I loved her message, but I was thinking she could benefit from a speech writer that is familiar with her style to help make her speeches flow a little better.
Exactly. I have been a Palinisto from Feb 2008 and do think her speech, while content-rich and zinger-laden, did tend to wander somewhat. She stepped on some of her best applause-lines and continued a point when the audience was already cheering. This can be refined through practice. What she has is the right content. All she needs to do is edit and rehearse. That's what President Reagan did and it can be done again.