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"Effective Speaking Is a Skill not a Gift!" as referenced in my keynote speech at the DNA 2019 - 'Discover The New You' Toastmasters Division Conference in Chennai, India on 31st March 2019. Learn how my own journey took me from panicking over a desk in my first job to placing 2nd out of 30,000+ competing speakers in The World Championship of Public Speaking, Vancouver 2017.

Discover The New You...

Suggestions to simplify your speeches and care about what you're saying...

Asking good questions is a skill which CAN be learnt - here are simple tips on how NOT to embarrass yourself in a presentation or meeting.

I suggest there are 3 stages on the road to reducing or even eliminating those dreaded filler words...

Voice Expert, Alex Ashworth, discusses how to get the most out of your voice and avoid the biggest mistake people often make when using it.

The Value of Exercise

What's Your Special Subject?

Top tip for understanding what's in the minds of your audience members...

Simple advice on how to prepare for a presentation...

When did you last give a 27,000 minute presentation? Does that sound weird? Think again... 

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 I was recently promoted into a role where public speaking and inspiring people has become more central to my ability to be effective. I was amazed by how effective just one session was. I heard indirectly that my presentation had been particularly inspirational - one person even contacted the Director of my organisation to say how impressed he had been. Without any exaggeration, I give all this credit to Simon.

 

Esther Stevenson | Former Head of Africa, Christian Aid

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