Obama Rose Garden Speech Passes Design Test

And the design extended further to his new catch phrase:

Let’s pass this bill

His old 2008 campaign phrase, “Yes we can“, is perhaps a bit dated now.

So “Let’s pass this bill” featured throughout his speech. As a form of repetition it worked. But I sense that his supporters won’t grab this phrase quite so readily as its predecessor, “Yes we can.”

Design was also evident with his surrounding human props. He’s used white coated medics as a backdrop when he spoke about his plans for medical care reforms and today he surrounded himself with a good mix of anyone likely to benefit from the new jobs creation bill:

Rose Garden Speech Puts The Country Back To Work

It worked, but the human throng was looking a bit edgy as the minutes ticked by and they waited for the speaker himself to arrive. We should, of course, note that the late technique doesn’t always work as this Baroness Scotland speech show. Or, indeed, this President Jonathan speech, where the President failed to show up at all! As a public speaking technique this is the stuff of political campaigners…not the typical conference speaker!

For a rose garden speech by the president, this works. But for everyone else, let’s pass this technique by.

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