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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHow much of the Big Dog is off teleprompter
He seems to go off on his own, he's great at it
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How much of the Big Dog is off teleprompter (Original Post)
MattP
Jul 2016
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MichiganVote
(21,086 posts)1. He has never needed a telly
Maru Kitteh
(28,348 posts)2. He hand-wrote the speech. Like with a pen on actual paper.
and he just doesn't use a teleprompter much.
Raster
(20,998 posts)3. I don't think he is using a prompter...
...I think the Big Dog is winging it!
missingthebigdog
(1,233 posts)4. I recall that he gave one oh his State of the Union Speeches
With the TelePrompTer running the wrong speech.
Amazing orator.
cynatnite
(31,011 posts)5. I was just thinking that...
I can't tell if he's going off teleprompter or not.
He gives such natural speeches and connects with his audience on a personal level.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)6. He tries to avoid them
His first SOTU in '93 he was supposed to use one and the thing broke, so he did it from memory. He's not trusted them since then.
R B Garr
(17,019 posts)7. There was a brief camera angle of the podium where I saw a small
screen with words scrolling. But he doesn't look like he's using it much.
He is just pure awesome.
Stagecoach
(528 posts)8. If he's using a teleprompter
It's mostly to remind him of his step by step talking points and then communicates those from the top of his head.
VOX
(22,976 posts)9. I think the prompter's running, but he doesn't need it...
It's there just in case, but he doesn't need it.