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Easy Openings You Can Imagine

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There are three things to aim at in public speaking: first, to get into your subject, then to get your subject into yourself, and, lastly, to get your subject into the heart of your audience.

— ALEXANDER GREGG

Imagine the most beautiful place on the planet that you have ever visited, the most beautiful place in the whole world where you personally have ever been. Imagine you are there right now. What sounds do you hear around you? What are the smells? Take a deep breath. How does it feel to be there?

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