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		<title>Professional Speaker Associations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our recent interview with Kristin Arnold, President of the National Speakers Association, led me to several questions: How many professional speaker associations exist? Where are they? How long have they been around? How many members do they have? Do you know the answers? Read on! Global Speakers Federation The Global Speakers Federation (GSF) is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Kristin Arnold, National Speakers Association President</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently read Boring to Bravo, an impressive book on audience engagement written by Kristin Arnold. (You can find the Six Minutes book review here.) When I found out that Ms. Arnold is also the President of the National Speakers Association (NSA) for 2010-2011, I approached her to see if she would answer a few [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/interview-kristin-arnold/</link>
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		<title>How to Axe Your Presentation&#8230; and Still Deliver Value</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You know your content. Success is in view. But now, your time slot has been chopped in two. Oh my! Oh my! What will you do? ACK! If you&#8217;ve been speaking for a while, this has probably happened to you. If it hasn&#8217;t yet, it&#8217;s only a matter of time. Can you still salvage the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Speaking Tips: Weekend Review #81</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Six Minutes weekend reviews bring the best public speaking articles to you. This review features topics including: convention speech flashbacks; persuasive speaking; speech critiques; being charismatic; PowerPoint and Star Wars; making money from speaking; speaker gifts; and more! From the Six Minutes Archives Two Years Ago&#8230; Speech Critiques – Obama, Democratic Convention 2008 and Speech [...]]]></description>
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		<title>17 Easy Ways to Be a More Persuasive Speaker</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The previous article in the Ethos, Pathos, and Logos series defined logos and described why logical arguments are so important for your presentations. Okay, that&#8217;s all very good in theory, but do we need to be logical masters to build high logos? No, not at all. In this article, we examine simple techniques you can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ready, Set, Go! Nail Your Pre-Speech Ritual</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Runners train for months to prepare themselves for an important race, yet all they’re doing is simple, repetitive exercises. Does that make the exercises unimportant? Of course not! Along the same lines, below are some simple yet powerful “exercises” for honing your confidence, credibility, and audience connection immediately before your next high-stakes presentation opportunity. Ready? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/pre-speech-ritual/</link>
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		<title>What is Logos and Why is it Critical for Speakers?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever listened to a speaker and thought: &#8220;I&#8217;m&#8230; so&#8230; lost.&#8221; &#8220;How did he come to that conclusion?&#8221; &#8220;Interesting theory, but it wouldn&#8217;t work for me.&#8221; &#8220;No way! That number has to be wrong.&#8221; &#8220;Nice slides, but I&#8217;ll stick with my own method.&#8221; In all of these cases, the speaker probably suffered from poor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/logos-definition/</link>
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		<title>Public Speaking Tips: Weekend Review [2010-08-14]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Six Minutes weekend reviews bring the best public speaking articles to you. This review features topics including: recently released speaking books; another TED talk critique; using video in your talk; overcoming youth-centric stereotypes; moderating a panel; and more! From the Six Minutes Archives ﻿One Year Ago from Six Minutes&#8230; 6 Key Steps to Dip Your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/public-speaking-tips-20100814/</link>
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		<title>Book Review: Boring to Bravo (Kristin Arnold)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, we examined 27 Hot Summer Reads &#8212; popular books being read by the Six Minutes community. On my recent vacation, I took a copy of Boring to Bravo. It&#8217;s a perfect summer read. Not only is it organized into easily digestible chunks (read a section or two while sipping lemonade on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/book-review-boring-bravo-kristin-arnold/</link>
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		<title>Public Speaking Tips: Weekend Review [2010-07-31]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Six Minutes weekend reviews bring the best public speaking articles to you. This review features topics including: storytelling points; technical speaking challenges; speech editing; warming up your voice; vocal projection; delivery versus discussion; handouts; using the iPad while speaking; Dilbert on speaking fear; and more! Speechwriting Doug Stevenson offers a two-part lesson on distilling the [...]]]></description>
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