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Westside Toastmasters is located in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, California

Save Your Jokes (or Use Them in Your Speech)

Resist the temptation to be witty or clever when answering questions. Audiences will think you are not taking them seriously, and they will identify, and sympathize, not with you, but with the brave soul who struggled to his or her feet and asked the question that you seem to think is silly.


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