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Authenticity and the Dalai Lama

Harvard University, October 2009

Authenticity is the single most quality demanded of public figures and speakers today. With authenticity, you can get a hearing, and maybe inspire a following. Without it, no one will pay any attention to you. Speaker coach Nick Morgan describes the most memorable instance of authenticity he witnessed in a speaker — the 14th Dalai Lama — before he even spoke a word.