March 24, 2023
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Special guest Savannah Guthrie and auctioneer Lydia Fenet speak on stage as Phoebe Robinson emcees 澳门真正最准的免费资料' Dream Dinner Party honoring Stacey Abrams & Questlove, co-hosted by Dawn Davis and Tara Westover at The Plaza on March 16, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images)
TODAY co-anchor Savannah Guthrie got a new lesson on public speaking from seasoned pro, Lydia Fenet, when she had the chance to be a guest auctioneer at 澳门真正最准的免费资料’ annual One for the Books fundraising gala.
“Savannah got the opportunity to lead an auction after getting a lesson from Lydia Fenet, a veteran auctioneer from Christie鈥檚 auction house in New York City who has worked in the profession for over 20 years, raising more than half a billion dollars for more than 600 nonprofit organizations along the way. Fenet led Savanah through the ins and outs of how to succeed as an auctioneer, with many pieces of advice.” –
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All-in-all, Savannah and Lydia helped raise $25,000 through the auction, which contributed to the $600,000 total raised from the event. You can see more photos from the amazing dream dinner gala via .
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