tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post5576578588028670004..comments2024-03-27T03:16:57.365-04:00Comments on Girlfriends Book Club: Public Speaking for Writers (or: How to Talk to People Who Aren’t in Your Head)Writer Wenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730769794553260336noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-22537423915919433332014-04-03T18:11:00.417-04:002014-04-03T18:11:00.417-04:00Great advice..Great advice..S. M. Curranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115275038465521768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-13138442885238063392014-04-03T16:56:36.536-04:002014-04-03T16:56:36.536-04:00Leslie, you sound like a better public speaker tha...Leslie, you sound like a better public speaker than I could ever hope to be! Great tips!! My only exception would be WATER. Yesterday I gave a talk. I forgot my water and nobody offered me any. My mouth was a desert! Laura Spinellahttp://www.lauraspinella.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-88055095105214125432014-04-03T13:25:50.681-04:002014-04-03T13:25:50.681-04:00#10 is so important! After all the effort that'...#10 is so important! After all the effort that's required in pulling off a workshop or conference, I think it means so much to the peeps involved to know we appreciate them.Christa Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12620389675433700944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-4044285910486164562014-04-03T11:59:05.000-04:002014-04-03T11:59:05.000-04:00I love your illustration of the three-act structur...I love your illustration of the three-act structure using "Jack and Jill" (although, as a child, I always wondered why Jack was wearing a crown when he went to fetch water. Was he actually a prince? If so, why didn't he have minions to fetch the water for him? ) The version I've heard, which has been credited to many people, is: "Act One—get your hero character up a tree, Act Two—throw stones/rocks at him, and Act Three—get him down."Judith Arnoldhttp://www.juditharnold.comnoreply@blogger.com