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Message: [QUOTE="JavaMan, post: 2010283, member: 5562"] [FONT=Arial]Great stuff, Bags. IMHO, you're right on ...he is all that. Regarding, "[I]...[B]some leaders/teachers are just more blessed with inherently more effective ways of communicating...[/B][/I]" this is true, as it is with all skills. Some are just inherently more adept and comfortable with the prospect of public communication. However, this is also something that [B]can be learned[/B]. Many excellent orators and teachers labored long and hard to master these skills. But ...it ain't easy, if you don't have the knack. As the old saying goes, "The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public." Having taught public speaking for many years to aspiring leaders who knew they had to get better, I have seen the trepidation, the hesitation, the lack of confidence many, many, times. Most don't get over the hurdle. Those that do though, they can be as giddy with their achievement as college women basketball players celebrating on the bench when one of their teammates completes a triple-double. :D However, those that do have the natural tendencies can still work to sharpen their skills, (modulation, intonation, spacing, melody, volume, inflection, delivery, facials, and more) and become masters of the house. Geno is definitely a master of the house![/FONT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]