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George W. Bush 1st Inaugural
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Ran out of breath giving speech
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November 4, 2005
Hi there,
I practiced speaking outloud 5 of these samples (without the audio) and find myself out of breaths most of the time. I also time myself for each speech. In all of them I'm over the time guideline (for example on this one I'm over by about 7 min).
do you have any suggestions/comments?
thanks
Melanie - Canada
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The audio is not the actual length of the speech as it was given by President Bush. His speech was over 20 minutes long. One reason is that he had to pause for the applause. But another reason is that it is important that the audience understands what is said, and Pres. Bush took his time during the talk to make sure that happened.
Try to speak clearly and enunciate the words. You can take breaths during the sentences, but it is best to do it at the commas and periods.
Don't try to give the speech in any time period. What is important is how you sound, not how fast you can talk.
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