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July 06, 2013

We Need Orators, Not Idols

July 06, 2013/ Jay Heinrichs
We Need Orators, Not Idols

Here's your chance to save the world, one video at a time.

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A place to practice argument and persuasion - based on the bestselling Thank You for Arguing by Jay Heinrichs. 


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