That said, I think Sarah is particularly vulnerable because she is so genuine and open. On top of that, I think she is going to have trouble attracting independents without which she cannot win.
In fact, I know conservative women who rail against Sarah because she (in their opinion) "flies by the seat of her pants" and does not speak in a deliberate manner. In a meeting a few weeks back when the subject turned to Sarah there was a female chorus of complaints chanting "the mouth, the mouth...the mouth on that woman."
IMO if Sarah is serious, she needs to get a coach to help her polish her speaking style (to soften it and add a touch of deliberateness). As you may recall, Maggie Thatcher worked with a National Theatre voice coach who lowered her pitch by 46 Hertz to a point where it fell half-way between the range of male and female.
I'm not saying Sarah should do the same thing, but coaching helps!
That would be a GREAT idea. Maggie Thatcher did so, as well as Lauren Bacall (though Lauren went a bit far, IMO).
Definitely. It's her only significant drawback. She always sounds like she's talking to teens.
I realize some people refuse to take her seriously, and evaluate her honestly, no matter what; but she needs to work on the gravitas. A book on energy policy would be a good move too. It'd be a great way to get the subject discussed -- plus 0bama & company are very vulnerable there.
Here's the dirty secret, though. Sarah Palin's annoying manner of speaking is done on purpose. It's an affectation, which is probably designed to make her seem folksy.
But don't forget that she was a TV news reporter, back in the day. Here's how she sounded then.
Yeah, she had a little accent going .... but she knew how to speak once. I seriously doubt she's forgotten how since then.
So you've got to ask .... if she got paid once to speak well, and most likely still knows how to do it -- why does she persist?
Reagan and Sarah have a lot in common--their ifaith, ntegrity, their humor, and understanding of the world where most of us live. She really needs to get a coach--not to make her into a stiff Gore type, but to learn pointers to connect better with the people who aren't listening now.
vaudine