tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553440626649035970.post4863611573841867041..comments2023-12-10T16:30:24.965+00:00Comments on Max Atkinson's Blog: Delayed applause at a key point in Nick Clegg's conference speechMax Atkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06163447049027217653noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553440626649035970.post-86283631738658560452010-09-23T14:22:25.304+01:002010-09-23T14:22:25.304+01:00I think it is less the audience than the structure...I think it is less the audience than the structure of the speech. It is a weak applause point. I think the audience only realised it was one because Nick Clegg paused.<br /><br />After "Imagine if we had turned away" I expected a little bit more imagining. The pause was too soon. The idea had not been developedHighway Kindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975008160010208824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553440626649035970.post-50550425113300398192010-09-22T18:52:41.424+01:002010-09-22T18:52:41.424+01:00TJ: Very kind of you to say so. I sometimes get th...TJ: Very kind of you to say so. I sometimes get the feeling that I'm banging the same old drum and wonder whether it's worth carrying on with the blog. So comments like this - for which thanks - are an incentive to stick at it!Max Atkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06163447049027217653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553440626649035970.post-10318405687867425202010-09-22T12:12:09.680+01:002010-09-22T12:12:09.680+01:00Max, brilliant analysis on how a pause before appl...Max, brilliant analysis on how a pause before applause is a sign of trouble for a speaker. You continue to give the most sophisticated speaking analysis around!TJ Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389791201736331300noreply@blogger.com