If you can talk to a crowd, you can talk to anyone. No one is born a naturally gifted speaker, not even the man considered one of the greatest orators of the 21st century, former US President Barack Obama.
That's what Terry Szuplat says and he is the former deputy director of the White House Speechwriting Office and one of Obama's longest serving speechwriters. In his new book, Szuplat shares the lessons he learned that can help us not only speak to crowds, but talk to each other with civility, empathy and honesty. The book is called Say It Well: Find Your Voice, Speak Your Mind, Inspire Any Audience.
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