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Archive for September 5th, 2008

Report Card on Sarah Palin’s acceptance speech

Report Card

Writing: C+
Clarity: C-
Efficiency: B
Elegance: C+

Delivery: A-
Pacing: C+
Intonation: B
Body Language: A-
Passion: A

The praise for Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s delivery of her speech has been nothing short of amazing – even MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann admitted that Palin “clearly gives a great speech.” Even the content drew praise from Democrats to the extent that they [...]