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		<title>Public Speaking &#8211; How Not To Sound As If You Are Reading Your Speech</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While you may be giving presentations in your business or your public speaking career, there are times in which you may be called upon to give an actual speech and not a presentation. One of the differences between the speech and the presentation is that the former should be read and the latter should be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding The Individuals Of Public Speaking Audience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ask anyone&#8230; It just makes sense that each time you prepare to deliver a presentation, you need to pay attention to who will be in your audience. But, how often have you really considered what impact the individual personalities of members or your audience will have on the outcome of your speech?
Psychologists tell us that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banish Your Public Speaking Fear</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether you&#8217;re standing before an audience of businesspeople or your classmates, the effect is the same. All of your preparation flies out the window, your knees knock together and you must force yourself to take the stage. Public speaking is a terrifying experience for most people, but it need not be. Most people would rather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Speaking &#8211; Keep To The Point</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For many people, getting through one&#8217;s speech or presentation as quickly as possible seems to be the objective when faced with the horror of addressing an audience. While they may have planned on 20 minutes for their presentation, once they begin, they are off to the races and manage to spit it out in 10!
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On [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Speaking Is Great For Your Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One way that you and your business can be seen as the expert in your niche, is to take advantage of public speaking opportunities. There are so many different venues and types of speaking engagements that there&#8217;s sure to be one that fits you!
Speaking (in person) to groups can be a very powerful marketing strategy. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overcoming The Fear Of Public Speaking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some people are stressed just with the thought of standing up and speaking in public. They avoid public speaking like a plague. It&#180;s hard for them to have all eyes on them. Whether they work alone or with large numbers of people, they would have to speak in public if they want to accomplish certain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charisma In Public Speaking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is is about great public speakers like Barack Obama that allows them to hold, interest, and arouse a crowd so well? There are probably multiple factors, some of which we don&#8217;t fully understand yet, but &#8216;charisma&#8217; is the label we give some of them. So what is charisma? One definition of charisma is &#8216;A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Speaking &#8211; Don&#8217;t Lose Your Breath</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common complaints I hear from my clients is that they run out of air in public speaking. And, not surprisingly, breathlessness at the lectern often goes hand in hand with nervousness.
Let&#8217;s look at the picture in its entirety. Nervousness does not cause breathlessness. It only exaggerates it. Simply put, breathlessness is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artofgreatspeaking.com/public-speaking-dont-lose-your-breath/</link>
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		<title>Being Prepared For Public Speaking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Think of the last really memorable talk or presentation that you attended. Now, was that easy to do, or did you really have to rack your brains to remember one? Sadly, too many presentations are easy to forget. And that&#8217;s a big problem because the only reason the presenter gave the talk was to communicate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.artofgreatspeaking.com/being-prepared-for-public-speaking/</link>
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		<title>Training For Public Speaking Training</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Public speaking training programs are very useful to many people. The fear of public speaking, also known as glossophobia, is thought to affect as much as 75% of the population. Symptoms include intense anxiety, physical distress, nausea, or even panic. Oftentimes people would rather excuse themselves from the event than be forced to speak in [...]]]></description>
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