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Hi everyone - so excited about this breakdown! I'm looking at how President Obama uses specific cues to change the way he communicates. We're not looking at politics, programs, or legacies. I hope you're open to learning some new skills from an important public figure -- whether or not you agree with what they're saying! Let's keep our minds open to learning.

Incredible person reading this, go after what it is that you want in life! Learn the skills, do whatever it takes! You are capable of anything! I believe in you! ✨ Love - Nat ❤️

Why this great video has not gotten more than a million likes, I cannot imagine. Excellent lesson, and fun to watch! I deeply appreciate it, Ms. Edwards!

You nailed it with your impression. I watched many of Obama's speech to get better at my craft of speaking and influence. A master orator, good choice

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You are very captivating to watch! Thanks for all of the great info on KZfaq. I also have both of your books and LOVE them!!!

Also the upward inflection sounds more begging or submissive. For example (read this in upward), “this is an enormous opportunity for us!” sounds betting compared to (read in downward) “this is an enormous opportunity for us” which’s kinda authoritative

Hi Vanessa. Amazing video as allways. I used the techniques that you showed in my Toastmasters courses and I get very good comments on my improvements. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for the details plus you make a great teacher. I searched "why Obama sound rhythmic?" and after listening to your lessons I now have an answer. Your demonstration of the diff between downward and upward vocal was excellent. And yes am gonna check myself out and see where I fall. Once again thank you.

Haha forever stuck in the Obama impression on accident. I thought it was really good!

Your impressions are great👍 thank you for the valuable video, counting the days to read your new book

I found this video both enlightening and entertaining. Your impressions aren’t that bad!

I love your content! It helps tremendously. Thank you for what you do Vanessa!

Vanessa, you are so awesome! I love watching and learning from you. Keep it up! We value your work and we love them! God bless! ❤️

Intervals. The silence between the notes is as important as the notes themselves.

I have been watching your videos for a couple months now. It is super difficult to watch the cues as I am talking but I am starting to be able to incorporate your suggestions through a lot of practice. Thank you!

Thankyou again adding this world. The more I read and watch you the easier my communication gets.

Another great video! You put a lot into the content you put out and it’s evident. Thanks so much!

Beautifully described 👏. So useful vanessa. Thank you.

I like watching your videos. You aren’t boring or over complicated. Thanks!

I’m actually quite impressed with your Obama impression. 😲 👏 I think I would have known who it was even if you hadn’t told us!

Obama has a great communication presence. Don’t agree with any of his politics but he was most definitely charismatic and alluring. Good case study.

Great info Vanessa! It got me thinking about our positioning during video calls - and how too much downward (looking down into the camera) could be a bad thing. It's better to be level with the camera. If you are standing up and looking down into the camera it could appear too competitive or not on the "same level playing field" when talking to others.

Excellent, You have explained inside out and also outside in.You made us speechless .

I'd love it if you did a similar video on how Elon Musk generates his charisma. He does it in a way that nobody else does, so I think that would be an amazing video.

This was really very helpful Vanessa. Thank you for explaining the vocal authority in such detail and with examples.

Excellent instruction and, for some reason, what popped into my mind, was the 2009 Star Trek reboot movie. Early in the film, we see the boy, Kirk stealing a corvette and racing down the highway. A police officer pulls along side him and, in a very authoritative voice, says, "Citizen, pull over." I noted the authoritative "DOWN" mode in the officer's voice. (not sure I thought about it before) Long story, short~when he finally catches up to the boy, he asks a question~"Citizen, what is your name". What intrigues me, now that I think about it is; normally, in asking a question,one goes up at the end. But, in this instance, given the authority which the officer possessed, he was not "ASKING". He was demanding the name, BUT, he seemed to soften the demand in making it a question, while still going DOWN, vocally, at the end, there by emphasizing his authority. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kK91nMmru9jJmnk.html Check it out, see if I am making sense. I have your first book. I will buy your second when I finish this one. Thank you so much for what you do

I've never understood why American women speak very fast with a high voice, the problem is that it's perceived as exited and nervous.

Bravo! This is sooo good! An Up person is all those Zumba class instructors that piss me off with their perkiness! 😹😹

What a wonderful and informative video! 🙂 I noticed and appreciated Obama’s speaking style from the beginning. The pauses and slower speaking attracts attention most to me. I noticed less of the physical gestures. You see that he really thinks about what he will say and means it. So, so unlike the president after him 🙁 Vanessa, I’d like to see you analyze Trump’s style.

Narcissistic: A disorder in which a person has an inflated sense of self-importance. Narcissistic personality disorder is found more commonly in men. The cause is unknown but likely involves a combination of genetic and environmental factors.

Great video 👌🏼

This is so valid and also applies to range. In high school, I spoke in a higher register to seen more likable and it worked

Thanks for the video very helpful, I suggest you also study Elizabeth Holmes from Theranos. She intentionally tried to emulate this authority and power and it seems that now that she is on trial, she tries to emulate the exact opposite image.

Thank you Vanessa! this is so outstanding

The sound of one's voice and the way we speak is very important, speak clearky, calmly and make pauses

Excellent video on using performance and characterization to generate importance and move action. Both character selections are great. Unfortunately, Obama is still too recent a political figure for many people to focus on your message, as evidence by some of the comments here. Also, it would be a stronger lesson in the future to refer to the character of "Cher" than to refer to Alicia Silverstone, since they are very different persona and it demonstrates how Silverstone used those techniques you describe to transmit that character's persona (which changes through realization in the final scenes of the film).

