I’ve been waiting to post this until “both sides” were available.

I’m talking about the analyses from Garr Reynolds, who writes the Presentation Zen website.

In two recent posts he dissected both Barack Obama’s acceptance speech and John McCain’s.

I won’t reproduce his postings here. You need to go to his site and read both of them.

1) 02.Sep.2008, Obama delivers speech like a symphony

2) 09.Sep.2008, John McCain’s background visuals

So, yes … stop right here … right now … and check out these two posts from Garr Reynolds. They might help you next time you need to make a major presentation.

That said, what I will present here is something Garr pointed me to that truly surprised me. No, it wasn’t the pointing that surprised me, it was what he pointed to … Pat Buchanan heaping praise on Obama’s speech. I love Pat Buchanan. I frequently … probably usually … disagree with him, but I respect his opinion and try to watch him each week on The McLaughlin Group. As Garr wrote, “When Pat Buchanan can’t stop praising the speech of a Democrat, either pigs are flying, or it was indeed a remarkable speech.” For me, both because of my respect for Pat Buchanan and also because I support Barack Obama, this was a real treat.

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Disclosure: I am a Barack Obama fan.