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Photo: Getty Images Among Steve Jobs's legacy was a gift for presentation and speech-making that changed the way tech companies unveiled new products, Lauren Goode reports on a special edition of the News Hub.
Steven Paul Jobs, 1955-2011 Yukari Iwatani Kane 2011
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After 20 minutes of watching the swaggering and speech-making, the lion briefly roused itself for a short roar when Mr. Al Essawy thrust his spear a little too close.
By Battling a Big, Bored Cat, Strongman Roars to Egypt's Aid Matt Bradley 2011
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And delivering the 33-minute speech before a joint session — a format used only three times in the past two decades except for State of the Union addresses — represented another risky venture for a president known for his speech-making ability.
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The dialogue is mostly argument and speech-making, but that's not the problem one might imagine.
Robert Loerzel: Chicago's Theater Season Off to a Strong Start Robert Loerzel 2011
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The dialogue is mostly argument and speech-making, but that's not the problem one might imagine.
Robert Loerzel: Chicago's Theater Season Off to a Strong Start Robert Loerzel 2011
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And delivering the 33-minute speech before a joint session — a format used only three times in the past two decades except for State of the Union addresses — represented another risky venture for a president known for his speech-making ability.
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She will be raking in money on the speech-making circuit, has a book deal, and is being courted as a national tv or radio "hostess", and if she can further inflame the frightened lower-middle-class mostly white people who are still "afraid" that Obama is a Muslim terrorist or some such nonsense, she will do it!
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What plays on the dais does not always play on the stump – Obama is lucky enough to have two main modes of speech-making and only one of them is professorial.
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And delivering the 33-minute speech before a joint session — a format used only three times in the past two decades except for State of the Union addresses — represented another risky venture for a president known for his speech-making ability.
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Ironically it's almost always the parents or siblings who are guilty of this element of embarrassing speech-making.
5 Topics You Shouldn't TOUCH When Giving A Wedding Toast 2011
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