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Dr. Tarver, as we live and breathe

02.26.2009 by David Murray // Leave a Comment

I talk about Jerry Tarver a lot. He broke my heart several years ago by retiring from the speaking circuit and thus leaving me utterly without an all-purpose seminar leader on rhetoric, and leaving the whole speechwriting profession without an identifiable dean. He declared he was tired of hearing the sound of his own voice.

I share his words and ideas with you almost as frequently as I quote my own father, but as he says here, intellect and logic are not all.

I'm so happy to give you this chance, thanks to Ragan.com, to see his twinkling eyes and hear that voice.

Meet Dr. Tarver.

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