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Copyright © 2010 LearningExpress, LLC. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by LearningExpress, LLC, New York. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Public speaking success in 20 minutes a day. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN-13: 978-1-57685-746-5 ISBN-10: 1-57685-746-8 1. Public speaking. I. LearningExpress (Organization) II. Title: Public speaking success in twenty minutes a day. PN4129.15.P838 2010 808.5’1—dc22 2010010695 Printed in the United States of America 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN-13 978-1-57685-746-5 For more information or to place an order, contact LearningExpress at: 2 Rector Street 26th Floor New York, NY 10006 Or visit us at: www.learnatest.com

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Preparing to Speak Publicly Dealing with Anxiety Who Will Be in the Audience? Choosing a Topic What Will Be the Setting? Good Speaking Requires Good Listening Limited Attention Span External Distractions What’s Bugging You? The TMI Problem Make Eye Contact Spice Up Your Speech—Carefully When the Messenger Hinders the Message Pushing Their Buttons Organizing And Spicing Up Your Speech Using a Computer The Old-Fashioned Method Collecting Your Spice Doing Your Homework Taking Notes Using Personal Experience Interviewing Other People
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