It was a beautiful Saturday here in the UK,  sunny and warm yet I spent three hours of it in a hall listening to some of the best speakers in the South of England at a Toastmasters  speech contest.  Why?  Because I  learn so much from listening to and analysing great speakers.      Iain Upton, from Solent…

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Once you have overcome your nerves and discovered the joy of public speaking, it’s all too easy to get complacent and to think that you have made it.  Believe me, you haven’t. Presentation practice without feedback means that even experienced presenters  get sloppy over time,  picking up bad habits that undermine their messages. So what can…

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