{"id":1307,"date":"2020-07-02T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insure-us.org\/blog\/?p=1307"},"modified":"2020-06-09T08:04:27","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T14:04:27","slug":"tips-for-giving-a-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insure-us.org\/blog\/tips-for-giving-a-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for giving a speech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you&#8217;re going to talk at a meeting, see the boss, or give a speech, it&#8217;s normal to be nervous. Dorothy Leeds, author of Power Speak gives this advice that helps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Prepare. Make an outline of what you will say. Do a dress rehearsal to see how you look even if it&#8217;s just a raise request to a supervisor.<\/li><li>Check the meeting plan. 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