There is a great compensation, though, for this preliminary nervous suffering, that comes to me after I have been speaking for about ten minutes, and have come to feel that I have really mastered my audience, and that we have gotten into full and complete sympathy with each other.
Washington explains the profound reward he finds in public speaking, which comes after overcoming initial nervousness and establishing a deep connection with his audience.
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