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Matt Abrahams: Your Talk Smarter Coach

Big Questions with Cal Fussman

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How to Give a Toast Well

Stanford's Cal Newport says people get nervous about giving a toast. He has an acronym for how to do it well: What? You start by saying the W represents why are we all here? And you give a story or two appropriate, not too long, relevant to everybody. That's what draws people in is the stories allow for emotion," he said.

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