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“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, not a second-rate version of someone else.” – Judy Garland I think I speak for most adults when I say that I wish for Bill Clinton’s charisma, Barack Obama’s oratory skills, and Oprah Winfrey’s ability to connect with...
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During yesterday’s long shoveling ritual, I moved the heavy, sleet-drenched snow deposited in our driveway by the city plows and got to thinking about the weight of the snow I was carrying (and about the energy required to lift it over the now five-foot high snow...
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While it may sound like an oxymoron, silence is a speaker’s best friend. The well-placed pause, the active listening to a question from the audience, the five-second wait after you’ve posed a question – all gifts that a talented speaker takes full...
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I have not attended many classical dance performances, but I have seen ‘The Nutcracker’ a few times. I love dancing, but I do not enjoy the ballet (I thought Black Swan was creepy). I am a verbal, word loving, talk to me, sing to me, move me with your music kinda gal....
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You can see it in your mind’s eye: the rapt attention of your audience; commanding the physical space like a sensei; technology working seamlessly – including state-of-the art audio. At the end you receive vigorous applause from the crowd, which is...
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At our town’s annual community celebration of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, I listened to our mayor, our congressman, our school super, three students, a rabbi and a pastor speak. It is an uplifting and wonderful event, especially the voices of the...
