Comments on: He said/She said: Rhetoric and the Democratic campaign http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2008/02/22/he-saidshe-said-rhetoric-and-the-democratic-campaign/ "...a new favorite blog for professional excellence in public speaking, speech-writing, and executive communications." - The Register, May 24, 2008 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:19:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2008/02/22/he-saidshe-said-rhetoric-and-the-democratic-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-104789 Ian Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:45:55 +0000 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/he-saidshe-said-rhetoric-and-the-democratic-campaign/#comment-104789 Gideon Rachman <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/75d07384-e40e-11dc-8799-0000779fd2ac.html" rel="nofollow">writes in the FT</a> that <blockquote>Mr Obama is not relying on empty exhortation because that is all he is capable of. It is a deliberate political strategy. And it makes sense. The more a candidate gets stuck into the detail, the more likely he is to bore or antagonise voters. Appealing to people's emotions is less dangerous and more effective. </blockquote> Gideon Rachman writes in the FT that

Mr Obama is not relying on empty exhortation because that is all he is capable of. It is a deliberate political strategy. And it makes sense. The more a candidate gets stuck into the detail, the more likely he is to bore or antagonise voters. Appealing to people’s emotions is less dangerous and more effective.

]]> By: mark ivey http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2008/02/22/he-saidshe-said-rhetoric-and-the-democratic-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-104052 mark ivey Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:30:27 +0000 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/he-saidshe-said-rhetoric-and-the-democratic-campaign/#comment-104052 Hillary is struggling to stop the Obama freight train before Texas and Ohio's primaries--hence, the attack on this "Xerox" speeches. The truth is most people know these are "just words" and have to be backed up by real execution and action, but they buy into them anyhow; people want to have something to hope for and be inspired, and Oback is a brilliant orator. Look at the millions of younger people who he is galvanizing, and his eloquent speeches are the lightning rod events. We spend so much time in front in front of the computer that we forget that the power of speech can still move people to action, even in the Internet Age--particularly in the Internet Age. The whole debate over his lifting those phrases may be healthy and remind everyone to stick with original material. But in the end it won't shift many votes. Hillary needs to come up with another angle...fast.. Hillary is struggling to stop the Obama freight train before Texas and Ohio’s primaries–hence, the attack on this “Xerox” speeches. The truth is most people know these are “just words” and have to be backed up by real execution and action, but they buy into them anyhow; people want to have something to hope for and be inspired, and Oback is a brilliant orator. Look at the millions of younger people who he is galvanizing, and his eloquent speeches are the lightning rod events. We spend so much time in front in front of the computer that we forget that the power of speech can still move people to action, even in the Internet Age–particularly in the Internet Age. The whole debate over his lifting those phrases may be healthy and remind everyone to stick with original material. But in the end it won’t shift many votes. Hillary needs to come up with another angle…fast..

]]> By: Six Minutes http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2008/02/22/he-saidshe-said-rhetoric-and-the-democratic-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-103505 Six Minutes Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:01:06 +0000 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/he-saidshe-said-rhetoric-and-the-democratic-campaign/#comment-103505 <strong>Public Speaking Blogosphere: Week in Review [2008-02-23]...</strong> Saturday signals a scan of the best public speaking articles from throughout the public speaking blogosphere. Just a few of the topics featured this week are: Pauses and pause fillers; Public speaking in the mainstream news; Visual aids; and Toastmast... Public Speaking Blogosphere: Week in Review [2008-02-23]…

Saturday signals a scan of the best public speaking articles from throughout the public speaking blogosphere.
Just a few of the topics featured this week are:

Pauses and pause fillers;
Public speaking in the mainstream news;
Visual aids; and
Toastmast…

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