6 May 2010 - This years Time's Top 100 of most influential people has four categories: leaders, artists, thinkers and heroes. The chapter on Heroes opens with the portrait of one of my personal heroes:
Bill Clinton. I had the pleasure being one of the facilitators when the Clinton Initiative came to Hong Kong in late 2008 and was invited to attend some workshops, talks, "chats" chaired by Mr. Clinton. It is maybe a silly question to ask what it takes to become US President, but one possible answer is charisma. Because wow wow wow Mr. Clinton can fill a room. He is such a gifted speaker and is intelligent, funny, quick and charming. One thing I try to remember is how incredibly slow he spoke. Every word became a punch, and listening to Bill Clinton was like a master-class in public speaking. I can see how Barack Obama became President too, but what was it again about Mr. Bush that got him in the saddle?
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