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8. Don't memorize your talk, understand it

8. Don't memorize your talk, understand it

  • You shouldn't read off anything during your talk, even small flash cards.
  • It lowers the quality of your talk. There is just a different feel when a speaker genuinely understands his talk and delivers it as if it's a regular conversation.
  • You have to structure your talk in a way where each sentence reminds you of the one after, so that even if you were to talk without preparation, you would still follow the same order.

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