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Give four rules to be observed when talking in public. Which is the most important? Why?

1. Make sure your practice focus groups match the intended audience.

2. Have your speech writer target vocabulary at 2 grade levels lower than the mean intended audience's educational level.

3. Make sure the Tel-E-Prompter operator is loyal to, and happy with, you.

4. Make sure the mic is *ON* for the speech, and *OFF* for the snarky after-speech comments.

These are listed in ascending order of importance.

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