The smarter, and more effective, way to get published is to offer your expertise to sites that speak directly to your audience, slowly moving from niche publications to big-time outlets.

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The only way to do that is to speak authentically, with your true voice.

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You don't speak the same way to your partner, your family, your colleagues or your customers so Libon lets you sort your contacts into groups, each group hearing a different greeting message.

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Alas, it also isn't the French way to speak out against the most militant of your fellow unionists.

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The only way your lecturers, your professors will know that they're getting to you is for you to speak up.

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It helps to map out some thoughts so you can speak in the most compelling way about your subject of choice.

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