"he raised the bar substantially by using passion and personal conviction to inspire his audience." I think the last 15 years of politicians using 'passion and

"he raised the bar substantially by using passion and personal conviction to inspire his audience." I think the last 15 years of politicians using 'passion and personal conviction to inspire' war in the Middle East have gotten me a bit burned out on that technique, to the point where speeches in that style make me distrust the speaker. "For me it lacked structure and focus and was delivered in such a monotone way that you wouldn’t be blamed for reaching for your phone. " Maybe speeches are better read than heard, as otherwise irrelevant details of presentation style seem to become important.