[1] i tell em what i am going to tell em. [2] i tell em. [3] i tell em what i ve told em /

Aristotle? Dale Carnegie? J. H. Jowett? Fred E. Marble? Royal Meeker? Henry Koster? Anonymous? Dear Quote Investigator: For many years I have been encouraged to split my speeches into three parts. Here are two versions of the guidance: [A] recount the audience what you’re going to say, say it; then recount them what youve said. […]

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