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	<title>Minor Thoughts &#187; Making a Boring Speech Less Boring</title>
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		<title>Making a Boring Speech Less Boring</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joe Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>While Iâ€™m on the subject of the State of the Union, S. T. Karnick had <a href="http://reformclub.blogspot.com/2006/02/ways-to-enliven-state-of-union-speech.html">some ideas for making the speech more entertaining</a>:</p>

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  <p>Another nice effect, and one which would emphasize the Presidentâ€™s role as both leader and team player, would be for him to have one of those big, clear plastic boards behind him, on which he could tape photos and write with a dry-erase marker, like a police captain talking to his team as they chase down a serial killer. Viewers would be fascinated as they watched the board fill up with words and pictures, and there would be great suspense as we wondered whether that snapshot on the upper right which is hanging precariously and even fluttering in the breeze from the air conditioning was going to fall down, and whether the President would leave up the phrase about health care expenditures or erase it in order to write something about China. Now thatâ€™s theater!</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While Iâ€™m on the subject of the State of the Union, S. T. Karnick had <a href="http://reformclub.blogspot.com/2006/02/ways-to-enliven-state-of-union-speech.html">some ideas for making the speech more entertaining</a>:</p>

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  <p>Another nice effect, and one which would emphasize the Presidentâ€™s role as both leader and team player, would be for him to have one of those big, clear plastic boards behind him, on which he could tape photos and write with a dry-erase marker, like a police captain talking to his team as they chase down a serial killer. Viewers would be fascinated as they watched the board fill up with words and pictures, and there would be great suspense as we wondered whether that snapshot on the upper right which is hanging precariously and even fluttering in the breeze from the air conditioning was going to fall down, and whether the President would leave up the phrase about health care expenditures or erase it in order to write something about China. Now thatâ€™s theater!</p>
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