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    Prof says Obama's speech suggests little optimism, emotional distance

    By Gary Susswein
    Gary Susswein
    Published: Jan. 28, 2010

    President Barack Obama’s word choice in the State of the Union address reveals a complex and dynamic thinker who is surprisingly cool and distant, according to James Pennebaker, chair of the Psychology Department.

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      [...] he maintains a remarkably even style in the ways he talks to his audiences,” Pennebaker says. Go to Pennebaker says Obama’s speech suggests little optimism, emotional distance → Published on Thursday, February 4, 2010 · Permalink Topics: emotional-intelligence, [...]
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      books on anxiety said on Aug. 18, 2010 at 10:23 p.m.
      There's no denying Obama is one seriously smart cat. It doesn't surprise me that the Mr. Pennebaker's software confirms this. Just watching him communicate conveys his intelligence to me. I think I disagree about forming personal relationships with his audience though - he may not use exact and measurable words, but he wins the trust of his listeners because he speaks so well. Shouldn't that count as building a "relationship"?