Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Prosody matters!

I mean it really matters … the Onion reports that:

Nation Descends Into Chaos As Throat Infection Throws Off Obama's Cadence

Key quote:
Many say they fear that without Obama's strong, yet compassionate, vocal cadence, the entire country will crumble into dust—leaving only the ashy remains of a once powerful Western empire.
And oh yeah, experimentalists may want to compare notes with these researchers.
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:19 PM

    So, if he was drinking lots of coffee, what effects would that have?

    Another triple shot of espresso with unrefined brown sugar, Mr. President?

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  2. Sarah Gershman7:05 PM

    I love this onion article. I am a speech coach and just blogged about it in my speaking advice blog, sarahgershman.blogspot.com.

    I would love to hear your thoughts!

    Sarah

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