AOC speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention

  • lennybird@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    With respect I tend to disagree. I and many others felt she delivered one of the best speeches of the evening, both on substance and in delivery. She delivered fire and excitement, was one of the few speakers who actually kept their cadence on pace; her speech had a clear beginning, middle, and end, and she utilized body language effectively. For her sort of debut in the national spotlight, she knocked it out of the park.

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      4 months ago

      You mean her practiced body language? It was pretty unnatural and sometimes her timing was off which especially gave it away as a performative act.

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        4 months ago

        Sure? I mean this isn’t Juilliard. I’m not expecting perfection, but relative to historical baseline for convention speeches it was fantastic.

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        4 months ago

        Yes thank you. It didn’t read as natural - that’s the word.

        It’s disheartening that one can’t disagree on this topic without being eaten alive. I’m not saying elect Donald Trump and the couchfucker or anything ffs. Plus, I’m Canadian - so probably more left leaning than any US Dem - and as I’ve expressed, I really want the US to get their shit together.

        I’ve done Toastmasters. I’m a writer for a living. I know how to give feedback on speeches. I also acknowledged that not every speech is received the same way by every viewer.

        I’m not even saying she’s bad - I’m just saying she could be GREAT with more practice. I don’t understand why this is a shocking thing to say.