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Nick Rosado's avatar

My first awareness of this:

Questioner: “Miss Rand, what is the objectivist position on sex?”

Rand: “We are very chaste.”

Something you just can’t forget. Of course, she goes on to explain, but that opener just hooks you in so well.

I’m looking forward to reading your tips, Robert. I’m doing public speaking now, and even though I think I’ve learned *a lot* about communication over the years, leading up to this point in my life, I’m quite interested to see what a seasoned vet such as yourself has to offer.

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Matt Boulton's avatar

This has made me reflect on how I open up my university lectures. I can now see when I grab students and when I lose them with niceties and weak openings. I will now be concsious about opening strongly--even have fun thinking about what line(s) I might use to win them from the start. Thanks, Robert!

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