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How to Pace a Public Speech

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Summary: Do you rush through public speeches? Take the fear out of public speaking by learning to pause and breathe in this free video lesson on the importance of public speaking.

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By Scott Ginsberg
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Scott Ginsberg is an author of five books, a professional speaker, and the only person in the world who wears a name tag 24-7 to make people friendlier.read more

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"Hello! My name is Scott. I am the name tag guy from hellomynameisscott.com, on behalf of Expert Village. We are here to learn about public speaking. In our episode today, we are going to focus on timing. Not muscles. That is right, those are muscles… timing. The mark of a polished speaker is absolutely his or her timing; and the best tool for this is the pause. Here are three types of pauses. And I will use the same sentence. Money is the root of all evil. So beware. Money is the root of all evil. So beware. Money is the root of all evil. So beware. You see how the different types of pauses change it. The length of your pause will have a different emotion, as will the location in the sentence. Using these pauses you will be sure to have amazing—not muscles—timing. "

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