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I disagree with most of you. Good writing and good speaking come from the same source - a feel for words. Good writing is a process that includes editing and rewriting, but without a deep well of words from which to draw, and feel for the way the words work together, the writer could never do his job. And when you hear a good writer speak, he speaks well.
Have you ever listened to Newt Gingrich or Bill Clinton speak off the cuff? Brilliant speakers, and excellent writers.
I spent an ugly year around lobbyists. Those people can speak and write very well.
I don't believe the natural skill with words is something that can be taught. If you have it, it can be honed with practice. If you don't have it, you'll never have it.
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