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Don't Be a Wimp

Jim Barber's Speaker Gym by Jim Barber

Aug 29, 201800:08:12Health

One of the best ways to strengthen your presentation skills is to quit using tentative language like "I'd like to...", "I think that...", and other weak-sounding words and phrases.

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Don't Be a Wimp is an episode from Jim Barber's Speaker Gym by Jim Barber. One of the best ways to strengthen your presentation skills is to quit using tentative language like "I'd like to...", "I think that...", and other weak-sounding wor...

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Published Aug 29, 2018, 00:08:12 long, audio available.

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One of the best ways to strengthen your presentation skills is to quit using tentative language like "I'd like to...", "I think that...", and other weak-sounding words and phrases.

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Published Aug 29, 2018 and 00:08:12 long