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Submitted by Desmond Fisher on August 18, 2020, at 14:08

This is very good advice in a well-organized article. One point that I don't think you make expressly is that a speech should never be read (okay, maybe if you have a teleprompter, it will work). Use prompts on notecards or a full copy of the speech if you must, but don't read it. We can all tell when someone is reading, and it's always a letdown.
Also, some people tend to speed up when they're nervous, so make sure to take a breath and speak at an even, normal pace. Pauses for emphasis also work well.
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