Learning Thai: Gen. Prayuth, the public speaker
National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha definitely has his own speaking style. Even though his speeches can run an hour or more, he rarely uses a script. He speaks informally in a straightforward, rather stern, manner, but he keeps his audience's attention by mixing in humour.
Here is an example of the lighter side of General Prayuth. This short video clip comes just after the one-hour mark of a speech at a recent forum at the Royal Thai Army Club in which he outlined what he calls "the roadmap for Thailand reform".