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Public speech is easily reduced to an exercise in caricature, confected and boring, with the volume set too high. Amid this vast ado about nothing, it is little wonder that a decline in the standard of rhetoric is declared. But it is an illusion, and if public speech is boring the proper response is to be thankful.
When They Go Low, We Go High
Philip Collins
Effective facilitators, like good DJs, can sense and respond to the mood the room.
Becoming a Better Facilitator
Brian Frank
it’s good [to gently fight this monocropping — by actively hunting around and foraging for stuff](https://medium.com/forge/9-ways-to-rewild-your-attention-d7c9334b6b90) to look at, read, and see that’s far afield, quirkier, and more niche.
The Power of Indulging Your Weird, Offbeat Obsessions
Clive Thompson
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