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Dear Prospect, please stop Ms Collins from getting near a microphone. Her recent squeaky ramblings of her OCD were the last straw. Spoiler: we’re not interested in her neuroses or self obsession - and the timbre of that voice [insert scream emoji here]. She needs to grow up, hone a public speaking voice and stop doing such an incredible disservice to Gen Z, by reinforcing perceptions of that generation’s immaturity and fragility.
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