Do you ever wonder what makes some people really good at getting their point across, while the rest of us struggle to communicate what we're thinking?

The news is good because rather than it simply being a case that certain people are naturally gifted, the truth is they are good because they have done something all of us are able to do...

There is a lot that we can learn from stand up comedy when it comes to communication.

Comedy has one overriding objective: to make you laugh. It essentially fails if it doesn't. So there is a lot of pressure on a comedian to get it right.

It is this pressure that turns comedians into absolute masters of simple and clear communication. And they don't become masters of communication overnight. They do so by tirelessly applying themselves to one thing...PRACTICE.

In this episode I look at the link between practice and communication and explore how we can learn from sports people, artists, and teachers to realise that the key to knowing what you're talking about is to say it so many times that if sounds like the first time you've ever said it.