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mike_c (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-09-10 10:01 PMOriginal message I give 4-5 "speeches" every week-- we call them "lectures" in my business... ...and I've done it for more than fifteen years. I'm a pro at talking in front of groups ranging from a few people to hundreds. Those of you who don't do something like that-- think about it for a moment. It takes anywhere from a couple of hours to twenty or more hours to prepare each talk. They all contain elements of me speaking my mind, and elements of me answering unscripted questions from the audience. I'm decent at it, too, if I do say so myself.After fifteen or twenty YEARS of doing this, I still scribble last minute crib notes on random pieces of paper, manila folders, notebook dividers, and yes, on occasion, on the palm of my hand. It's not a sign of imbecility. It's not a mark of shame. Smart people do it all the time. So, I'm sure, do some imbeciles, but the point is that writing crib notes on your hand is not an indication of one's intelligence, preparedness, or public speaking ability.
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