dictation

The Champs-Élysées Committee has staged other open-air events in the past, including a mass movie showing and the world’s largest dictation event.

Typing, voice dictation technology or my usual chicken scratch would’ve done the job far faster.

Trump spokesman Steve Cheung, either taking dictation from the boss or channeling him perfectly, put out this humdinger of a statement in advance of the event:

Several famous people were there to play the part of the teacher, and read the dictation texts out loud.

Twelve years in the making, written with the aid of voice dictation software, it is a singular accomplishment, especially knowing now that complications from the stroke eventually killed him.