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	Articles 08-31-2000 — American News Service Janet Larsen Palmer is a communications specialist, but she’s not paying attention to what the presidential candidates say. She’s too busy watching them. Are they squinting? Using their shoulders? Talking with their hands? Laughing? Frowning? These are all cues to what the candidates are really thinking, Palmer said, and could make or break an election. Read more… 10-04-2000 — Voters affected by what they saw — Inland Valley Daily Bulletin The first presidential debate changed opinions in the Ortiz household. The Diamond Bar family was among Inland Valley’s voters and area political academicians who sat down Tuesday night to watch the sometimes heated exchanges between Vice President Al Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush. Read more (including quotes from Janet Larsen Palmer)… 10-05-2000 — Analysts examine debate nuances — Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Presidential candidate Gov. George W. Bush needs to loosen his shoulders and load up on specific ideas, while Vice President Al Gore should lower his chin and speak in more general terms. A day after the first of three presidential debates, San Dimas based non-verbal communications expert Janet Larsen Palmer and acclaimed Loyola Marymount College debate coach Steven Combs had plenty of advice for the two men who would be president. Read more… 10-06-2000 — They came, they saw, they spoke — Speechwriter’s Newsletter As the focus of conventions has shifted dramatically through the years from choosing nominees to rallying voters, acceptance speeches can turn the tide of campaigns in the crucial months before the election. “Acceptance speeches are like the opening moves in a world championship chess match; or, more dramatically, like the opening of a military campaign,” says Janet Larsen Palmer, Ph.D., president of Communication Excellence Institute (CEI), which analyzed all convention speeches. Read more…
	Analysis October, 2000 — Nonverbal Analysis of The Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates By Janet Larsen Palmer Communication research tells us that as much as 93% of the meaning of a communication interaction—such as the televised Presidential debates—comes through nonverbal channels. Of that 93%, 55% comes through anything you can see about the other person—including his or her walk, hand gestures, facial expressions, eye contact, blinking patterns, smiles, frowns, eyebrow movement, posture, makeup, and professional dress. Read more…
	Press Releases October 18, 2000 — Gore More Powerful Than Bush in Final Debate If the third presidential debate decides the winner of the election, with the first two debates a draw, then Gore will be our next President, says a team of speech analysts at Communication Excellence Institute (CEI) in Los Angeles, Calif. Read more… October 3, 2000 — Team of Speech Analysts Available for Presidential Debate Critique Americans may not know it, but the believability of the Presidential candidates during the upcoming series of debates will strongly be affected by Governor George W. Bush’s and Vice President Al Gore, Jr.’s non-verbal communication skills and voice quality, such as gestures, facial expression and even subtleties as minute as the number of eye blinks per minute, according to Janet Larsen Palmer, Ph.D., President of Communication Excellence Institute (CEI). Read more… August 18, 2000 — Al Gore Advances Campaign with Powerful Speech and New Delivery Style Vice President Gore revealed a “warmer, more accessible Al Gore” with a powerful, well delivered speech, said a team of speech analysts at Communication Excellence Institute (CEI) in Los Angeles, Calif. “Gore looked presidential, personable and genuine,” said Janet Larsen Palmer, Ph.D., President of CEI. Read more… August 4, 2000 — Governor George W. Bush’s Non-Verbal Presentation Does Not Match Words Although his words may have represented an honest, simple, plain-speaking man from Texas, there was a “non-verbal contradiction to Governor Bush’s whole approach,” said a team of speech analysts at Communication Excellence Institute (CEI) in Los Angeles, Calif. Read more…