Guides
Practical guides to speaking well when it matters: in interviews and meetings, online, at weddings and everywhere in between. Each one ends with a way to practise out loud.
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Table Topics
The impromptu part of a speaking club meeting: how it works, how to answer and how to run it.
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Impromptu speaking
Speaking well with no time to prepare: simple shapes, calm starts and clean endings.
- Impromptu speaking: how to speak well unprepared
- How to answer questions on the spot
- How to practise public speaking at home
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Interviews
Answering out loud when it matters, from “Tell me about yourself” to competency questions.
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Work and meetings
Thinking on your feet when the meeting turns to you.
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Online and video calls
Video calls, recorded interviews and talking to a camera.
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Presenting
Talks and presentations, and the questions that come after them.
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Weddings and celebrations
Toasts, wedding speeches, birthdays, retirements and leaving dos.
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Personal life
The moments that matter away from work, including speaking at a funeral.
First guides on the way
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School and university
Seminars, class presentations and university interviews.
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Newest guides
- How to answer questions on the spot The question you didn’t see coming, in a meeting, an interview or at a party, and a calm, simple way to answer it. 23 June 2026 · 5 minute read
- How to practise public speaking at home A two-minute routine you can do alone, every day, and why little and often beats a long session once a month. 16 June 2026 · 5 minute read