This was a very helpful one. Thank you 😊

very easy explanation.. double thumbs up!

This was great, I need to watch this over and practice this at work. I've never been aware of my body language regarding these cues.... I'm going to be more self aware....hopefully not to the point where I'm pulling away from interacting with others 😆😑

Ohmygod Vanessa, I've always liked you, but after that Zoolander impression, I Love you!

I have been watching your videos for a couple months now. It is super difficult to watch the cues as I am talking but I am starting to be able to incorporate your suggestions through a lot of prqctice

Thank you for the interesting video! You had a great practice to make the best him voice you can... However, he had strong confidence and the life experience, he speak to has own character voice....Thank you!

I have a request! I would love to see you doing more videos but *also* focused on women, in the sense of charming/charismatic women, funny women powerful voice tone, intriguing, etc. I know it might be the same but at same time I wonder about the little things that might make us perceive something distinctly. And I too believe it would be so interesting if you could not only study "american" figures but also other culture figures. Because every culture has it je ne sais quoi, but at the same we all have the same human expressions, and that makes it all more amazing. I also find it so peculiar, why do accents sound so sexy, funny or interesting as well.. too many things I know ahaha. So, I'll give an example Iike Penelope Cruz. I would really appreciate it if one of this suggestions could be answered :) Thank you so much for sharing your brilliant insights with us! It has been such a pleasent and powerful process to witness your work and journey! So many great and useful things to learn and incorporate in our dailylife to better understand ourselves and the people around us!

You are one of my favorites on here. This is why you are married. Lol!!

You are truly AMAZING🙏❤️❤️❤️

It would be great if you analyzed Chris Voss.

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Thank you do much, I'm gonna buy your book. 1- Try to write a version that 12 yr olds & above can understand...I believe in CTY ( Catch Them Young). 2- I'd love if you can analyze Tony Montana in t hff e Movie Scarface. Thanks again.

Can you do a video on President Trump? He attracts more crowds consistently than any person i know, even after being out of office he still fills stadiums. Apart from politics I would like to do something like that one day. Can you assist, or are you limited only to Democrat figures? Nice video by the way. I enjoyed it

Vanessa your Obama’s really good! I say this with authority, hands down

I got what you meant but you spoke too fast to imitate Obama. According to Olivia Cabane Fox in her book "Charisma myth" to have authority charisma , one must speak slowly, pause between sentences and emphasize the keywords.

Thank you miss, it was a good one

Please talk about Michelle Obama. She is amazing as well

Nice one Vanessa. You seem to use a lot of upward inflection

What is Prepotent? having exceptional power, authority, or influence. b : exceeding others in power. And sadly, his egoistic power manipulated our Nation.

I really like your videos and you are doing a great job. Can you make a video on request?Please😊About school debate competition. I have a debate competition in my school next week and I need some tips and instructions. Can you help me?please😊

Your impressions were pretty good. I’m so glad I found out about you. I’ve learned so much thank you for your knowledge.

As a woman with a feminine voice, I hope this can work on me!

You look good in blue.

Wonder how this works in different languages, especially tonal languages.

love you Vanessa! Is it possible that this doesn't apply to every language? Just a thought. It is certainly valid to english and spanish. I'm thinking of chinese and other east asian languages.

Kim Kardashian is all up inflection vs Morgan freeman or Russell Crowe have a more down expression

Our President Obama!

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Dear Vanessa, Would you mind to talk regarding to the Self awareness!

I'm disappointed. You didn't use the downward inflection when you asked to like and subscribe.

At approximately 12:50 in this video, you were addressing Obama;s hand gestures, specifically when he pressed his index finger and thumb together. You referred to it as a modified "thumbs up". Not to be argumentative, but I believe it's a modification of an even more authoritarian hand gesture, an extended index finger. Pointing, in this western culture, is generally considered rude. Watch and listen to his speech when he uses that hand gesture, visualizing him thrusting his index finger (not at nobody in particular) to drive home the point he's making.

It takes an orator to realize one

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Thanks for challenging Obama. Miss him everyday. An authentic leader, democratic to his core

You did a great Obama lol

Well that's disappointing ... Cancelling one of my first subscriptions, darn..

3:50 dwnward inflction 7:00 everytbing she sayz is a question

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You are so elegant. I love your videos.

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Thank you

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Unsubscribed. This person should not be in a position to influence anyone.

Lordy.... She brought in the politics. This should be fun. 😝🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿

Your Obama wasn't terrible lol

says she's not good at impressions then proceeds to sound exactly like obama

Is the secret lying? That’s it, isn’t it?

That's a shame.

Ur impressions are at least funny

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Always wanted to sound like a war criminal 🤮

Terrible Obama 😄 I'm more terrible than you.

Overall Obama was a decent president; ; God bless him; these times are hard for all of us I think

Funny how you impersonate Obama, it is comical.

Although I do understand the point you age trying to express here, there is so much lost in presentation. First and foremost, you are examining the speech pattern and inflection of a real person. A person who held the most important job in the in the United States, and arguably the world. The second is a fictitious character. This person is playing a caricature of the ditzy, Southern California “valley girl”. When Obama (or any President for that matter) spoke, for better or worse, people listened. Silverstone is literally “Clueless” in that role. The content of this video is valid and could help a lot of people. However, between your (self described) terrible and ongoing impressions, combined with a poor comparison choice it gets so muddied.