life you will ever have.
In this...
Made of Steel--Keynote
They refuse to join the ranks of timid souls.
They have an idea, a passion, a zeal to live the reason they were born, to change their city, community, or perhaps even their country.
In this keynote, Jay teaches you how to make yourself the strong-willed, magnetic, charismatic leader you want to be...
...Ready to face every challenge with courage, clarity and purpose;
The Power of Presence--Keynote
No one is born with presence, power or charisma.
It comes from embracing your passion and the courage to live it;
from ensuring that you are mentally, physically and spiritually aligned with your values, convictions, notions of right and wrong.
Jay Townsend shares the secrets learned from years of coaching aspiring political candidates into prominent public figures...
Words are the Most Powerful Tool You Will Ever Own-Workshop
In his interactive workshop, Jay teaches you how to:
*Integrate your stories, life experiences, and epic moments into your presentation to add a powerful and emotional punch to your words;
*Speak to heads through hearts, creating a lasting bond with your audience;
*Paint pictures with words;
*Make a presentation without...
Easy Ways to Develop Stories that Enhance Your Message-Workshop
Your mind is a computer filled with stories buried in the recesses of your brain.
In his interactive workshop, Jay teaches you how to:
*Unlock your memory cells to unearth encounters and epic moments in your past that profoundly affected you and your journey.
*Unearth forgotten heroes who inspired your passion; times when you were touched, moved or inspired to do something extraordinary.
*Uncover...
You have Magnetic Charisma. How to Pull it Out of Yourself-Workshop
Nobody is born with magnetic charisma.
It comes only after you are fully aligned with your passion, your moral code, your spiritual self and purpose.
In his interactive workshop, Jay teaches you how to:
*Develop the habits of naturally magnetic people.
*Fully align your passion, purpose, moral code in order to inspire the best in others.
*Quickly notice when your natural magnetism is...


