On July 9th, I did an onstage interview with Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, at Microsoft’s annual Worldwide Partner Conference. The venue was Toronto’s Air Canada Centre – home of the Toronto Maple Leafs NHL hockey team and Raptors NBA basketball team.
Watching Ballmer prepare for the interview backstage was a revelation. He paces the corridors, practicing his lines in his booming stage voice. That big voice is Ballmer’s signature characteristic. Think ESPN basketball announcer Dick Vitale or a public address announcer at a professional boxing match. LOUD! BIG! DRAMAAAAAATTTTTIC!
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