Description
The study looks at how politicians perform in political interviews and speeches, and how the audience reacts. It also looks at how politicians handle interruptions and applause.
This analysis of political speeches and televised political interviews in the UK, based on the Annual Party Conferences (1996-2000) and the last five general elections (1983-2001), evaluates the interview skills of politicians and political interviewers, investigates how and why politicians equivocate and handle interruptions and examines the nature of applause, both invited and uninvited, in political speeches.