Obama to use teleprompter for Hindi speech

Hindustani Times ^ | Nov. 6, 2010

[chickadee]

Namaste India! In all likelihood that will be silver-tongued Barack Obama's opening line when he addresses the Indian parliament next week. But to help him pronounce Hindi words correctly will be a teleprompter which the US president uses ever so often for his hypnotising speeches.

According to parliament sources, a technical team from the US has helped the Lok Sabha secretariat install textbook-sized panes of glass around the podium that will give cues to Obama on his prepared remarks to 780 Indian MPs on the evening of Nov 8.

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Indian politicians are known for making impromptu long speeches and perhaps that is why some parliament officials, who did not wish to be named, sounded rather surprised with the idea of a teleprompter for Obama.

"We thought Obama is a trained orator and skilled in the art of mass address with his continuous eye contact," an official, who did not wish to be identified because of security restrictions, said.

Obama is known to captivate audiences with his one-liners that sound like extempore and his deep gaze. But few in India know that the US president always carries the teleprompter with him wherever he speaks.

[susannah59]

I’d like to see the follow-up stories after the visit; I wonder if the blinders really will come off and the whole world will see what we see.

[chickadee]

Obama’d just change the venue to get around the House’s rule. But, it would be fun to force him into that situation.

[reagan_fanatic]

"We thought Obama is a trained orator and skilled in the art of mass address with his continuous eye contact," an official, who did not wish to be identified because of security restrictions, said.

LOL.

How embarrassing.

[algernonpj]

No doubt this is ZERO’s first fundraising stop for his 2012 Presidential stop, saying hello to all those ‘farmed-out I.T.’ jobs.

[algernonpj]

ROFL