New US President Obama has a reputation as a fluent and accomplished orator. Some may have noticed that he never looks at the audience in front of him when making a speech or even an announcement. Instead, his head swivels widely from side to side as he focuses his attention like a laser at one location on each side. Finally, here is an article that explains why:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19663.html Excerpt: Obama’s reliance on the teleprompter is unusual — not only because he is famous for his oratory, but because no other president has used one so consistently and at so many events, large and small. After the teleprompter malfunctioned a few times last summer and Obama delivered some less-than-soaring speeches, reports surfaced that he was training to wean himself off of the device while on vacation in Hawaii. But no such luck. [end of excerpt]
