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August 18, 2020

When Exaggerating is a great tool

7 minutes

Selina Iddon delves into the topic of exaggeration, exploring both its positive and negative aspects. She shares a personal story involving horse training and morning exercise to illustrate how exaggeration can be applied effectively. The episode highlights the benefits of using exaggeration in public speaking and how it can aid in practice. Selina also discusses how exaggeration can be a useful tool for overcoming performance blocks. She concludes with her final thoughts on the subject, offering listeners insights into harnessing exaggeration for personal growth and improved performance.

Exaggerating can be funny and entertaining when telling a story or entertaining, exaggeration can also be used in a not so great way as manipulation.
The third way of using exaggeration is what is discussed in this episode, and it is when you are practicing or rehearsing for a competition, public display or other situation which you may find challenging and predictably withdraw or you are historically less effective.

(0:00) Introduction to exaggerating

(0:20) Positive and negative aspects of exaggeration

(2:31) Personal example with horse training and morning exercise

(4:19) Using exaggeration for public speaking and practice benefits

(6:30) Exaggeration for overcoming performance blocks

(7:02) Conclusion and final thoughts

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