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The Power of Your Speech“If all my talents and powers were to be taken from me by some inscrutable Providence, and I had my choice of keeping but one, I would unhesitatingly ask to be allowed to keep the power of speaking, for through it I would quickly recover all the rest.”                                    

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How to Conquer Your Fear of SpeakingLet's begin by hearkening back to a time when Romans considered it to be good sport to feed Christians to the lions. One day, the festivities had been going as usual when a strange thing happened. The Christian in the arena whispered something to the lion. The lion then turned tail and slunk away.The crowd was amazed. The Emperor was impressed. He let it

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Why We Are Often Misunderstood "But that isn't what I meant!" You hear the complaint loud and clear. A misunderstanding. One reason for misunderstandings is we tend to assume others see things exactly as we do, that they share similar viewpoints. That's a false premise. You would think since we all use the same language, whenever we say something, we'd be understood. Not so. We see things differently partly because

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Ever Wonder Why You’re Not Taken Seriously? Here are 9 major mistakes talkers make that makes others shake their heads. See if you use any of these Talk-Stoppers 1. Talking too much. The other day, I was stopped by a neighbor I hadn't seen for awhile. Though I was happy to talk to her at the beginning, by the time she listed all her medical woes and procedures, one after another

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