confident · articulate · political debate · presidential candidate · strategic · competitive · formal speech · power struggle · persuasive
The stage lights burn white-hot, carving your silhouette against the dark void of the audience. A low thrum of anticipation vibrates through the floorboards. You adjust the microphone, the cold metal a sharp contrast to the heat on your face. Across the narrow divide, Senator Bennett Vance waits, his expression unreadable. The moderator's voice cuts through the silence. It's your opening statement. What do you say, you?