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This is my new thread in this forum, so I want to ask a question makes me feel inquisitve ^^ ( If this thread coincidence with another, please delete this for me ^^)
Obama is a powerful eloquent, but did he use 'teleprompter' as his best friend? My father told me that ' he is smart enough to not see that "horrible" machine', but I think in contrast. I think that he used this tool to enhance his speech to be much more nice ^^ I still wonder now, that why I post a new thread here ^^ Answer for me, please.
Ps: If he used that thing, maybe I don't like much about his speeches ^^
Hi renus, welcome!
Even with a speech you wrote yourself, teleprompters would be a blessing! The teleprompter just reminds you where you are in the speech so you don't forget. Using a teleprompter doesnt mean that you didn't write the speech.
Obama is more of a writer than a speaker, John McCain is more a speaker than a writer.
He has a speechwriting team now, but Obama still at least drafts his own speeches. Then - sometimes - he shows them to certain advisors, to be "fresh eyes" and, according to the article below, to tighten up his style. But his advisor David Axelrod says, "[Obama] is the best speechwriter in the group and he knows what he wants to say and he generally says it better than anybody else would."
All politicians use a teleprompter..Who cares as long as they say what they believe in. The prompter aids them in presentation not substance.
Actually, I find prompting devices are helpful in a number of ways, including aiding the substance of a speech. They ensure that complicated ideas are presented properly, as written.
If you're interested in speechmaking, here's a little insight from a person who's given many. There are two types of speeches, written and off-the-cuff. The styles are used for different purposes. Off-the-cuff is used in less formal situations, such as a debate or a rally. Historic occasions usually have formal written speeches. The Grant Park speech was a written speech.
A written speech can either be recited from memory, read from a piece of paper, or read from a prompter. Reciting from memory can result in the speaker looking affected. Also, the speaker needs several hours to memorize a speech--that's not practical for political candidates who have too many other things to do. Most of all, the substance of the speech can be damaged if a sentence is forgotten or mangled. Memorized speeches are prone to gaffes.
Reading a speech from a piece of paper or from a prompter ensures the substance of the speech. Also, the audience knows that every sentence has been written carefully, and is being delivered exactly as written.
So the choice becomes: read from paper or from a prompter. Reading from paper is fine if you are standing at a lectern. However, reading from paper does not allow the speaker to make good eye contact and limits the body language. That's why polished speakers use teleprompters for important speeches such as an address to the nation.
Ever heard the term: "Cat got your tongue?" or "brain fart" They all use TelePrompTer for that reason. We, as viewers have become accustomed to perfectly running live TV, if a candidate had one of those two listed scenarios happen, it would make them look very, very bad. And yes, it happens to even the best of the speakers.
Actually, as a person who gives a lot of speeches, I find prompting devices do aid the substance of a speech.
There are two types of speeches, written and off-the-cuff. The styles are used for different purposes. The Grant Park speech was a written speech (as are most speeches given on an important occasion like that). A written speech can either be recited from memory, read from a piece of paper, or read from a prompter.
Reciting from memory can result in the speaker looking affected. Also, the substance of the speech can be damaged if a sentence is forgotten or mangled. Memorized speeches are prone to gaffes.
Reading a speech from a piece of paper or from a prompter ensures the substance of the speech. Also, the audience knows that every sentence has been written carefully, and is being delivered exactly as written.
So the choice becomes: read from paper or from a prompter. Reading from paper does not allow the speaker to make good eye contact, however, and limits the body language. That's why polished speakers use teleprompters for important speeches such as an address to the nation.
I think that the substance is written and needs to be delivered. The prompter aids one in delivering that substance. If you give Bill Clinton and John Kerry the same speech, the words/substance will be the same, the presentation will be different.
In my opinion, I don't like my President-elect uses a teleprompter ^^ I want a speech from the bottom of his heart, not from the bottom of that machine... But Obama has written almost his speeches, that makes me less disappointed ...
I really admire people who can speak without seeing 'anything', because it reflects his talent... When I heard the Victory Speech of Obama, I was moved. It's very nice, and it convinces us so much. We believe that is the person we need in the Presindecy...
Okie, no problem ^^ The problem is that we wait until 20/1/2009 and see Obama's step to White House ^^ And then, we see how he will do to help America out of this Depression ^^
In my opinion, I don't like my President-elect uses a teleprompter ^^ I want a speech from the bottom of his heart, not from the bottom of that machine... But Obama has written almost his speeches, that makes me less disappointed ...
I really admire people who can speak without seeing 'anything', because it reflects his talent... When I heard the Victory Speech of Obama, I was moved. It's very nice, and it convinces us so much. We believe that is the person we need in the Presindecy...
Okie, no problem ^^ The problem is that we wait until 20/1/2009 and see Obama's step to White House ^^ And then, we see how he will do to help America out of this Depression ^^
Renus.
Do remember that even if you wrote the speech, and you know it inside out, when it is time to deliver the speech in front of millions of people, you don't want to get confused. That's what a Teleprompter is for.
It would be great if it were possible to deliver every speech that you wrote from the bottom of your heart with extemporaneous passion, but that's just not realistic.
Here are transcripts of some of Obama's speeches - even if now and then he spoke extemporaneously within them, you can see that they're long and detailed. It's certainly easier if you have a device that shows you where you just were and what's coming up.
Barack Obama Speeches | In His Own Words (http://www.barackobama.com/speeches/index.php - broken link)
It would be great if it were possible to deliver every speech that you wrote from the bottom of your heart with extemporaneous passion, but that's just not realistic.
It only happens in the movies.
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