tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766798994985317302.post5647500062036812673..comments2023-06-24T07:05:03.138-04:00Comments on Writing for the Ear – with Humor: Transparency in DNC speeches: less is moreFree-lance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028837636820925950noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766798994985317302.post-24633481483001750242008-09-16T19:52:00.000-04:002008-09-16T19:52:00.000-04:00Well, it also was a lesson for me. From then on I ...Well, it also was a lesson for me. From then on I resolved to review the speech with my speaker -- if I had to hold the individual hostage at gun -- I mean -- <I>pen</I>point.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, let's have a mocha or something soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766798994985317302.post-69552762105877157602008-09-16T15:12:00.000-04:002008-09-16T15:12:00.000-04:00Egad! How can people be so dumb? You'll have to te...Egad! How can people be so dumb? You'll have to tell me who it was when I see you next time. A few possible candidates come to mind.John Ettorrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229971392235689875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766798994985317302.post-90497388726181443322008-09-13T13:13:00.000-04:002008-09-13T13:13:00.000-04:00I share your pain. In an earlier post I recalled a...I share your pain. In an earlier post I recalled a speech I'd written years ago for a well-known person. When he stopped midway through it and stared at the text for what seemed like a career (mine), I realized he hadn't bothered to look at it until that moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766798994985317302.post-12834535500995869402008-09-13T12:54:00.000-04:002008-09-13T12:54:00.000-04:00Good stuff, Mike. I'd have to agree. Not long ago,...Good stuff, Mike. I'd have to agree. Not long ago, I helped write a speech for a person who addressed the City Club, and it was a deflating experience to see all the time and hard work we put into filling it with lilting phrases be wasted on a wooden, plodding, uninspired delivery. Oh, well.John Ettorrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229971392235689875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766798994985317302.post-57701388704137007662008-08-26T16:29:00.000-04:002008-08-26T16:29:00.000-04:00Thanks for the comment, but I have to admit: Polit...Thanks for the comment, but I have to admit: Politicos are as likely to give up their teleprompters as they are to return to campaigning by train.<BR/><BR/>It occurs to me that Michelle and Barack would both appreciate your <B>Mill Creek Almanac</B> blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766798994985317302.post-22208790679781690302008-08-26T16:07:00.000-04:002008-08-26T16:07:00.000-04:00Great points that I wouldn't have thought of and a...Great points that I wouldn't have thought of and a most useful example with Michelle Obama. As well-delivered and personable as her speech was, your suggestion would have made a noticeable improvement.Steve Cadwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12314476384359179824noreply@blogger.com