Not Politically Correct
The
other day I had to prepare a short talk to give at a meeting. It wasn't that
difficult to prepare because it was a subject familiar to me. But the length and time is always a concern.
Many moons ago when I was taking Agriculture 1 as a freshman at Aurora High School in Aurora NC we had a short chapter on public speaking. Our teacher, Finnly Lewis, gave this simple rule which has stuck with me and guided me in every speech I have made:
"A speech should be like a woman's dress, long enough to cover the subject, but short enough to keep the interest."
Many moons ago when I was taking Agriculture 1 as a freshman at Aurora High School in Aurora NC we had a short chapter on public speaking. Our teacher, Finnly Lewis, gave this simple rule which has stuck with me and guided me in every speech I have made:
"A speech should be like a woman's dress, long enough to cover the subject, but short enough to keep the interest."
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