| The most important thing a speaker can do
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| | When you stand in front of an audience to
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| to enhance a career is to become an
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| | deliver a speech there is a lot of
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| authority in their specific subject area.
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| | presumption present. The audience
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| You want to reach a point where people
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| | presumes that you know what you are
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| automatically think of you when they are
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| | talking about and have something
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| looking for information on your topic or
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| | meaningful and beneficial to give them.
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| are looking for a speaker for their
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| | On your part you must presume that you
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| event.
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| | are an authority on the topic and that
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| To do this you must read extensively in
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| | you have expertise and knowledge far
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| your field. I believe that speakers are
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| | beyond that of your audience. The only
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| leaders and leaders are readers.
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| | way you can be confident in this
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| If you don't read then listen to tapes or
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| | presumption is by reading and studying
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| lectures. You have to learn all you can
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| | your subject thoroughly.
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| and more about your subject.
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| | I suggest that you set aside at least one
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| When you read extensively you give
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| | half hour of study per day. One hour is
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| yourself a distinct advantage over those
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| | better but you might just want to begin
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| who don't. And there are huge numbers of
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| | with a half an hour until the habit is
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| people who don't read.
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| | formed. Make it something sacred and
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| Statistics show that the average person
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| | don't neglect it for anything but the
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| reads less than one book a year after
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| | most serious of reasons. You will soon
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| graduating highschool.
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| | reach a point where you know a great deal
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| * 58 percent never finish the book they
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| | more than you need to know when giving a
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| begin. * 90 percent of book buyers never
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| | speech.
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| read beyond chapter one of the book they
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| | This increases your self confidence and
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| begin. * 20 percent of the population
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| | really helps you when someone from the
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| purchase 80 percent of all books
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| | audience asks you a question that you
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| purchased.
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| | have to answer extemporaneously. Your
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| Many people who do read do so to be able
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| | comfort with answering questions will
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| to function adequately at work. Few read
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| | impress and leave people believing that
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| to excel in a specific area of knowledge
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| | the presumption they had about you being
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| and huge numbers don't read at all.
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| | an expert was correct. Your reputation as
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| Looking at these statistics you can see
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| | an knowledgeable speaker begins to grow
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| that if you are a voracious reader you
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| | and so does your career.
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| have a winning edge over others.
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