INVESCO FIELD — The Rocky's speech experts, Kurt MacDonald and Matt Murphy, gave Al Gore positive scores, noting his improving oratory skills.

1. What was the overall message or theme?

MACDONALD: Using global climate change and the Abraham Lincoln presidency as platforms from which to launch the agenda of his oration, Al Gore accentuated the political shortcomings of the Bush administration, articulated tangible aspects of Obama policies, and sought to defuse one of the main arguments against Barack Obama—namely that he is too inexperienced to effectively hold the office of the President.

MURPHY: Shaking off complacency and seeing opportunity. Gore’s speech was filled with a powerful allegory: that the fate of the American future is undeniably linked to the fate of the global climate; that as a nation we need to rid ourselves of the destructive greenhouse gases of our current administrations pollution and make a radical change, to fix our political environment and restore healthy decisions that are based in the future of our children and our integrity as a country.

2. How is the speech delivered?

MACDONALD: Illustrating that practice does make for improvement, Al Gore’s extensive experience speaking about the imminent climate crisis has dramatically improved his stage presence. In front of a large and enthusiastic crowd, Al Gore delivered a powerful oration that, in times past, would have been marked by an uneasy stiffness and erratic tempo, and while this speech had moments of forced pacing, especially at the speech’s outset, they were fleeting and became nonexistent by the oration’s conclusion. Thus, for the vast majority of the speech, the audience was left to contemplate Gore’s articulate message instead of being cognitively shackled by an excessively punctuated presentation style.

MURPHY: With a raised eyebrow and the classic monotone “Gore voice” he gave a confident, potent, and informed speech.

3. What was the most memorable moment of the speech?

MACDONALD: After showcasing the similarities that exist between Bush and McCain, and illustrating that McCain is advocating a continuation of the Bush administration political strategies, the most memorable moment of Al Gore’s speech came when he said, “The same policies, those policies? I believe in recycling, but that is ridiculous.”

MURPHY: The best moment arose when Gore called upon the American people to embrace the mandate from history to represent a new beginning despite the fears of the status quo to spread the word and power of change.

4. Rate the speech 1-4 (4 being the best)

MACDONALD: 3.4

MURPHY: 3.6