Why Chris Garrett does NOT suck at speaking

May 3, 2008

Sitting here at SOBCon08 and Chris Garrett just finished his session “More Bang from Your Blog”. His delivery of his presentation helped identify direction and focus for many of us who struggle in creating good content.

The challenge at the end of the session was to create a 5-minute post, something that Chris used during his presentation. You can find Chris Garrett at www.chrisg.com.

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en: dunno which is better Before The Worst (album version) or Before The Worst (demo version)?????!!! any ideas?? 07/02/09 11:53am
en: @threedaymonk Strange that #pussy works just fine... So it's not a keyword block in that sense... Or it's not that keyword. 07/02/09 11:53am
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en: @Giantpea Your sick, (or will be if you eat mushy pea icecream ;)) 07/02/09 11:53am
en: "A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble." - Mohandas Gandhi 07/02/09 11:53am
en: I Cannot stop to laugh for everything I see or I hear. Have fun.......alone! COME @Buburocks :( 07/02/09 11:53am
en: Does anyone know what heat haze actually is? Like is it a convection current or something? 07/02/09 11:53am
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en: The fruit or production of the Moon is the new day, or sunlight. #moonfruit 07/02/09 11:53am
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en: Just been offered a ticket to Wireless... Hmmm... Wireless Festival or Gay Pride? 07/02/09 11:53am
en: Trying to figure out what I'm gonna do for the holiday weekend: To travel or not..... 07/02/09 11:53am
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en: @IAmCastiel Sorry, would a Zeppelin song be better for serenading purposes? Or should we be serenading you since you're not entirely well? 07/02/09 11:53am
en: Thank god for @ChrisCrocker or Twitter would be so boring. 07/02/09 11:53am
: #moonfruit 07/02/09 11:53am
en: Day 2 of policy making course. Looking at evidence and the role it plays (or doesn't) in policy making. @bengoldacre got a mention! 07/02/09 11:53am
en: @jeffcutler Yellow or blue. Anything but gray. 07/02/09 11:53am
en: women are victims of their own pathetic little imaginations. be realistic or life will be shit. 07/02/09 11:53am
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en: I think i'm ready for my close up 2night r u happy 2 see me or is it money in ur pocket kill the lights 07/02/09 11:52am
en: May get my ugly mug on #footyshow. Better just watch closely or I'll miss it.... 07/02/09 11:52am
en: im tossing up between watching tv or staying on the computer? 07/02/09 11:52am
en: This weather blows. hopefully it clears out tonight. BTW climbing intervals today around 6 or 6:30 from my house. 07/02/09 11:52am
en: @spattzzz Ive started doing the dream sequence bit on train, u no where everyone gets machine gunned or something haha 07/02/09 11:52am
en: Mayer is also the most prolific Tweeter. Seriously, dude. Sheesh. Don't you have a starlet to bang or something. Get a hobby. 07/02/09 11:52am
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en: I'm glad my Dear Grandfather taught me how police are supposed to be or I would disturst them all. I'm upset now ! 07/02/09 11:52am
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en: @Wossy they'd have to be lying down. Bit difficult to stand on em if they're walking around, shirts or no shirts...!!! 07/02/09 11:52am
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en: @AIannucci Richard Littlejohn, The Kooks or anyone who goes on and on about cars. Please. 07/02/09 11:52am
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en: @love_a2z Yes! See her first 2 or so seasons on TLW lol. She was the one I most related to... until she went nuts after a couple of seasons. 07/02/09 11:52am
en: Question: Where is Allen Iverson Headed? My gut feeling says he's going to Minnesota (thats why they traded Foye, & M&M), or maybe Bobcats.. 07/02/09 11:52am
en: dunoo which is better Before The Worst (album version) or Before The Worst (demo version)?????!!! any ideas?? 07/02/09 11:52am
de: Movie or massage?? 07/02/09 11:52am
en: Radio - do you have a cameraman at the event...or at least access to pics? Are you now on the TV roster for junkets? #celebtips 07/02/09 11:52am
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en: RT @thehrgoddess Give people a fact or an idea and you enlighten their minds; tell them a story and you touch their souls. ~Hasidic proverb 07/02/09 11:52am
en: to read or to write, that is the question... hmm. 07/02/09 11:52am
en: @muscatel weren't you on this same hunt a day or two ago? or has time stopped..... 07/02/09 11:52am
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en: Good morning Earth (or good evening, depending where you are)! Have a great one! 07/02/09 11:52am
en: @MyfWarhurst Wii Fit is dangerous when there are other people around. Best done alone or with significant other only. 07/02/09 11:52am
en: Rise and Shine or haters will have nothing to do....!!! Rt 07/02/09 11:52am
en: Pareto Principle or the 80/20 rule and how it relates to your goals. How much focus is being put on crtical few actions vs the trivial many? 07/02/09 11:52am
en: Woke up, have coffee, out of filters, when I get home from work I'll be having a "lets just be friends" or "we can't be friends" c 07/02/09 11:52am
en: @stereophonics http://twitpic.com/917zo - What am I an authority or something? Would like to be but hey ho! :op 07/02/09 11:52am
en: what shall i eat ..strawberrys or cherrys?? what a dilemma LOL 07/02/09 11:52am

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Comment by Dawud Miracle on May 9, 2008 @ 1:56 pm

I think it goes to show that you don’t have to be the most polished speaker to be one heck of a consultant. And that’s what Chris is – one heck of a consultant.