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As I write this, winter has been unseasonably warm. It’s February and blossom and buds are starting to show on the trees. My daffodils look as though they’re about to flower and it feels like spring has sprung. […]

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I used to spend hours as a kid quietly colouring in. I used to have Altair Design Books or Doodle Art Posters.  I guess it was the equivalent of having an I-Pad.  As a child/early teens these more […]

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Someone told me last year that as you grow older time seems to fly much more quickly and the reason is that we don’t create as many memories.  The younger we are the more new experiences we add, […]

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If you’ve been too scared to speak before and have now read my previous 6 posts about being scared then you’ll have realised that public speaking can be made so much easier and enjoyable by following a few […]

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Feeling sick, heart beating too fast, short of breath, dry mouth, inability to concentrate,  butterflies – these are all common symptoms of being nervous and the worst thing is, the more we try not to be the worse […]

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Probably the single most important thing about speaking is about being real.  “genuineness” – what a lovely description that is.  Would you trust the words of anyone you didn’t believe in.  Imagine for a moment hearing The Duchess […]

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Trembling, dry throat, heart beating like a bass drum in your chest!  Temporary Amnesia, wanting to walk out.  Inferiority complex.  The audience knows it all already – self doubt.   I have experienced them all, maybe at different […]

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I suppose I’d hoped that when I left school, the world of being taunted, ridiculed and pressured would have been left in the playground – if only life was that simple. To some degree peer pressure gets worse […]

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I was always told to find a role model, someone who was successful and model myself on them.  Of course this can be dangerous if we’re not careful.  Do you really want to be something you’re not? Instead […]

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The anticipated big day arrived. All the emotions I have ever felt in my life before came to the fore. I slept surprisingly well the night before however nerves really kicked in on Thursday afternoon. No matter how […]