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A veteran of the college lecture hall, Matt McGarrity is so enthusiastic about his subject — the art of public speaking — that he almost seems to bounce out of his shoes with every word he delivers.

But one day last month, he wasn’t giving voice to that energy in front of his usual audience of 200-plus students. He was lecturing to a nearly empty classroom at the University of Washington.