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The accident I wish I could unsee

01.09.2014 by David Murray // 3 Comments

I'm emceeing the Ragan Speechwriters and Executive Communicators Conference next month in Washington. In addition to the usual tightrope act, I'm introducing Jon Favreau, the best-known (and handsomest) speechwriter on the planet. This video does not bolster my confidence as I prepare. Not one bit.

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  1. Brooke says

    January 9, 2014 at 8:19 am

    The first time in history the lack of a script hurt Michael bay. Hey oh!

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  2. David Murray says

    January 9, 2014 at 8:26 am

    The more I watch it–and I’ve only seen it 25 times–the madder it makes me. The show must go on, Dude. The audience is out there, the Samsung guy is standing there.
    Here’s his explanation on his blog:
    “Wow! I just embarrassed myself at CES – I was about to speak for Samsung for this awesome Curved 105-inch UHD TV. I rarely lend my name to any products, but this one is just stellar. I got so excited to talk, that I skipped over the Exec VP’s intro line and then the teleprompter got lost. Then the prompter went up and down – then I walked off. I guess live shows aren’t my thing.”
    That’s a paragraph packed with narcissism and devoid of any consideration for the audience. If he had thought of the audience, he might have actually come up with a few coherent things to mumble about the “awesome Curved 105-inch” TV set.
    How hard is it to talk off the cuff about how a huge TV set makes your action movies better?

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  3. weinberg says

    January 10, 2014 at 12:58 am

    yup…a shtunk

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