An effective speaker knows that the success or failure of his talk is not for him to decide … - Dale Carnegie

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. . if the beginning of the thought or theory is not rooted in reality, the end or the final results of such a thought or theory could well be disastrous in practice.

Dale Carnegie

An effective speaker knows that the success or failure of his talk is not for him to decide - it will be decided in the minds and hearts of his hearers.

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