A Letter to My Daughters | Rob Seitelman | TEDxChapmanU

In this moving talk by speech coach, educator, actor and communications consultant Rob Seitelman pens a letter to his young daughters, offering words guidance for life. He challenges people to be willing to fail and learn, and to never let someone else dictate your happiness.

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In addition to working as a speech coach and communications consultant, Seitelman has worked professionally as an educator, actor, writer, director, and recruiter in media, financial services, and human resources. As disparate as these pursuits might seem, it is the commonalities that are most striking, especially in his work with the various clients from all of these areas who seek his expertise in public speaking and communicating. Seitelman’s work is in pursuit of the common threads that knit us together and, if heeded, help us understand our differences. A graduate of Williams College and American Conservatory Theatre’s MFA program, Rob is a maverick in spite of himself.

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