How Busking is Like a Job Interview In my secret other life, I am a musician. (Or, at least until I had a baby, wrote a book, and starting working a second part-time job, I was a musician.) I have two CDs out and used to perform in coffeehouses, festivals, and bars. I used to … Continue reading
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Public Speaking: Stand & Deliver
I’ve been coaching candidates for the Presidential Management Fellowship’s in-person assessment lately, and one part of the assessment process is a 5-minute policy presentation which each candidate must deliver in front of a panel of judges. Public speaking is, for many people, scarier than watching Aliens while on PCP. Scarier than jumping out of a … Continue reading