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The move was a major turning point for Perino, as standing behind the lectern in the White House briefing room has long been a fast track to a TV news job.

On a recent rainy afternoon in Cambridge, Levitsky strode up to a lectern in a hall crowded with about a hundred students.

As other Buckeyes looked on with a mix of shock and embarrassment, Vance left the base on his lectern and held the top of the trophy up for the cameras.

The prime minister has just had another moment at the lectern, urging Europe to stand up for Ukraine.

Flanked by two bamboo plants, standing behind a lectern, she speaks without notes or props.