The Jobs presentation thing did work - much of the audience bought into it early on - combined with the hefty bonus points of her being a woman in Silicon Valley that the media was desperate to elevate as a path blazing icon (so desperate they entirely drank the kool-aid and acted as a valuable reinforcement pillar for the fraud, and largely failed to investigate if Theranos was legitimate).

Jobs had follow-through, he had real products that often lived up to his pitching. His salesmanship was merely half the equation. Holmes only had a poor clone of that salesmanship, with none of the product. Had Theranos had real products, the approach she used in trying to quasi copy the Jobs image/presentation, would have served the promotional purpose effectively, as the media loved it.

The voice pitch thing she was doing was a nice touch too.

They say she might testify in her own defense. Of course, the attorneys will always say that, to keep the prosecution guessing. "Hide the ball" is the term the lawyers use.

If she does, whether she'll use the deep voice is a big question.

Where can I put money that she will not use the deep voice. She doesn't testify it's a push.