marginalium noun

the notes one makes in the margins.

A short note on

how to give a good speech

November 27, 2024

source: timharford.com

by Dorian Minors

I did brain science at Cambridge. Now I'm a behaviour science professor. Read my shit.

How To Give A Good Speech:

The art of good public speaking is often to say less, giving each idea time to breathe, and time to be absorbed by the audience. But the anxiety of the speaker pushes in the other direction, more facts, more notes, more words, all in the service of ensuring they don’t dry up on stage.

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