http://www.bnnpresentationcoaching.com "A good orator is pointed and impassioned" - Cicero Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:50:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.bnnpresentationcoaching.com/2008/09/report-card-on-sarah-palins-acceptance-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Peter Bowler Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:50:09 +0000 http://www.bnnpresentationcoaching.com/blog/?p=113#comment-14 Both her pacing and the use of the intended pause will be crucial for future Palin speeches. For her launch on the national and, indeed international, scene this speech was impressive. Both her pacing and the use of the intended pause will be crucial for future Palin speeches. For her launch on the national and, indeed international, scene this speech was impressive.

]]> http://www.bnnpresentationcoaching.com/2008/08/analysis-of-barack-obamas-acceptance-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Pointed & Impassioned » The remarkably unsophisticated language of Obama’s acceptance speech Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:54:56 +0000 http://www.bnnpresentationcoaching.com/blog/?p=83#comment-11 [...] he had an example that I’m sad to say I missed in my Report Card on the speech: For instance, the misuse of the word “more,” appearing for the first time [...] [...] he had an example that I’m sad to say I missed in my Report Card on the speech: For instance, the misuse of the word “more,” appearing for the first time [...]

]]> http://www.bnnpresentationcoaching.com/2008/08/analysis-of-barack-obamas-acceptance-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-10 george Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:59:51 +0000 http://www.bnnpresentationcoaching.com/blog/?p=83#comment-10 Glad you found it useful, Peter. I've often wished I had the prepared remarks of some business speeches, to see how they differed from the delivered version. What does Steve Jobs actually write in his notes :-) ? Glad you found it useful, Peter. I’ve often wished I had the prepared remarks of some business speeches, to see how they differed from the delivered version. What does Steve Jobs actually write in his notes ?

]]> http://www.bnnpresentationcoaching.com/2008/08/analysis-of-barack-obamas-acceptance-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Peter Bowler Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:26:50 +0000 http://www.bnnpresentationcoaching.com/blog/?p=83#comment-9 This is a good insight into the twin crafts of speech writing and speech delivery. Seeing the changes that Obama made to the prepared speech is very instructive. This is a good insight into the twin crafts of speech writing and speech delivery. Seeing the changes that Obama made to the prepared speech is very instructive.

]]> http://www.bnnpresentationcoaching.com/2008/08/barack-obama-plugs-into-the-power-of-story/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Pointed & Impassioned » Report card on Barack Obama’s acceptance speech Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:38:56 +0000 http://www.bnnpresentationcoaching.com/blog/?p=59#comment-8 [...] For additional comments on Obama’s speech, see my post about his use of storytelling. [...] [...] For additional comments on Obama’s speech, see my post about his use of storytelling. [...]

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