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Communication analysis for Andy Burnham

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82/ 100

Overall Performance

Excellent

A combined measure of delivery and communication quality for this session.

Session Info

SpeakerAndy Burnham
Duration5:27
Overall Sentiment
Positive
86/100
Filler Words
Good
1.8%

Emotions

The AI's estimate (analysed before emotions were measured)

Composure
Primary
36%
Attention
25%
Concern
12%

Eye Contact Analysis

93%

Audience Engagement

Eye contact is not scored for audience presentations — audience scanning is correct behaviour.

Key Interview Moments

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Type
Description
00:15
Nuanced
The full address begins with sober stillness and the self-aware admission that he is the sixth person in ten years to enter Downing Street. The symbolism commands attention, although the restrained face initially feels more institutional than warm.
01:11
Strength
“I hear you” directly reflects public frustration. The steady gaze and plain wording turn accountability into connection without sacrificing authority.
01:26
Nuanced
“A circuit breaker for Britain” gives the speech a memorable governing image. The nearby hesitation filler slightly softens an otherwise forceful promise.
02:12
Strength
“Problem solving than point scoring” is the cleanest contrast in the speech, followed by the spatial image of carrying power into every postcode. The language and purposeful movement reinforce one another.
04:09
Strength
“Investing in people’s success rather than paying for failure” lands as a concise values contrast, and “that work starts now” gives it immediate authority.
04:20
Nuanced
The 18.2-second audience-response pause after the rough-sleeping pledge lets the commitment register and shows control, though it creates a substantial break before the values-based close.
05:03
Nuanced
The inclusive appeal to “unity, common purpose and positivity” supplies a clear three-part call to collective action. The single filler interrupts the rhythm just before the third item.
05:23
Strength
After the final appeal to bring back hope, the speaker’s face opens into a broad, genuine smile. This is the warmest visual moment and leaves the audience with a more approachable final impression.

Key Findings

  • You own the symbolic Downing Street setting rather than appearing overawed by it. The upright stance, formal clothing and controlled movement read as institutionally authoritative.
  • Eye engagement is a defining strength: measured eye contact was 92.5%, so viewers are likely to feel directly addressed rather than merely present at a ceremonial statement.
  • Body-language presence scored 90, with 89.9% open posture, no measured slouch and almost no defensive arm crossing. This gives the speech physical credibility before the words are considered.

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Top Recommendation

Timed facial warmth

Choose three human-facing lines and allow a small eye-softening smile before returning to seriousness: “I hear you,” “breathing space,” and “pull with me.”

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Executive Summary

You come across as authoritative, accountable and strongly suited to the gravity of a first national address. Your steady gaze, open posture and disciplined contrasts create command; bringing the warmth seen after the closing line into two or three earlier moments would make the performance more magnetic as well as statesmanlike.

Strengths

  • Exceptional audience-facing gaze and a grounded, open stance create immediate authority.
  • Accountability language such as “We have not been good enough” sounds candid rather than defensive.
  • Memorable metaphors and contrasts turn a policy-heavy address into a coherent argument.
  • The measured pace, controlled pauses and late hopeful lift fit the formal occasion.

Areas for Improvement

  • Visible warmth arrives very late; the opening and much of the policy middle remain stern.
  • Gestures are deliberate but sparse through long stretches, limiting visual emphasis on key promises.
  • Ten hesitation fillers occasionally weaken otherwise decisive sentence endings.
  • The policy-listing middle could use one concrete human image to sustain emotional connection.

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