Imagine if Bush were a good public speaker.
Spurred by the news that former President Bush will be the featured speaker at a motivational seminar next week, Slate published a collection of public speaking advice for Bush from different motivational speakers (which was a moderately interesting read). But it got me thinking…
Opinions of political leaders span the entire spectrum between loved and hated, but most people would agree that President Obama has public speaking skills superior to Bush’s. Now, imagine if Bush were as eloquent as Obama. Depending on your opinion of Bush, you might ask:
- What else could he have persuaded America and its allies to stick their noses into, that he couldn’t do with fear mongering alone? Or…
- What other greatness could he have achieved by motivating people to action by appealing to their aspirations, rather than their (there it is, again) fears?
Fyi, the Slate article containing the public speaking advice is here.
Those are very good questions Saad. Maybe he would have been able to direct both companies and citizens to better credit education and usage. Maybe he would have been able to mobilize the American people to help out during some of our hardest weather years.
Then again, maybe he would have been able to not embarrass himself, Texas, the South, or America every time he spoke. A girl can wish can’t she.
Joy
October 23, 2009 at 2:29 pm