If you say phrases like "out of the blue" or "sick as a dog" you are using

The author suggests that to empower your speaking, you should avoid self-critical statements because

A) they make you sound unprepared. B) they signal low social class and hence little power. C) they signal a lack of confidence and make public your sense of inadequacy. D) they make your speeches all sound the same.

Reporters should ignore details so that they have time to expand the story in other ways

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