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Wait, wrong show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/0a39fd9c-1ebc-4018-bcd5-d09abaf3ca65/unnamed.jpg Blog - The Top 10 Restaurants in Madison, Wisconsin - Make it stand out “A pig in a fur coast walks into a bar…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/d0fb28c4-7930-4c2b-b4a2-9c2dace8ccea/getlstd-property-photo.jpg Blog - The Top 10 Restaurants in Madison, Wisconsin - Make it stand out “Cadre” means “frame” in English. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/0666b2f9-c79b-4e0a-8010-65992a4f1f09/673236c8479a8.image.jpg Blog - The Top 10 Restaurants in Madison, Wisconsin - Make it stand out Here’s a little teapot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/4097e99d-4ede-45b2-ab99-ba1ed8ea1c66/WhatsApp+Image+2025-09-02+at+12.37.48.jpeg Blog - The Top 10 Restaurants in Madison, Wisconsin - Make it stand out What a birthday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/8e8ed2a6-f833-4068-8834-8c1e772593e2/WhatsApp+Image+2025-09-02+at+12.37.48.jpeg Blog - The Top 10 Restaurants in Madison, Wisconsin - Make it stand out Those flavors ain’t flat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/7586d0a8-38c3-4c56-bddf-532ac2d63e34/5a736f0aa6cae.image.jpg Blog - The Top 10 Restaurants in Madison, Wisconsin - Make it stand out This feels real Madison to me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/0b7c83f7-90de-4594-a515-dbb7cf888c0b/WhatsApp+Image+2025-09-02+at+12.27.10.jpeg Blog - The Top 10 Restaurants in Madison, Wisconsin - Make it stand out The birthday girl! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/45d5ba1d-80ee-439a-9800-61e46d082074/WhatsApp+Image+2025-09-02+at+12.27.14.jpeg Blog - The Top 10 Restaurants in Madison, Wisconsin - Make it stand out Madison—the best place on earth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/5220f2d8-73c3-4641-9fbb-a55f5e27ade8/global-market-food-hall.jpg Blog - The Top 10 Restaurants in Madison, Wisconsin - Make it stand out B-but…isn’t all good food fancy food?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/b5ab7a9f-9e49-40b1-ab5e-c1445f1e99d6/WhatsApp+Image+2025-10-12+at+14.28.43.jpg Blog - The Top 10 Restaurants in Madison, Wisconsin - Make it stand out “Oh how I wish to catch a fish, so juicy sweet!” — Gollum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/0845f361-17a2-4450-861f-c0486a141069/WhatsApp+Image+2025-12-27+at+23.55.10.jpeg Blog - The Top 10 Restaurants in Madison, Wisconsin - Make it stand out Tartare, pre-consumption. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/23dab013-04c3-47da-9c66-fdc8d02710dc/WhatsApp+Image+2025-09-02+at+12.41.29.jpeg Blog - The Top 10 Restaurants in Madison, Wisconsin - Make it stand out And the desserts! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/b372d7e6-609f-4fa2-9fab-19a3995a8dea/319661869457897221.jpg Blog - The Top 10 Restaurants in Madison, Wisconsin - Make it stand out What a quiche! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/ebccfede-9d81-4315-b5aa-853fba848dc3/Pasted+Graphic+1.png Blog - The Top 10 Restaurants in Madison, Wisconsin - Make it stand out Zoom in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/cc699210-a86f-47fb-8b8f-c24c6f513e12/WhatsApp+Image+2024-11-15+at+22.25.18.jpeg Blog - The Top 10 Restaurants in Madison, Wisconsin - Make it stand out Oh, man. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/4dd192b5-117c-453b-8561-9f66a64b59a9/WhatsAppd+Image+2024-11-15+at+22.25.24.jpeg Blog - The Top 10 Restaurants in Madison, Wisconsin - Make it stand out How does this taste? Try it and see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/01bbfe90-a22a-43fd-bf46-33248660b5f0/WhatsApp+Image+2024-11-15+at+22.25.24.jpeg Blog - The Top 10 Restaurants in Madison, Wisconsin - Make it stand out Props to Kate and Arria for setting this up. https://www.authentalk.org/blog/how-to-win-the-world-championship-of-public-speaking monthly 0.5 2025-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/6a6cd617-865f-499f-a637-6b2c51a4c7f6/animal-panel-200007127-9.jpg Blog - How to Win the World Championship of Public Speaking - Make it stand out You can really create some hideous chimeras. https://www.authentalk.org/blog/the-second-showdown-in-the-oval monthly 0.5 2025-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/bdb0162d-94fb-4b3c-8571-97c58e0ec9be/9na2m2.jpg Blog - The Second Showdown in the Oval - Make it stand out It is odd that world leaders tend to die right after Vance visits