Reply #100: good job and BTW great voice for Radio/TV

[Cheswick2.0]

Your voice is very distinctive and a pleasure to listen to.

I agree about the looking up and away, learn not to do it. Also loose the hands palm up "gathering your thoughts" gesture. When using gestures allow yourself one in that amount of time but make it a forceful gesture. Poke the air to emphasize some point or that kind of cut through the bullshit gesture Clinton uses. You might want to watch him, Sharpton or another effective speaker and study the force with which they gesture.

The other point is this. You came across very well. You might want to learn how to interrupt gracefully.

Also, don't let anyone say your analogy was bad without disputing them. You don't have to argue the point, but I would come right back with something like "actually my analogy was correct". Then give a one sentence sound bite about why it was correct, even if you have to simply repeat a phrase you first used. Get the last word in even if it is "I'd like to dispute that last point". Leave people thinking you have an agument even if you know there is no time left.

Overall great job though