BBC Radio 4 - SIDEWAYS Podcast - Matthew Syed - Tongue-Tied - Ep. #18

At a school assembly, 16-year-old Simon Day discovers an acute fear of public speaking. Faced with a crowd of expectant faces, panic begins to set in.

Soon, Simon finds that words fail him at almost every turn, threatening his career, relationships and, ultimately, his happiness.

Matthew Syed follows Simon’s journey to find his voice, uncovering the science of how we speak and the complex factors that leave us lost for words.

With Joe Moran, author of Shrinking Violets: The Secret Life of Shyness; psycholinguistics expert Dr Alissa Melinger; and former palliative care consultant Dr Kathryn Mannix, author of Listen: How to Find the Words for Tender Conversations.

Presenter: Matthew Syed

Producer: Pippa Smith

Series Editor: Katherine Godfrey

Music, Sound Design and Mix: Nicholas Alexander

Theme Music: Seventy Times Seven by Ioana Selaru

A Novel production for BBC Radio 4

Simon Day speaking with Barbara Nixon on the Smash Your Own Ceiling Podcast, 17th June 2024

After The Bell - Oracy in Education

This brand new series will focus on Confidence in the classroom focusing on oracy and effective spoken communication.

S11 E1 - Teachers as Public Speakers with Simon Day

S11 E2 - Oracy in the Classroom with Simon Day

S11 E3 - Oracy as Part of Culture with Simon Day