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On spontaneous pleonasms and other devices

Riddle time! What sounds like a disease, but makes people want to get closer to you? Literally any rhetorical device. Many can make your written and spoken language more engaging, some we should be wary of, and some we should avoid.

Is Public Speaking Anxiety A Form Of Selfishness?

21/02/20. Take a look at this video. It comes not from the world of presentation training, but from Westeros. Actor Jonathan Pryce (The High Sparrow in Game of Thrones) somewhat bluntly describes stage fright as selfishness. Ouch. That’s so cold it actually feels like winter is coming. Jonathan suggests your focus should be on the audience and what they’re getting out of the encounter, not yourself and how you’re performing, and we think he’s onto something.

How to Improve Your Business Presentation Skills

Maybe you’ve asked yourself, what exactly is a Business Presenter? Then, as your phone sends you a cheerful alert about tomorrow’s report meeting, you realise. Oh no. It’s me, isn’t it?

How to Practice for Business Presentations & Public Speaking

You’ll hear it often: the key to successful business presenting is preparation. A huge part of that preparation is effectively practicing your presentation. The important word there is ‘effectively’…

Comparison: The Thief of Joy

03.06.20 It’s easy to fall into the trap of comparison when it comes to our public speaking. We see a compelling speaker and wonder if we can ever rise to those standards.

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Why repetition is your friend when presenting

11/02/20. We live in a world that celebrates novelty, a world in which repetition is seen as a bit of a faux pas. But repetition is useful in so many ways. As a rhetorical device it can be an effective way to make our public speaking memorable. It’s also a key component of useful rehearsal, and it’s the basis of deliberately creating new positive habits.

How to Manage Nerves and Increase Your Confidence Around Public Speaking

At The Pickering Group we hear it more than anything else: how can I be more confident? But what exactly do people mean by confidence?

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