We mentioned speech writing in passing when we talked about authors and writers earlier on, but there are some people who do nothing but speech writing for a living, and they do very nicely out of it financially. Typically, such people work closely with politicians or other high-profile figures who are frequently required to make speeches. Ever heard a politician give a speech and crack a joke that surprised you? That almost certainly wasn't the politician talking - it was their speech writer trying to make them more appealing to you!
A good speech writer can condense what someone wants to say about an event or an occasion, turn into entertaining text and include hints of the speaker's personality in there, too. If you're considering getting into the profession, the good news is that you don't technically need any qualifications; you just have to be very good with the written word. Finding work to build up your portfolio may be tricky, though.