The lighter side of giving a lecture

David Ng from The World's Fair has made this wonderful video on public speaking. Or shall we say the funnier side of public speaking? I really enjoyed it!

I'd say Dave's video ranks right up there with one of my other favories, the classic: "Chicken chicken chicken"

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