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Meet the woman who likely helped you connect with your 'Top Oprah Pick.' Her new book teaches the power of storytelling and finding your audience

CHICAGO - Sally Lou Loveman was just 25 years old and working her dream job at The Oprah Winfrey Show when someone handed her a microphone to "warm up the audience." She didn't know what that meant, she said, but she spoke from the heart.

Loveman laughs at having no recollection of what she said, but she does have a clear memory of how that moment made her feel.

"I was like, 'Oh, I

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