Could your speaker please a drama critic?
August 28, 2019
Washington Post's theater reviewer evaluates stage presence of major Democratic presidential candidates—and speechwriters are the richer for it.
The theater critic at The Washington Post doesn't know it, but he's teaching a master class for speechwriters on the dramatic aspects of public speaking.
Taking Democratic candidates one at a time—so far Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris—Peter Marks is adroitly and insightfully “assessing the stage presence of the men and women auditioning to hold the highest office in the land.”
Hat tip to PSA Advisory Council member Randy Lee for turning us on to this illuminating and entertaining series.