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1. Humes, James C. The Sir Winston Method: The Five Secrets of Speaking the Language of Leadership, New York: William Morrow and Company, 1991, p. 34.

2. Max Dixon is a sought-after speech coach who taught drama at the University of Seattle in Washington for 35 years. His e-mail address is [e-mail] and his Website is http://www.televar.com.

3. Covey, Stephen. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change. New York: Simon % Schuster, 1989.

4. Ann Bloch, Ann Bloch Communications, (413) 637–0958, e-mail [e-mail]. You can order a tape of Ann's session titled: The Alfred Hitchcock Effect: Build Suspense into Every Story, available from Convention Cassettes Unlimited (see Resources for contact information).

5. Stevenson, Doug. Never Be Boring Again, Colorado Springs, Colo.: Cornelia Press, 2003, pp. 28–29.

6. Hoff, Ron. Do Not Go Naked Into Your Next Presentation. Kansas City, Mo.: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1997, p 45.

7. If you have a great example of a prop and would like to share it, please send your ideas to us at [e-mail] or [e-mail].

8. Toastmasters Magazine, Mission Viejo, Calif.: Toastmasters International, March 1998.

9. Ibid.

10. Robertson, Jeanne. Don't Let the Funny Stuff Get Away. Houston, Tex.: Rich Publishing Company, 1998.

11. Ibid. pp. 15–16.

12. Wetlaufer, Susy. "Driving Change." Harvard Business Review (March/April, 1999). It can also be found in the book Interviews with CEO's. Boston: Harvard Business Review, 2000.