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				<title><![CDATA[I am a member of two Toastmaster]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I am a member of two Toastmaster clubs in Tampa, Florida. I can highly recommend joining a Toastmasters club after attending a few meetings at different clubs to find one where you feel comfortable. The name of the club doesn`t necessarily indicate&nbsp]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I have no idea about that (and I]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I have no idea about that (and I live in one of the hotbeds of rock climbing in the U.S.).&#160; The meeting I went to was just a bunch of people, maybe 15, in a bland room in an office building talking about and practicing speaking skills.&#160; The meeti[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I went to the Toastmasters websi]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I went to the Toastmasters website and it seemed as though the groups are niches. For example,&#160;a Rock Climbers club. I am taking this to mean this is a groupof people looking to work on their public speaking and alsohave an interest in rock climbing. [...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[If you have the chance to take a]]></title>
				<link>http://www.startupnation.com/community/orca/topic/Public-Speaking.htm</link>
				<description><![CDATA[If you have the chance to take a class in improvisation, do it!&#160;
It is the best way to attack public speaking, because it is the most
difficult.&#160; Improv gives you the skills to get up when you have
nothing and deliver; ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 2 May 2008 19:08:16 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[I`ll go along with Steve---get s]]></title>
				<link>http://www.startupnation.com/community/orca/topic/Public-Speaking.htm</link>
				<description><![CDATA[I`ll go along with Steve---get some training. There are courses you can
take, and some are even a whole lot of fun. One very good way is to try
something like a course on stand-up comedy. That`s the most complex
form of public speaking, particularly inv[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[If you have the chance to take a]]></title>
				<link>http://www.startupnation.com/community/orca/topic/Public-Speaking.htm</link>
				<description><![CDATA[If you have the chance to take a class in improvisation, do it!&#160;
It is the best way to attack public speaking, because it is the most
difficult.&#160; Improv gives you the skills to get up when you have
nothing and deliver; you become that much mor[...]]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 2 May 2008 19:08:16 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  It is just like anything els]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
  It is just like anything else in business ... set a strategy and then build action.
  
    What is the premise of your message?
    How will you grab the audience attention?
    Develop two or three points of wi]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 2 May 2008 19:08:16 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  I just takes PRACTICE PRACTI]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
  I just takes PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!&#160; There is a reason public speaking is feared more then death&#160;&#160; It`s TERRIFYING if you ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 2 May 2008 19:08:16 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Check out Toastmasters.&#160; I`]]></title>
				<link>http://www.startupnation.com/community/orca/topic/Public-Speaking.htm</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Check out Toastmasters.&#160; I`ve been to a couple meetings and liked it.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  Last night was my employers ]]></title>
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  Last night was my employers annual awards banquet. I had to go to the podium twice in front of a few hundred people. The first time was to present the "Marketing Person Of The Year" award to a member on my staff. The second was to accept the award I]]></description>
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