dantheman said:
"I found out last year that many talks given at the conventions are known as "manuscript" talks - where the speaker gives the talk word-for-word as it came from Brooklyn, no outline or anything. Not only that, but another brother follows along to make sure that it is repeated exactly as written. Correct me if I'm wrong about this."
My experience is that the talks are outline, mostly; that one brother's job is to monitor how close the speaker stays to that outline, which determines I assume if that brother will ever give a talk at the conventions again.
What a great thread!