them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/1afa5bd0-5dfe-4fdb-8d50-c1c42994067d/volodymyr-zelenskyy-255021588-3x4.jpg Blog - The Second Showdown in the Oval - Make it stand out This is a great middle ground. https://www.authentalk.org/blog/save-mock-trial monthly 0.5 2025-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/750aa775-1fcc-4463-93e6-5ec81dbedbb3/DSC_3783-opq3877529396.jpg Blog - Save Mock Trial - Make it stand out Tag yourself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/f49537ee-ae67-4e41-9f1b-4f1cc804cc44/UCLA+2023.jpg Blog - Save Mock Trial - Make it stand out We did it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/322c06ba-5d6e-4425-81b1-f2b2d947fe19/38963596_10155691824648202_1928314043865497600_o_10155691824643202.jpg Blog - Save Mock Trial - Make it stand out Flashback to a showcase round in China circa 2018. https://www.authentalk.org/blog/a-barbershoppers-guide-to-public-speaking monthly 0.5 2025-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/b1de8580-61e8-4a1a-ad4a-c02fbffc8dfa/962357114802855037.jpg Blog - A Barbershopper’s Guide to Public Speaking - Make it stand out How did they know we were coming? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/6601ce04-bc57-4b0e-8d23-6e452daa8c4b/1730223976130.jpg Blog - A Barbershopper’s Guide to Public Speaking - Make it stand out Iain and Jessica, pictured with a group I may lightly critique later on in this post. https://www.authentalk.org/blog/introverts-extroverts monthly 0.5 2025-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/59ee7b0c-dd65-4fab-9024-d05f2f59fb2b/6107810017006577152.jpg Blog - How Can I Be More Charismatic? - Make it stand out For example, me and my wife. https://www.authentalk.org/blog/success-in-spamta monthly 0.5 2025-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/ed73023e-a3b9-4e7d-8fe7-7ea69eda3aaf/329144_10150503634978202_1718761515_o_10150503634978202.jpg Blog - Success in SPAMTA - Make it stand out I lost that gold necktie. I wish I knew where. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/d33fb2e7-d14f-45a6-906a-84c220e4bec9/2014+-+AMTA+Pic.jpg Blog - Success in SPAMTA - Make it stand out That’s a lot of joy and not a lot of hair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/c16cc9ac-43f8-4753-850a-719f3b23503d/Screenshot+2025-08-08+at+2.41.27%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - Success in SPAMTA - Make it stand out Close, but no cigar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/c7a43c95-97b4-4ce9-bf6c-2ebaeeac5a9f/DSCF7663-opq3874173202.jpg Blog - Success in SPAMTA - Make it stand out I remember this was in Shanghai. 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Our opponents went even more nuclear than we did. 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Experts, engineers, executives shouldn't miss it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/fb10c68b-afd8-4126-a2b7-3f2416071b15/Youtube+Thumbnail-1.png Recordings Dr. Iain Lampert, a 75-time public speaking contest champion, leads an hour-long workshop with the Professional Career Speakers about how to give more effective feedback to public speaking students. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/d728288e-2a05-471b-a8e6-dbaa95a137af/Youtube+Thumbnail-2.png Recordings We went to a foreign country, get a 'problem to solve' on Monday, and present a complete pitch for a finished product to industry experts by Friday morning. 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More than $150,000 in college scholarships funded by the Optimist International Foundations is awarded annually from this program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/e306a81d-eb12-44ed-b571-4d243e1c957b/Vericant%3AInitialView.png Recordings These are good options for eloquent young people to send pre-recorded video interviews directly to colleges and universities to help with admission. I was asked to make this video by a client and I think it's good to share information with the public. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/86539811-c5ea-47cc-91a6-4b09599ae135/2021+WatchMock.png Recordings Phil is joined by UCLA mock trial alums Brandon Hughes, Iain Lampert, and Amanda Mundell to watch their iconic 2011 AMTA National Championship, where they defeated powerhouse NYU. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6614162ebed020773970f4c8/30fbcb74-f8b9-4e7b-a631-a50edd23bf81/2023+WatchMock.png Recordings Iain talks about his role on the 2023 NCT team. Phil posits a theory for UCLA's historical success. 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