First, there's the teleprompter. It astonishes me that most people don't consciously know when a person is reading from the teleprompter - but I think they DO know it unconsciously. When someone is using the teleprompter, someone is READING A SPEECH - not coming from the heart (or at least appearing to do so.) I do not understand why Obama does not have good teleprompter President Obama is no longer the premier communicator - which is remarkable as he was elected largely because of his speaking ability. I

A number of high-profile presentation bloggers and authors have commented recently on Barack Obama’s speaking style - when he doesn’t have his teleprompter in front of him. Barack Obama, whose superior speaking skills undoubtedly contributed to his ascent to the presidency, is known to lapse into unwords whenever he departs from his trusty teleprompter and speaks extemporaneously. Bert Decker In interview settings particularly, and other informal communication situations he has a lot of non-words (ums and ahs) and his eyes cast down more often than

Behavior Walked the talk, did his homework, loved his work, authentic, consistent, highly skilled.  Although he could read script and teleprompters with skill, he excelled (and preferred) to be extemporaneous and real, as when he told the nation of JFK's assassination. 3. Why was Walter Cronkite the epitome of trust? Trust is an essential quality to have in any endeavor (particularly newscasting), and every article/blog/TV clip mentions how he was so trusted.

Interestingly, Bert Decker twittered this link to this article that talks about how our President Barack Obama doesn’t go anywhere without his TelePrompter . The article suggests that for our President, it’s OK to use a TelePrompter, AS LONG AS the words in the text are ones that reflect the real ideas, thoughts, and words of our President. Here’s a quote from the article that I found interesting.  This week on The Public Speaker I talk about when it makes sense to read, when it’s OK to memorize (never) and when to use notes . I also give tips on how to

Interestingly, Bert Decker twittered this link to this article that talks about how our President Barack Obama doesn’t go anywhere without his TelePrompter . The article suggests that for our President, it’s OK to use a TelePrompter, AS LONG AS the words in the text are ones that reflect the real ideas, thoughts, and words of our President. Here’s a quote from the article that I found interesting.  This week on The Public Speaker I talk about when it makes sense to read, when it’s OK to memorize (never) and when to use notes . I also give tips on how to

Fond as I am of trying new devices for speakers , I know that most speakers come to phases in their learning that require a major shift: from speaking as one of many in a meeting to a solo talk, from small groups to large audiences, from scripted to extemporaneous, or from low-tech to high, as in audioconferencing, incorporating online resources or using a teleprompter. This weekend, the New York Times looked at presidential candidate John McCain's struggles with more than one such speaker transition , as he moves to more scripted talks from his usual off-the-cuff style,

04/21/09 | Reported as spam RE: Five Ways to Speak Like Obama Ok, I dont know what speeches youve been listening to, but without his teleprompter, he is not someone that I would try to emulate myself after. Finally, if it were not for teleprompters, it would not be possible for him to speak as eloquently as you have described. Without his teleprompter, he is not BNET All Bnet Articles Library Stocks Dictionary Search Advanced Search in free and premium articles free articles only premium articles only Arts Autos Business Health Home & Garden News Reference Sports Technology Search Login Newsletters My BNET Today Management Strategy Work Life Insight Industries Business Library Video