President Obama is weaning himself off his teleprompter.
At recent campaign events in Pennsylvania, Virginia and again Monday in Ohio, Obama spoke to crowds in high school gymnasiums and at crowded outdoor events without his teleprompter, instead using written notes.
The difference is dramatic. Instead of turning in his characteristic manner from right to left and back again, reading from the two sloping, clear-plastic planes of his teleprompter, Obama has glanced down at pages in a binder on his podium.
Team Obama thinks the switch, or partial switch — the president is not giving up the teleprompter entirely — will help him better connect with voters.
Critics have mocked Obama’s routine use of the teleprompter, including in speeches to schoolchildren. And the new use of written notes appears intended to trade away the smooth, distant demeanor of teleprompter rhetoric for a little more immediacy and vigor. A senior administration official acknowledged the shift in the president’s style, saying Obama is speaking “more extemporaneously.”
Read More at The Hill. By Amie Parnes.
Photo Credit: The US Army Creative Commons
Please share this post with your friends and comment below. If you haven’t already, take a moment to sign up for our free newsletter above and friend us on Twitter and Facebook to get real time updates.
Follow @WestJournalism
Loading ...
A good idea?? Let us keep the teleprompter! Turn off Obama permanently.
He can also tear up the notes when he has finished whereas he has to rely on his staff to clear the teleprompter and someone could keep of a copy of what he said . Makes it harder for him to lie, when
he cannot be sure all his words are beyond recovery.
Does Obama still think there are 57 states in the United States? Curious minds want to know!
If only we could switch him off!
HIS WORDS ARE BLANK BECAUSE HE IS A FRAUDULENT SO HIS WORDS MEAN NOTHING