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. First Off: It’s OK Your fear of public speaking (if you don’t have […]
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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 you tell me a list of instructions, I
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 no shortcuts; if you don’t put in the
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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 damage, take lots of damage, but not a lot else. I see this
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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 you). I ran the Cambridge PechaKucha events with Colin Ramsay for a
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