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Just Wing It

Written by Amy | Feb 18, 2011 9:37:14 PM

In his newest Huffington Post blog, Zappos CEO and “Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion and Purpose” author Tony Hsieh shares the evolution of his public speaking style. Once he discovered the value of “winging it, what began as a nerve-wracking burden became an enjoyable way for him to share his passion.

Tony explains:

And then one day, I had an epiphany. I realized that nobody knew what I had written down beforehand. Nobody would ever know if I skipped a sentence, a paragraph, or even an entire section.

Tony suggests three guidelines for public speaking: be passionate, be real and tell personal stories. To learn more about his public speaking journey, read his entire Huffington Post blog here.