I’m obviously not the only person to be interested in the American Presidential battle – all you have to do is use Google (or whatever) and websites fly out and hit you! – but I thought it might be interesting to bring something to you that you might otherwise have missed… I’m assuming here that most of you, good reader, are from the UK so you might not otherwise pay attention to ABC.
There’s an interesting point on the second page of the article, suggesting that Obama is perceived as less trustworthy sometimes because he looks off to the side when he speaks. There! That’ll teach him to use an autocue! :)
That said, there are a couple of useful little tips in there too – such as remembering to drop your voice to make a key point when you need to be trusted. After all, confidences and promises are whispered in your ear – so quiet voices are more intimate. That’s why, of course, a good vocal technique is important because it allows you to be quiet and yet also be heard all the way to the back…
PS: There’s an Irish take on things in the Irish Times, too…
