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All Your Public Speaking is Worth It

All Your Public Speaking is Worth It

by Jon Torrens | Feb 4, 2019 | Business, Communication skills, Confidence, Presentations

Why? Speaking in front of people is vital for your progress and development, both personally and in business. You know that already, but it’s important to understand its importance and why the sooner you tackle this obstacle, the better. Let’s do this....
Misfits are Best

Misfits are Best

by Jon Torrens | Jan 8, 2019 | Business, Communication skills, Confidence, Presentations

Throughout my life, I have often felt that I didn’t fit in. I put this down to the way I understand the world; I know that the way my brain retains information works a bit differently to most people’s and that I’m easily distracted. For example, if...
Be a Better Speaker: Think Like a Runner

Be a Better Speaker: Think Like a Runner

by Jon Torrens | Dec 4, 2018 | Business, Communication skills, Confidence, Presentations

I find speaking in front of an audience to be exhilarating, but also a little intimidating and usually quite exhausting. The same can be said for how I experience running. Here are some similarities that I see between my two addictions: You soon realise that there are...
Speaking Style: Play to Your Strengths

Speaking Style: Play to Your Strengths

by Jon Torrens | Oct 25, 2018 | Business, Communication skills, Confidence, Presentations

In many video games and role-playing board games, you can choose what type of character to play as. For example, in a military or fantasy game, you will probably see these roles: Heavy/Warrior (AKA ‘Tank’): big, slow and powerful, you can deal out lots of...
What I Learnt from Running 15 PechaKucha Nights

What I Learnt from Running 15 PechaKucha Nights

by Jon Torrens | Oct 9, 2018 | Business, Communication skills, Confidence, Presentations

PechaKucha is a presentation format of 20 slides, 20 seconds per slide where the slides advance automatically. It’s tough, but it can get great results, particularly with speakers who are prone to waffling. You know one of those, I’m sure (it may even be...
Hone Improvements

Hone Improvements

by Jon Torrens | Sep 3, 2018 | Business, Communication skills, Confidence, Presentations

It’s Showtime! The opening night of a show in London’s West End is scary for everyone involved; the most recent dress rehearsals may have gone OK, but now there are hundreds of actual paying customers (and some ruthless reviewers). Success tonight is vital...
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