Zuckerberg warming up to speaking role

After a couple of unpolished, rambling public speaking forays, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg succumbed to some professional coaching. He’s now much better, as his appearance on Saturday Night Live proved. Microsoft “technical evangelist” Robert Scoble says this about his transformation, “It’s like swimming in cold water. At first when you jump in you just aren’t able to think. It’s a foreign environment. Then, after doing it for a while, your system gets used to it and, indeed, starts having fun with it.” The best speakers do, indeed, enjoy their time in front of an audience, although I’ve read that excellence guru Tom Peters is emotionally wrought for the days leading up to and following a big speech. That knot in your stomach goes away much easier when you have something valuable to say, when you take the time to prepare, and then put your heart and soul into saying it.

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