Our team of executive communication coaches rate the candidates' speaking skills at each major debate. These ratings are based purely on their speaking skills across a range of categories, not on their political positions. Here's how they did.
1 = Poor, 10 = Great
Event: Presidential Debate 3 | Date: October 19, 2016 | |
Category | Clinton | Trump |
1. Eye Contact | 6 | 7 |
2. Vocal Delivery | 8 | 6 |
3. Clarity of Speech | 8 | 7 |
4. Language and Messaging | 7 | 6 |
5. Facial Expressions | 7 | 5 |
6. Hand Gestures | 6 | 5 |
7. Body Language | 6 | 6 |
8. Connection to Listeners | 6 | 8 |
Total | 54 | 50 |
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Event |
Date |
1st Presidential Debate | Mon, Sept. 26 |
Vice Presidential Debate | Tues, Oct. 4 |
2nd Presidential Debate | Sun, Oct. 9 |
3rd Presidential Debate | Wed, Oct. 19 |