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"Public Speaking Success: Three Pitfalls to Avoid when Adding Stories to Your Speech" was posted by James and received 5 users commented
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Michael Cortes said,         
July 14 2008

This is great advise. I also believe it is one of the reasons that using stories during professional presentations gets a bad rap. When people do as you describe, it appears to the audience that the whole concept of using stories is a bad idea.

That’s too bad. Used wisely, stories are great anchors in a professional presentation.

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Best Public Speaking Articles [2008-07-19] said,         
July 20 2008

[...] Feudo points out three pitfalls to avoid when telling stories. Mistake 1: Using Inappropriate [...]

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Public Speaking Success: The 80/20 Rule of Speech Preparation | Overnight Sensation said,         
September 22 2008

[...] you have your speech already written, you may want to update it to include current research, humor, stories or events. You may also want to tweak your speech to meet your audience’s needs (you’ve [...]

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Public Speaking Success: Three Ways to Improve Your Speech Delivery | Overnight Sensation said,         
October 7 2008

[...] a key point, joke or story when you deliver your [...]

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Public Speaking Success: Speaking to Groups of Children | Overnight Sensation - Public Speaking, Communication and Personal Development said,         
August 13 2009

[...] age appropriate stories, expressions and humor. Kids might not be familiar with pop culture references that date back more [...]

 

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