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You never know when you will get a great education in professional speaking. At today's National Speakers Association meeting in Los Angeles, they gave out the Connie Award after a contest in which six professional speakers competed with three minutes speeches. That's right, three minutes to showcase what you can do.

The speeches were great but even a few of the pros stumbled a bit. The lesson is that even if you feel you aren't ready, take the chance and go for whatever you want, even if you don't win. The winner was Debbie Barnett with her yoga demonstration and speech, which proves that if you add an additional dimension to your presentations you will be less of a talking head and more of a performer and will hold your audiences better.