Even though those in attendance and around the world were anxious to hear soaring rhetoric and words of inspiration, Obama’s message was a little more serious. All that being said, there is one thing I think would have capped this speech off perfectly. His task was a difficult one. He said a lot by saying a little. Yes we can!

The problem of pitch (see PART I) was only one aspect of public speaking that Mrs Thatcher took seriously after becoming leader of the Conservative Party in 1975. This included the preservation of her blonde hair by regular tinting as well as the elimination of gaps in her teeth by dental capping. Tags: speaking.