In A Modest Book About How to Make an Adequate Speech, writer and performer John-Paul Flintoff suggests that we “invent” what we want to say by asking six key questions:

1. Who are we talking to...

The less important something is, the more time is spent on it.

When a topic is simple and easy to grasp, like a bike shed, we will tend to have an opinion on it and thus more to say.

Even if we don't, we'll still say something so that:

• We don't look stupid in front of o...

"By planning to the end you will not be overwhelmed by circumstances and you will know when to stop." - Robert Greene

• Having an end in mind is no guarantee that you'll reach it - but not having an end in mind is a guarantee you won't.
• How will you know what do to in a ...