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Speak To A Crowd

Speak To A Crowd

I think that we need to speak to the crowd in the same way that we communicate with each other one-on-one.

When we miss this, we run the risk of sounding like someone reading PowerPoint slides.

You know what I am talking about, all those disgustingly generic bits of corporate garbage that take up 500 words and still manages to not say a single thing.

The problem is that authentic communication is vulnerable.

It’s personal – and it’s transparent.

It’s an honest connection that reveals something.

And, well, it’s just easier to avoid that.

It’s easier to speak to a crowd, to stare into the spotlight, than it is to look into a human face.

-Sarah Manguso, 300 Arguments (Amazon)

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