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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Better Communication Results - Latest Comments in Public speaking and the importance of not killing yourself through over-preparation</title><link>http://bcr.disqus.com/</link><description>Lee's new and improved better communication results blog</description><atom:link href="https://bcr.disqus.com/public_speaking_and_the_importance_of_not_killing_yourself_through_over_preparation/latest.rss" rel="self"></atom:link><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:36:16 -0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Re: Public speaking and the importance of not killing yourself through over-preparation</title><link>http://www.leehopkins.net/2006/03/05/public-speaking-and-the-importance-of-not-killing-yourself-through-over-preparation/#comment-22697731</link><description>&lt;p&gt;True, Ed, they are great tips indeed. Using stories to make your point is also a superb strategy -- 'stories' are my preferred method of capturing and keeping an audience's interest.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Lee</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:36:16 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Public speaking and the importance of not killing yourself through over-preparation</title><link>http://www.leehopkins.net/2006/03/05/public-speaking-and-the-importance-of-not-killing-yourself-through-over-preparation/#comment-22697730</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Great tips. Speaking in public is hard enough without trying to stick to a strick outline. Spending that energy on tracking audience feedback would be a much better strategy in most situations. Hit the high points, have some stories that you can use to get across those points, and call it a wrap.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Ed Kohler</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2006 18:26:20 -0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>