Trusting you

By Pamela Cerdeira

His voice was small, you could even say muffled, like that of a little mouse, but as soon as his feet touched the stage, that shy personality transformed into a thousand-headed monster, his powerful voice reached every corner of the largest venue, which he made vibrate with his strength. It doesn't matter, we can talk about Michael Jackson or Yuridia. There are many artists who are transformed when they are in front of the spotlight, they grow. And on the other hand, there are those to whom the lights, cameras and microphones make them look smaller. 

Public speaking is not part of the basic educational basket, it is a skill that you either have or learn, but like all skills, it takes work. Cameras make everything bigger: the anger, the laughter, the discomfort, the wrinkles. Microphones pick up the tremble in the voice, the variations in volume, what is said, and what is left unanswered. Silences in front of the media have a time of their own, they feel much longer than any clock can register. 

So, listening to Xóchitl Gálvez say the following two things prior to the second debate: too many advisors saying different things and I did not feel comfortable without my huipil. I was asking Bárbara Tijerina about the importance of the huipil. I can imagine the thousand reasons the advisors gave her for dressing her up in the first debate, Barbara answered without hesitation: the most important thing is that she feels comfortable.