I have had a number of presentation coaching clients who have avoided making presentations because of an acute fear of being looked  or judged. The technical name for the fear of people looking at you is Scopophobia and can be a very debilitating.  Whilst some cases need specialist 1:1 therapy, many find that simple techniques like…

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Sometimes you are told given a speech topic and other times the choice is left entirely up to you.   This latter option can leave people feeling completely stuck.   The purpose of this short post is to give you some practical guidance on how to choose the best speech topic of a presentation. The…

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Some people find it hard to plan and structure their speech effectively.  There are lots of models out there but here is one of my favourites. It’s called the aeroplane approach and  is particularly useful when you know how you want your speech to finish but are not sure how to get to that end…

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I have been enjoying watching the first two episodes of “The Speaker”, the BBC’s new public speaking competition for teenagers. Already there have been some outstanding performances and it’s been interesting to see who and why the judges have chosen to go through to the top 20. I have also been feeling for the people…

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