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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 [...]
Posted: September 5th, 2008 under Content, Delivery, Political Speeches, Report Cards, Writing.
Comments: 1
Report card on Barack Obama’s acceptance speech
Report Card
Writing: C+
Clarity: C
Efficiency: C+
Elegance: B-
Delivery: A-
Pacing: B-
Intonation: B+
Body Language: A
Passion: A
There’s been a lot of praise for Barack Obama’s acceptance speech at the 2008 Democratic Convention, with commentators like Andrew Sullivan calling it “a deeply substantive speech,” and celebrities like Oprah describing the night as “something that was transcendent.”
UPDATE: Gallup Poll of Aug. 30: [...]
Posted: August 30th, 2008 under Delivery, Political Speeches, Report Cards, Structure, Style, Wording.
Comments: 3