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We’d like to thank all of our incredible spring contributors, the editors and faculty for the important work you’ve done in bringing this issue to life, and to everyone who supported us and our readers at yesterday’s release party. The 2026 Allium Spring Issue is now yours~

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Un profesor del MIT dio la misma conferencia cada enero durante 40 años, y cada una de las veces no cabía ni un alma en el aula. La vi a las 2 de la mañana y cambió por completo mi forma de entender la comunicación. Su nombre era Patrick Winston. La conferencia se titula "Cómo hablar" (How to Speak). Su frase de apertura te golpea como un camión: "Tu éxito en la vida vendrá determinado en gran medida por tu capacidad para hablar, tu capacidad para escribir y la calidad de tus ideas, en ese orden". Ni tu nota media, ni tus títulos, ni tu coeficiente intelectual. Cómo hablas es lo que separa a las personas que son escuchadas de las que son ignoradas. Este es el esquema que inculcó a los estudiantes del MIT durante cuatro décadas: 1) Nunca empieces con un chiste: Empieza diciendo a la gente exactamente qué es lo que va a aprender. "Prepara la bomba antes de verter nada". Él lo llamaba la "promesa de empoderamiento": dales una razón para no levantarse del asiento en los primeros 60 segundos. 2) La regla de las 5S: Para que una idea se quede grabada debe ser: Símbolo, Slogan, Sorpresa, Saliente (relevante) e Historia (Story). Cualquier idea que valga la pena recordar cumple al menos tres de estas. 3) La técnica del "casi acierto" (Near Miss): Esta parte me dejó alucinado. No te limites a mostrar lo que está bien; muestra lo que parece estar bien pero no lo está. Ese contraste es lo que hace que el cerebro registre algo de forma permanente. 4) Su regla final: Termina con una contribución, no con un resumen. No recapitules lo que ya dijiste. Dile a la gente qué les has dado que no tenían antes de entrar por la puerta. He usado este esquema en ventas, entrevistas y presentaciones desde que lo vi, y los resultados no son sutiles. Patrick Winston falleció en 2019, pero esta clase sigue siendo gratuita en el OpenCourseWare del MIT. Una hora, vista por millones de personas, y no cuesta absolutamente nada. Video: "How to Speak", Patrick Winston, MIT OpenCourseWare, RES.TLL-005, January IAP 2018. Fuente: MIT OpenCourseWare. Licencia: CC BY-NC-SA. Términos: ocw. mit. edu/ terms

@OleTimeHardball May have to go w/ Roy Campanella ...

Rickey Henderson is on 1B and he’s looking to run. You can have any Catcher of any era try and gun him down. Who gets the nod?

@OleTimeHardball Doc Gooden, without hesitation!!

You hold the 1st pick in the “What If” MLB Draft. The following players are available injury and issue free for the entirety of their career Who gets the call?

@KentMurphy What a dream job!!!!

The Phillies made a hype video for their ballboy and it is the greatest thing ever 👏

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@writingdaywksp @BrianKlems This is a fantastic encapsulation. Thank you for creating and for sharing.

7 Common Mistakes Agents See In Queries. Some of these are probably obvious, but others not so much! The truth is that they are all very common mistakes, and if you make sure to not have these mistakes in your query, you’re already ahead of 90% of others in the query box. 🎉

I'll be open to queries until the end of the month! Feel free to submit yours if you think we'd be a great fit 💜 ✨QM: querytracker.net/query/3355 ✨MSWL: morganchughes.com/mswl/

Submissions for our annual Editor’s Prizes are open until April 15, 2026! Each winner receives publication in The Florida Review and $1,000 upon publication. You can find further guidelines and submit your work on our Submittable page. #flreview

@OleTimeHardball @BigLeagueDigest Oh man! I'll go with Maddux, Gibson, Smoltz, Palmer, and Morris.

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is this thing still on over here