Comparing the speech of PM Lee and President Trump, I think both are good communicators. Both illustrated that they would do the best for their nations. They are calm and credible for citizens.
Regarding PM Lee – I prefer his speech because he do not assume or claim crisis, instead he provided facts, real situations and academic evidence. He showed respect and appropriate gestures during his speech. He also linked with previous emergency of SARS for better public understanding and insight of the condition. He provided detailed response plans for citizens and clearly instructed them empathetically on how to do personal protection measures. In his speech, he also considered and tried to reduce the burden of healthcare workers, which is important to avoid the heath system collapse with over workload during health crisis.
Regarding President Trump – He is also a good communicator. He clearly promoted actions to disrupt disease transmission. But he claimed the situation and the possible outcome even though no one can know the real potential of the outbreak and consequences for sure. He didn’t show enough respect and empathy for citizens. He emphasized national strength while blaming China, which seemed inappropriate in such a sensitive context.