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		<title>The Audacity of Hope</title>
		<link>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2009/05/07/the-audacity-of-hope/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 02:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is something that separates an average communicator from a good one, a good one from a great one, and a great one from an incredible one.  What do you think it is?

Practice?
Research?
Statistics?
Clever wordplay?
Experience?

No one in their right mind would head into a speech or interview without at least a little bit of practice.  Many [...]


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		<title>The Law of Diminishing Returns in Public Speaking</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some people talk because they have air in their lungs.  While they may cast themselves as great communicators they are really just dropping the ball.  Speaking for the sake of speaking means that you are speaking with no purpose.
To illustrate this point I will reach into the land of economics.  One of the most important [...]


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		<title>Cliff Suttle Interview</title>
		<link>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2008/10/14/cliff-suttle-interview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the 7th edition of &#8220;Interviews with Speaking Experts&#8221;. The expert for today is Cliff Suttle.  Cliff is the president of ExciteYourAudience.com, a Hired Gun Speaker and Training Company.  He is the author of the &#8220;Anti-Elevator Speech&#8221; and &#8220;Choosing to Win&#8221; as well as the producer of the coach in a box CD series &#8220;Audience in [...]


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		<title>Create Conflict to Gain Attention</title>
		<link>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2008/10/11/create-conflict-to-gain-attention/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before his famed &#8220;nappy headed&#8221; comment about the Rutgers women basketball team I had no idea who Don Imus was.  I didn&#8217;t know he had a morning show.  I didn&#8217;t know he was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.  I didn&#8217;t know that Time magazine named him one of the most influential people in [...]


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		<title>Margaret Page Interview</title>
		<link>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2008/09/23/margaret-page-interview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the 4th edition of &#8220;Interviews with Speaking Experts&#8221;.  The expert for today is Margaret Page.  Margaret Page is the founder and director of Etiquette Page, a leading Canadian firm offering business etiquette and international protocol services.
Marcus Smith: On a scale of 1 to 10 how would you rate your first speech?  Why?
Margaret Page: [...]


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		<title>Public Speaking Quick Tip: Find Positive Energy Sources in the Audience</title>
		<link>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2008/09/18/public-speaking-quick-tip-find-positive-energy-sources-in-the-audience/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now it&#8217;s been thoroughly screwed into your head that the fear of public speaking is real.  We don&#8217;t have to throw statistics around.  We don&#8217;t have to tell stories.  We all know that palms start to sweat, brains start to scramble, and throats get dry when the bright spot light shines our way.
People generally [...]


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		<title>John Spaith Interview</title>
		<link>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2008/09/16/john-spaith-interview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the third edition of “Interviews with Speaking Experts”.  John has contributed to Toastmasters Magazine and he maintains a  Toastmasters blog.
Marcus Smith: On a scale of 1 to 10 how would you rate your first speech? Why?
John Spaith: &#8211; 7 &#8211; allowing for the fact that I was a terrified 17 year old.  [...]


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		<title>3 Common Public Speaking Myths Laid to Rest</title>
		<link>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2008/09/11/3-common-public-speaking-myths-laid-to-rest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my line of work I run into a million and one opinions, myths, and untruths.  To understand why you have to look at the nature of the subject:

 Is public speaking mysterious? Check
 Is public speaking a subjective topic? Check
 Are many people afraid of public speaking? Check
 Is public speaking grossly misunderstood? Check

When you have a subject [...]


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		<title>3 Undeniable Reasons Why Public Speaking Fear is Ridiculous</title>
		<link>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2008/09/06/3-undeniable-reasons-why-public-speaking-fear-is-ridiculous/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m going to go ahead and apologize now.  This article may hurt a few feelings.  It may cause people to curse me.  It might even cause somebody to throw something.  Hopefully, it will inspire some people to trash their fear of public speaking while I&#8217;m at it.  It&#8217;s been well documented that the fear of [...]


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		<title>Joe Cooke Interview</title>
		<link>http://www.marcusasmith.com/2008/09/01/joe-cooke-interview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus A Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my ongoing efforts to bring you the best information possible I&#8217;ve decided to add a section to my blog called &#8220;Interviews with Speaking Experts&#8220;.  In this section I will ask an expert 10 questions and they will provide answers based on their unique backgrounds.  The people that appear in this section have very diverse [...]


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