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Prof. Damian Roland @damianroland.bsky.social · 3d

Great resource from @Radiopaedia

A Paediatric x-ray atlas of normal x-rays in children

radiopaedia.org/normal-paedi...

#FOAMed

Normal Pediatric X-ray Atlas | Radiopaedia Cases | Radiopaedia.org

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · 10d

More on this in the latest Speak Human newsletter:

“Nervous energy is contagious.
So is calm.”

📬 speakhuman.kit.com/posts/nervou...

Nervous energy is contagious. So is calm.

speakhuman.kit.com

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · 10d

The nervous system leads the message.

Steady yourself
So your audience can meet you there.

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · 10d

🛠 Try this simple reset before your next talk:

Plant both feet

One slow breath in

One long breath out

Remember: “I’m here to help, not to impress.”

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · 10d

It’s not about being slick.⁣
It’s about being 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘥.⁣
⁣
Want to shift the energy in the room?⁣
⁣
Start by shifting your own.

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · 10d

Which means…

⚠️ If you rush, they rush.
⚠️ If you stumble, they tense.
⚠️ If you disconnect, they drift.

But…

✅ If you’re grounded, they settle.
✅ If you’re clear, they listen.
✅ If you’re present, they connect.

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · 10d

You can have perfect slides and a killer script…⁣
⁣
But if you’re rushing, fidgeting, or disconnected?⁣
⁣
They’ll sense it.⁣
⁣
Why?⁣
Because of 𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐬.⁣
Humans are wired to 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 the energy in the room.

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · 10d

Public speaking tip:

Your audience doesn’t just hear your words.
They feel your nervous system.

Let me explain 👇

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · 17d

The goal isn't to be perfect.
It's to be 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵.

Regulate yourself before you try to reach others.

📰 More in this week’s Speak Human:
“Regulate Before You Resonate”

🔗 speakhuman.kit.com/posts/slow-d...
✉️ DM me if you want to join the list.

The 3 things that fix 80% of talk disasters

speakhuman.kit.com

Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · 17d

Most people try to fix their 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬.⁣
But the smart ones start with their 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞.⁣
⁣
Before you speak, try this:⁣
⁣
✅ Breathe out longer than you breathe in⁣
✅ Stretch or shake out your body⁣
✅ Smile (a real one)⁣
✅ Make eye contact with one human

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · 17d

🟢 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐍 – Regulated / Ready

Low, steady breath.
Eyes on the audience, not the exit.
You’re calm, grounded, human.

This is where resonance lives.

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · 17d

🟡 𝐘𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖 – Masked / Performing⁣
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You’re delivering the words, but disconnected.⁣
You’re half-present, half-panicking.⁣
Functioning, not flowing.

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · 17d

🔴 𝐑𝐄𝐃 – Fight / Flight⁣
⁣
You feel breathless.⁣
Your thoughts scatter.⁣
You want to escape.⁣
⁣
This is survival mode - and it’s where many presenters 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵.

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · 17d

🧵 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬? 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞.⁣
⁣
Most people focus on slides, script, story.⁣
⁣
But none of that matters if your nervous system is stuck in fight-or-flight.⁣
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Here’s what I teach before any big talk:⁣
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👇

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · 23d

Thanks to @adamgrant.bsky.social

for highlighting the difference between clarity and caution.

And if you’ve wrestled with this - how do you decide what to warn about, and how?

#SpeakHuman #MedicalEducation #TraumaInformed #CommunicationMatters #PublicSpeaki

Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · 23d

I wrote more about this in this week’s Speak Human newsletter:

speakhuman.kit.com/posts/do-con...

🚨 Warning: This might not help (and that’s the point)

speakhuman.kit.com

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · 23d

So where have I landed (for now)?

🧭 You don’t need to wrap your audience in cotton wool.

But you do need to be clear, intentional, and human.

Not everything needs a warning.

But everything needs care.

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · 23d

🔴 A 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 assumes:⁣
"This might harm you."⁣
⁣
🔵 A 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 simply says:⁣
"This is what’s coming."⁣
⁣
One is about protection.⁣
The other is about permission.⁣
⁣
That difference matters.

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · 23d

That doesn’t mean we stop being thoughtful.

But it does mean we need to be more precise.

We need to separate two very different things:

🔴 Trigger warnings
🔵 Content warnings

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · 23d

[Here's the paper if you want to take a look]

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · 23d

A 2023 meta-analysis suggests:⁣⁣
⁣⁣
🚨 Trigger warnings 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴.⁣⁣
⁣⁣
In some cases, they may even 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺.⁣⁣
⁣⁣
It’s not what many of us expected.⁣⁣
⁣⁣
But it’s worth sitting with.⁣

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · 23d

Content warnings are often offered with care.

They show respect.

They give people time to prepare or step away.

But lately I’ve been wondering… do they actually help?

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · 23d

“Just a heads up—this next part includes a case that might be difficult for some of you to hear.”
A few years ago, I said those words before sharing a case that involved the death of a child.

My child.

One person quietly stepped out.

It felt like the right thing to do.

🧵

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · Sep 10

🛠️ 3 ways to break the curse:⁣
⁣
– Slow down⁣
– Say what you see⁣
– Speak like you care, not like you’re clever⁣
⁣
Because communication isn’t about showing what you know.⁣
⁣
It’s helping others 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘦𝘦.

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · Sep 10

This week’s Speak Human newsletter is about the Curse of Knowledge — and how it quietly erodes clarity, connection, and trust.

🔗 speakhuman.kit.com/posts/you-re...

You’re smarter than your audience. That’s the problem.

speakhuman.kit.com

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · Sep 10

Acronyms are time-savers — but only if everyone speaks the same language.⁣

Otherwise, they’re shortcuts to misunderstanding.⁣
⁣
The most dangerous phrase in medicine?⁣
“𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧.”

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · Sep 10

Or:

“BP’s tanking. Call MET. He’s NFR but not yet on ACP.”

Looks slick in handover.
Reads like code to anyone else.

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · Sep 10

We see it in healthcare all the time.⁣
⁣
You say “ASD”...⁣

– The cardiologist hears 𝘈𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵⁣
– The paediatrician hears 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳⁣
– The student hears…

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · Sep 10

It's called the 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞.⁣
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Once you understand something deeply, it’s almost impossible to remember what it was like not to know it.⁣
⁣
So you go fast.⁣
You skip steps.⁣
You lose people.

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Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg.bsky.social · Sep 10

🧵𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦.⁣
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Not because you're arrogant.⁣
Because you're cursed.

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