About Lucinda Holdforth - author and speechwriter
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Hello, and welcome to my website. I’m the author of five books exploring the conditions that makes good societies flourish. My books are lively provocations – wake-up calls – to think more clearly about the forces and conditions that make for a civilised world.
I’ve written about the women through history who shaped the culture of Paris, the enduring value of manners, the language of democratic leadership, and the downside of modern virtues in 21st-Century Virtues: How They Are Failing Our Democracy in 2023. My latest book, Going On and On: Why our longevity threatens the future, is out soon with Simon & Schuster.
I’m also a speechwriter for leaders across many fields. My experience is broad ranging, and my client list includes board directors, CEOs, Managing Directors and senior executives across many fields, including aviation, media, manufacturing, retail, government, telecommunications and information technology, finance and banking.
And I'm available for speaking engagements. I was keynote speaker at the Conference of District and County Court Judges in Brisbane in 2025 and a panelist at the Financial Review/BHP Business Summit in 2024.
I’ve written about the women through history who shaped the culture of Paris, the enduring value of manners, the language of democratic leadership, and the downside of modern virtues in 21st-Century Virtues: How They Are Failing Our Democracy in 2023. My latest book, Going On and On: Why our longevity threatens the future, is out soon with Simon & Schuster.
I’m also a speechwriter for leaders across many fields. My experience is broad ranging, and my client list includes board directors, CEOs, Managing Directors and senior executives across many fields, including aviation, media, manufacturing, retail, government, telecommunications and information technology, finance and banking.
And I'm available for speaking engagements. I was keynote speaker at the Conference of District and County Court Judges in Brisbane in 2025 and a panelist at the Financial Review/BHP Business Summit in 2024.