Dealing with fear
In our coaching, practice we have seen hundreds of people who are truly afraid of public speaking. First, we ask people: How big is this fear of speaking in public, on…
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Connecting with the audience
Public speaking is about “providing every person in the audience a home in your eyes”. Lee Glickstein Things are (almost) always going on in your head. When you speak and…
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Taking the step
Most clients come to Target Talk because they really, truly dislike speaking in public. As a kind of doctor I carefully listen to them describing their symptoms. They tell me…
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EPSO structured interview: some frosting on the cake allowed
You have managed to pass those dreaded numerical, abstract and verbal reasoning test and have received the invitation to the EPSO assessment centre in Brussels. Congratulations! The last step consists of showing…
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When computers get in the way of presenting
We see too many presenters stuck in a long loveless relationship of convenience with... their computer. Falling back on your recycled set of Powerpoint slides once again is not enough. Wasting…
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An interview for an EU job is (not) like any other job interview
It is a good thing to be Croatian these days. European Institutions are busy looking for Croatians that are capable and motivated to work on EU policies and programmes. Getting…
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Presenting is the new public speaking
Speeches seem to be "the dinosaurs of communication" these days, rarely seen (if at all) at weddings, funerals and the local Toastmaster club. We have become so captivated by the wonders of the…
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Do you understand your workplace culture?
When we talk about work and career satisfaction, we often forget to analyse the culture of the organisation in which we work in and, more importantly, we forget to think…
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Public Speaking is like driving
Driving is a skill that most people eventually manage to learn. Experienced drivers aren’t anxious about what might happen to them when they sit in the car every morning. Driving…
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