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Preparation not perspiration. (speaking before a large audience) (Personnel File)
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Chemistry and Industry
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May 2, 1994
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 1994 Society of Chemical Industry. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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'The human brain starts the minute we are born and doesn't stop until we stand up to speak in public.' Does this sound familiar? Then you are not alone. Most people would do anything rather than stand up to speak in front of an audience.
Television provides us with perfect images of speeches where nothing goes wrong, where it all looks effortless and easy. This is not the case. These perfect speeches -- witty, sharp and to-the-point -- are the result of hours of work. Often teams of professional scriptwriters have been at work behind the scenes, and speakers are professionally groomed and dressed for the occasion. What you don't see are the out-takes -- moments when speakers ...
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...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 eye contact direct visual contact with the eyes of another person Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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