The Importance of Extemporaneous Speaking

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In the 1960s and '70s, there were few options for young people in Shreveport, Louisiana. "I love the ability to kind of stand up and be extemporaneous about something that I thought I might know, do something about," he says. He spent a year as an exchange student with a Swiss family; it was transformational.

David Allen, author of Getting Things Done, and Greg discuss the practical ways and key specifics to immediately begin the journey of cutting out what is non-essential, both personally and professionally. They go back and forth on the deeper and visionary elements of why it’s beneficial to focus on doing what matters most.

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