influential speaker

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I think the most influential speaker I have ever heard is Bill Clinton. I remember even when I was younger, and he was President thinking that his speeches were so empowering. It looked as though he spoke from the heart, and not through reading a teleprompter. He spoke with confidence and left me feeling like I wanted to hear more. Recently, when watching the Democratic National Convention, I felt the same way about his speaking skills that I did back when he was President. Confidence, empowering, and moving are the best ways to describe his speaking skills. When trying to think of a way he could improve, I honestly couldn’t think of anyone. I think the qualities he has are the most important ones a good speaker should have. It is all in the way people presents themselves and I think he did a great job.

The worst speaker I have ever heard in my opinion would have to be Sarah Palin. In one particular speech I saw a few years ago, she kept playing with her hair and it was really distracting to the point she was trying to get across. To me a good speaker is not someone who could distract you from his or her words.