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Just Do It: Do Something You Suck At

By Michelle Mazur > July 30, 2012
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Look I drew a picture. It’s awesome, right? Awesomely bad. Let me play captain obvious for a moment – I CANNOT DRAW! I learned how to draw that dog in the 3rd grade and my huge talent for art has been stunted ever since. I’ve actively avoided doing anything art related for pretty much my…

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What Do a Speech Conclusion & a Killer Rabbit Have in Common?

By Michelle Mazur > July 16, 2012
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The speech ending and an encounter with a killer rabbit both end with “Run Away! Run Away!” If you have no idea what killer rabbit I am talking about, watch this clip and then go to amazon and immediately start watching Monty Python’s Holy Grail. Then thank me later. [youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/XcxKIJTb3Hg”] You don’t need a holy hand…

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Ain't No Cure for the Webinar Blues

By Michelle Mazur > July 9, 2012
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Well it’s gonna be a bummer And I’m gonna feel quite crazy They’ll be texting while I am talking And thinking “Why bother?” Sometimes I wonder what I’m a gonna do Because there ain’t no cure for the webinar blues*   Webinars Blow My hatred of webinars knows no bounds. The only good thing about…

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Why is Communication Important?

By Michelle Mazur > July 3, 2012
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“Why do I have to be here?  This crap is not important. Everyone knows how to communicate. ” And so began nearly every one of my undergraduate introduction to communication classes.  Sadly, communication is not easy. It’s not intuitive. It is one of the most important skills we have. It’s also the one we screw up…

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Day 5: The Dullest Presentation Opening Ever!

By Michelle Mazur > June 29, 2012
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Today, I would like to talk to you about the dullest presentation opening ever. Which is….drum roll please… Day 5: Today, I would like to talk to you about… I taught public speaking classes at the college level for over 12 years. If I had a dime for every time I heard this used as…

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