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When you hear the words “professional speaker,” do they conjure up a particular image in your mind? What exactly does a professional speaker look and sound like? What are some of the traits that successful speakers have in common?
Before we delve into this, let me take you back to 1997. That was the year that Dustin Hoffman was awarded the “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the Golden Globes Award Ceremony. After thanking everyone who helped him during his career, he told a story that has a great deal of relevance to public speaking.
Paraphrasing, the story went something like this:
“When I was doing a promotional tour for ‘The Graduate,’ I found myself flipping the dials in Read More
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