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Minutes of Magic

Author Intro (Mankad)

Foreword (Stavridis)

About This Book

Via Gallery Unravel

- Three Key Appeals

- Personal Vs. Private

- Packing the Speech Backpack

- The Art of Framing

- Packing Pathos

- Excellence Vs. Perfection

- Slowing Time Down

- Communication Presence

The "AOC" Community

Alumni Reflections

Faces of Community

Afterword (Matos)

Conclusion (Mankad)

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Minutes of Magic

Author Intro (Mankad)

Foreword (Stavridis)

About This Book

Via Gallery Unravel

- Three Key Appeals

- Personal Vs. Private

- Packing the Speech Backpack

- The Art of Framing

- Packing Pathos

- Excellence Vs. Perfection

- Slowing Time Down

- Communication Presence

The "AOC" Community

Alumni Reflections

Faces of Community

Afterword (Matos)

Conclusion (Mankad)

Shine on Zoom Preview

Folder: Opening

Author Intro (Mankad)

Foreword (Stavridis)

About This Book

Folder: Speeches

Via Gallery Unravel

Folder: Lessons

- Three Key Appeals

- Personal Vs. Private

- Packing the Speech Backpack

- The Art of Framing

- Packing Pathos

- Excellence Vs. Perfection

- Slowing Time Down

- Communication Presence

Folder: Community

The "AOC" Community

Alumni Reflections

Faces of Community

Folder: Conclusion

Afterword (Matos)

Conclusion (Mankad)

Shine on Zoom Preview

All Speeches

Living Mindfully

“Moments“ - John Clemow
“The Magic of Music” - April Dupee
“Keeping Things Simple” - Joel El-Qalqili
“Traveling Vulnerably” - Kate Graeff
“Let Your Light Shine” - Molly Haragan
“One Minute of Empathy” - Andy Hofleitner
“One Rock” - Yutaro Hokari
“Listen To The Short Kids” - King Leung
“Lifelong Learning” - Shashank Mallikarjun
“Mother Tree-Sa” - Kylie McDaniel
“Compassion is a Muscle” - Shivan Sarin
“Being Insta Ugly“ - Sakshi Singh
“Alone” - Evan Spark-DePass
“Check In With the Trees” - Britta Wilhelmsen

Love and Relationships

“Food for Thought” - Asgeir Barlaup
"Cracks" - Nishi Desai
“We Got You” - Liz Hatzenbuehler
“Feeling Wanted” - Mariya Ilyas
“Unsung Heroes of My Life” - Muskaan Khepla
“Twindividuality” - Casey Leger
“The Wisdom of Grandparents“ - Ben Schutzman
“Young and Hopeful” - Renato Lopes
“Live and Love by the Moment” - Ruogu (Ivy) Li
“White Tutu” - Angelica Nouhi
“Communicating through the Expression of Love” - JP O’Connor
“The Very Hungry Caterpillar“ - Tram Pham
“Embracing New Motherhood” - Yao Wu
“To Be a Good Student” - Jing Yang

Grief and Grit

“What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You a Joker” - Aishwarya Agarwal
“Grief & Grit” - Rachel Baer
“Everything Happens For a Reason” - Sukriti Bhargava
“Grace” - Matt Culp
“Curiosity and Acceptance” - Namrata Gummalla
“A Letter To My Father” - Arkady Ho
“Five Years” - David Moulton
“My Faith in Humanity” - Arslan Muradi
“Pain Unleashes Superpowers” - Maria Nagel
“P” - Shivanee Sen
“Cherry Blossom” - Prashasti Singh
“Grit” - Tim Urban

Spirituality and Faith

“Difference of Philosophy” - Laurance Cosper
“Not Knowing” - Stacey Chong
“Why I Smile” - Leland Lazarus
“A Journey of Self-Acceptance” - Sameer Rastogi
“Seeing Is Loving” - Yassi Tamdji

Gender and Sexuality

“Papa Sofia” - Camila Marquez
“Fight Like a Girl” - Maretta Morovitz
“Women and Girls” - Vika Planson
“As Normal, As Powerful” - Hitesh Sharma
“Who Is Lily, Really?” - Brad Toney

Overcoming Obstacles

“From State Oppressed to State Free” - Basma Alloush
“Persevering Against Destiny” - Adhiraj Arora
“Finding Balance” - Alejandra Cabrera
“My Opaque Pocket” - Nathan Finberg
“The Opportunity” - Andrea Goldstein
“Empathy as Default” - Ellison Griep
“How To Soothe a Crying Baby” - Alex Helsinger
“Communication and Cancer” - Sarah Jayawardane
“The Gift of the Ordinary” - Sanjana Misra
“Moving the Mountain” - Zdenka Myslikova
“The Power of Speech” - Tony Dominic Sebastian
“Origin Story” - Mekhla Shrivastava
“Fear Is the Mind Killer” - Bethany Tietjen
“The Uncanny Smile” - Venkata Pushpak Teja Menta
“You’re Exactly Where You Need to Be” - Laura Walsh

Reframes / New Perspectives

“The Bruce Wayne to my Batman” - Puja Arti
“ Be a Nerd” - RJ Da Prato
“A True Liberal Hero“ - Hugo Nunes Da Silva
“Triple Sanitized, Processed and Frozen” - Ryan Friedman
“The Adventures of Virtual Physical” - Jay Gudhka
“My Role As an Active Citizen” - Eliza Hallett
“A Wit or a Stout” - Nikhil Jhanji
“A Serious Misallocation of Talent” - Bowen Peard
“America’s Bread and Circus” - David Powers
“Time” - Rachel Roberts
“Beyond the Clinic” - Lindsay Smith
“640 Gasps” - Nelson Tamayo
“The Politics of Respectability” - Tanay Tatum

Minutes of Magic