 " Dwight 's Speech " was directed by Charles McDougall , making it his second directing credit after the earlier second season episode " Christmas Party " . " Dwight 's Speech " was written by Paul Lieberstein , who plays human resources director Toby Flenderson . Lieberstein later revealed that Jim never went on his trip to Australia , noting " The whole Pam thing took him by surprise , he transferred and then wasn ’ t really up for vacation . Unless , of course , we find a good joke in his vacation . ” 
