by Katherine Long, Seattle Times
University of Washington senior lecturer Matt McGarrity reached tens of thousands of people around the world this summer with his free online course on public speaking. The senior lecturer at the University of Washington counted among his students a 16-year-old girl in Pakistan who spoke passionately about the need for eloquent speech in a vibrant democracy, and a group of students in India who took the course at work and helped each other practice speeches. But perhaps he was most moved by a man in England, a quadriplegic who could not have taken the class any way except online. He reached out to McGarrity by email, telling him how much the course had meant toward boosting his self-confidence. “I’ve taught for many years, I’ve had thousands of students, but that made an impact on me because that told me that it had a tangible impact on somebody’s life,” McGarrity said.
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