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I thoroughly enjoyed your speech and found many new, useful ideas to use immediately in my business... That's a great presentation. Thanks!
--Rose Clayton

I wanted to pass along my personal thanks to you for speaking at our annual Program Manager's conference. All of the feedback that I received, both in person, as well as in writing, was overwhelmingly positive, and your talk was a big part of that! Thanks again, and I hope that we'll see you at a future Harris event.
--Amos Morse

Thank you for the kind words. Your presentation was the best of all outside presentations - everyone thought you were great! I look forward to the opportunity to put you in front of other clients of ours in the future.
--Jay

Tony's presentation had real impact. The points he made were not only relevant to our audience, they were delivered in a way to make them memorable and fun. It was great to have such an important topic delivered with punch as well as humor. His anecdotes were fabulous. Ask him about the pots and pans.
--Corrine Smith

Thanks so much for your presentation at NSA San Diego last week. It was the best combination of practical tips and inspiration that I have seen at an NSA meeting ever! Thanks again for your powerful message and willingness to spend so much time with those of us starting out.
--Jim Cartmill

Keep it short!

In an earlier tip, we discussed the communication genius of Winston Churchill. As a professional speaker for more than 30 years, this is a topic that is close to my heart - and I hope it is very important to you also. The ability to communicate well can make a critical difference in life, and especially in your career. A study conducted by AT&T and Stanford University revealed that the top predictor of professional success and upward mobility is enjoyment of and ability for public speaking. Yet surveys also show that our number one fear -- even more than death -- is speaking in public.

So let me give you one pointer that can really multiply your effectiveness. Moreover, I will be very brief, because that is the pointer: Keep it short! If you are speaking in public, the best way to impress an audience is to finish early. "My father gave me this advice on speech making," said James Roosevelt, son of FDR: "Be sincere ... be brief ... be seated." In this so-called information age, many people have the attention span of a flashcube. So know your Big Idea, hit it hard, hit it well, finish strong, and, for maximum impression, finish soon. The less opportunity you give your audience's minds to wander, the more they will appreciate you and remember what you had to say.