In college, it was the class everyone needed, but nobody wanted. “Public Speaking.” We studied great orators and their styles, the basics of preparing a speech, and those all-important points of speaking etiquette that would help us engage our audience while always respecting them, even when we disagreed. And we collected up little 3×5 cards, engraved them with tiny notes, and steeled ourselves for that day that we knew was coming. It was the reason…