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Inspiring Speaker Friday: Barack Obama

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Richard Andrews

Since yesterday’s post was on the use of pauses in public speaking, I thought today’s Inspiring Speaker Friday post should feature a speech by someone proficient in using the power of the pause. So here is President Barack Obama speaking on … Continue reading →

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The Power of the Pause

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Richard Andrews

The following quote, which I included in yesterday’s post on brevity and simplicity, got me thinking a bit more about the use of pauses in speech-making. “The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as … Continue reading →

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