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I think, the Royal Family has done everything in order to be present and to feel with the injured victims of the tragedy. I am sure there will be an official funeral mass for the 78 being killed and I strongly assume, tthat the King/Queen and the PoAs will all join.
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07-27-2013, 03:58 PM
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I think it was not a full speech, because on the web there is no text. He was probably just going to improvise a few words, but in the end he had many things to say that he preferred to write some notes on the mobile phone, not to forget anything or anyone.
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Prince Felipe, princess Letizia and infanta Elena will attend tomorrow the official funeral at 7 p.m. in Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
http://noticias.terra.es/sucesos/los...6eb0aRCRD.html
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The Princes visiting one of the wounded at Santiago´s hospital (the boy posted the photo on his Twitter account):
http://i42.tinypic.com/34ra89t.jpg
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Hope this boy will get better soon and it's nice to see the couple visiting.
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I think it was not a full speech, because on the web there is no text. He was probably just going to improvise a few words, but in the end he had many things to say that he preferred to write some notes on the mobile phone, not to forget anything or anyone.
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Still, it looks unprofessional to constantly look at your phone in order to string a few sentences together when consoling people.
Even worse, President Rajoy used an old speech from the earthquake in Gansu, China
Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy criticised over
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At a moment like this I'm sure no one cared if Felipe read a part of his speech from his iPhone, the main thing is what he said and that he and Letizia met the people who had suffered so much.
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At least the prince said all he had to say, not to forget anything or anyone, that probably was what mattered most. I see no difference between reading notes on a phone or on paper, probably before long the speeches will be read from an iPad.
It was the last and most institutional part with authorities and emergency services, they had been more than two hours listening to all kinds of horrible personal tragedies of wounded, family and neighbors... and giving words of support and comfort. After that, it is very difficult for the mind to function clearly to give an institutional speech and not become a disaster.
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I feel reading speeches from phone is awkward and unnecessary. No one expects a "fantastic" speech or some great quotes on such occasion. Just a few words of sympathy are enough. He can make a simple speech.
The more important thing in these occasions is the eye-contact and feeling of connection between the speaker and the audience. It is hard to maintain while reading from an iPhone as he himself is distracted, having to scroll it down every time.
At formal/business occasions anything is OK..iPhone/Powerpoint whatever.. But not on solemn ones like these.
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He was ok in his speech, not distracted at all. He didn´t forget anything or anybody, which I guess is what the notes were for. I don´t see the big deal.
It looks like people is always trying to find faults, even in sad events like this one. They were there, consoling the wounded, they also were with the death people´s familiars (without cameras, we only know about that from those people), they were in the place of the accident talking with the "heroes" of the town that helped the passengers in the train, everybody says they were close and very affectionate...but still they are unproffessional because Felipe had his speech prepared beforehand. I find it unfair and very sad.
Honestly, there are plenty of days to critizise the proffessionalism of the CP couple, and these aren´t the most appropriate ones, IMO.
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They were for three hours talking to people face to face, and if you spend a few seconds to see the video, you will see as they talked with Angrois neighbors and the Prince improvised his words to them.
At that time, the day after, were needed more than a few simple words of commitment. The king said those words the previous day, and gave the impression that he lacked many things to say... somehow, it was the same message that was repeated by all authorities.
The prince's speech was more complex, he knew how to pick up everything that was necessary to say, and he said it the right way.
If you read the texts transcribed by the press or hear the words of the various authorities, you see the difference and you understand why the prince needed a few notes.
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Still, it looks unprofessional to constantly look at your phone in order to string a few sentences together when consoling people.
Even worse, President Rajoy used an old speech from the earthquake in Gansu, China
Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy criticised over |
I am in th scientific community and we have been reading notes from a computer screen when making presentations. No big deal.
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Regarding Prince Felipe looking at his phone during the speech:
Perhaps Felipe didn't have much time to plan his speech seeming as the train crash was recent, so he had to use his iPhone to remind him of some sentences. I've had to prepare and perform a speech before, and mine took a lot of planning. Then again, the speech I performed was for the first time, and Felipe has performed lots of speeches over the years, so he has experience. I have seen some speeches where the person performing the speech has some form of notes in front of them. I didn't find it strange that Felipe was looking at his phone during the speech. JMO. 
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