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Sounds,08 Dec 2023,35 mins
Martin Luther King Jr, the Jewellery Genius, and the Art of Public Speaking
Cautionary Tales with Tim HarfordAvailable for 172 days
One speechmaker inspired millions with his words, the other utterly destroyed his own multi-million-dollar business with just a few phrases. Civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr (played by Jeffrey Wright of Westworld, The Hunger Games, and the James Bond films) and jewellery store owner Gerald Ratner offer starkly contrasting stories on when you should stick to the script and when you should take a risk.
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