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		<title>A tip to battle nerves</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[One word: Breathe


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		<title>Why TED Talks are great models for public speakers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  I love listening and watching speakers to TED events.   TED is a conference where speakers talk about ideas they believe are important. I send potential speakers to TED often to look at speakers and their presentations because they are so polished. Not only their delivery, but their Powerpoint slides.   For the most [...]


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		<title>Ep. 26 &#8211; Question Time, Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[5 to Speak Show Notes: Drew spends five minutes answering emails about public speaking. 5 to Speak Ep 26 No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.


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		<title>Ep. 25 &#8211; Question Time, Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[5 to Speak Show Notes: Drew spends five minutes answering emails about public speaking. 5 to Speak Ep 25 No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.


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		<title>Ep. 24 -How to Evaluate Speakers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Show notes: Someone asks a question about evaluating speakers. Drew spends five minutes on some tips for evaluating public speakers 5 to Speak Ep 24 No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.


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		<title>Be wary about statistics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo by Take A Hike Arizona In listening to an a speech many people begin to distrust as soon as figures are mentioned. Statistics will illustrate and prove assertions, but they must be used judiciously. Do not use too many statistics. Never be too detailed. In a speech, $4,000,000 sounds more impressive than $4,232,196.96. Use [...]


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		<title>Clearer!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo by davidsilver The part which explanation plays in all phases of life is too apparent to need any emphasis here. It is to a great extent the basis of all our daily life, from explaining to a teacher why a lesson has not been prepared, to painstakingly explaining to a merchant why a bill [...]


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		<title>Tip of the Day: Be Self-Critical</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Try to criticize yourself. This is not easy at first because tend to be overly critical. But be willing to evaluate yourself and decide what you need to work on. If you are consistent and persistent in your efforts you will be able to judge yourself in many respects. Also if you can induce some [...]


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		<title>Ep. 14 &#8211; So What? Speech Organizing 101, Part 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 12:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Show notes: The conclusion in the series of podcasts about speech organization. In the concluding section of your formal speech—ask for action! The end of your speech should have a point. It must answer your audience&#8217;s question &#8220;so what.&#8221; At the end of your speech ask the audience for some specific action. No related posts. [...]


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		<title>Think before you speak</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 03:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[photo by klaxon While people may feel that the steps outlined here demand a great deal of preparation before the final speech is delivered, the explanation may be given that after all, this careful preparation merely carries out the adage&#8211;think before you speak. If there were more thinking there would be at once better speaking. [...]


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