The 11-year old boy inspired thousands with his concept of helping 3 people. Sam Silverstein gave us one during a recent edition of NSA’s Voices of Experience when he talked about a colleague of his dropping a gig in his lap.  Word of mouth can be so much more powerful when coming from a trusted source. Paying it forward is not a new concept. Remember Haley Joel Osment’s character (Trevor) from the movie ‘Pay it Forward’ several years ago?

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Photos ( Zenfolio | Flickr ) Archives About Contact Dear Speakers By James Duncan Davidson on March 8, 2009 12:22 AM | 71 Comments Tagged: advice, speaking Last week, while shooting eComm 2009 in Burlingame, I started posting a set of thoughts on Twitter, all starting out Dear Speaker . Instead, they were more an outpouring of ideas I’ve wanted to get out there. Getting up on stage and speaking is a difficult and demanding thing to do. It’s natural to be nervous and