There are FAQs and then there are QNDABTSA Let’s say that one together:Questions Nobody Directly Asks But They Still Ask One of my favorites is:How well do I need to know the speech? This manifests itself through indirect questions like:“Do you have tips for how to remember what you’re saying?”“How much should I rehearse?”“Should I […]

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Back in my dating years, I occasionally agreed to be set up. I don’t know why I ever said yes. It was awkward knowing I’d eventually receive a dating report card. Then again, there are a lot of things I don’t understand about that stage of my life. One time I was set up by […]

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Metaphorically speaking, a lot of us do the same when we start a speech: we make it all about ourselves. We read our resume to the audience.

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