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A Helpful Thing

Cara Devins

Presentation/storytelling tips + ideas from ME: Author (The Brilliant Ms. Bangle - Macmillan), Comedy writer (The New Yorker, UCB), Person who did stuff, said stuff and ate snacks at Google for 12 years.

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