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When are they going to start playing the cut-off music?

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Caroline Kangas

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Winning tips on speechifying from the New York Times Opinionator.

Teddy Wayne expands on the classic tools of Public Speaking 101 with heartfelt advice like:

Imagine everyone in the audience naked. Empathetically conjure up the array of body-image issues they must have dealt with, especially in adolescence. Alter the direction of your speech, engaging them in a group-therapy session. To make them feel comfortable, get naked.

But if that doesn’t work, just throw up a powerpoint slide of your talking points. That always wins them over, right?

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Caroline Kangas
Caroline Kangas calls both Seattle and San Francisco home (though she currently resides in the latter). She recently received a mouthful of a liberal arts degree from the University of San Francisco and can be found selling pirate supplies at 826 Valencia or wandering the streets with her diva of a french bulldog, Elle.

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