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#48: Holidays, Permanent Revolution, Pretty Flowers

One Idea. One Challenge. Once a Week.“There is a terrific fear of . . . being the unique human one is.” ~ Marie-Louise von Franz

Checklist Guide for Moderating a Panel

“When panels go wrong, it’s usually because the moderator doesn’t know how to moderate.” ~ Cassie Kozyrkov Moderators play an integral role in panel discussions.

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#34: What if You’re Not a Natural?

One Idea. One Challenge. Once a Week. “An overnight success is ten years in the making.” ~ Tom Clancy, Dead or Alive

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#33: The speech most likely to get botched

One Idea. One Challenge. Once a Week. “Our new president . . . Hoobert Heever!” ~ Harry Von Zell, flubbing the name of President Herbert Hoover

Checklist for Introducing Speakers

“The aim is to make this audience want to hear this speaker on this subject.” ~ Stephen Lucas, The Art of Public Speaking Speeches of

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#32: The story of america’s greatest storyteller

One Idea. One Challenge. Once a Week. “We . . . felt the presence of his magic.” ~ Paul Laurence Dunbar, Eulogy for Fred Bailey

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#31: Quick Checklist for Your Big Talk

One Idea. One Challenge. Once a Week. “This is the day. . . . This is the time. . . . This is the moment.” ~ Jekyll & Hyde, This is the Moment

#30: Four Thousand Weeks on the Pale Blue Dot

One Idea. One Challenge. Once a Week. “Our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness.” ~ Vladimir Nabakov, Speak, Memory

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#29: Should you memorize your speeches?

One Idea. One Challenge. Once a Week. “First, he read his speech. Second, he read it badly. Third, it wasn’t worth reading.” ~ Winston Churchill

#28: What happened to Garry Kasparov?

One Idea. One Challenge. Once a Week. “Kasparov is . . . the best in history.” ~ Magnus Carlsen, current World Chess Champion

#27: How to tell people what you do

One Idea. One Challenge. Once a Week. “What would you say . . . you do here?” ~ The Bobs, Office Space

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#26: Joshua Bell and the Rule of Connection

One Idea. One Challenge. Once a Week. “Joshua Bell plays like a god.” ~ John Corigliano, Five-time Grammy winning musical composer

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