@andrewjtagg.bsky.social Hey Andy
We just featured your qualitative paper on ED food on the podcast first10em.com/research-rou...
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Posts by Andrew Tagg
Excited to team up with @thesgem.bsky.social for our session at the Don't Forget the Bubbles conference in Glasgow and meet many #FOAMed friends. @andrewjtagg.bsky.social @tessardavis.bsky.social
Join us June 22-24, 2026.
Registration is open and places are going fast. #DFTB26
www.dftb26.com
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Introducing 2 new Quick Hits series:
🧠 EMC² – knowledge-building cases
⚡ Coaching the EM Mind w/ Dr. Sara Gray
• Medetomidine withdrawal
• EMS handover done right
• Ditch PECARN C-spine rule?
• Traumatic pneumo P2 @petrosoniak.bsky.social
🎧 emergencymedicinecases.com/em-quick-hit...
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Would you like to join me to discuss a book? Please get in touch….
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Want to know what else I forgot—
and why it ended up being the most human moment of the talk?
This week’s Speak Human newsletter is all about the lines I lost…
and what I found in their place.
📰 Read it here:
speakhuman.kit.com/posts/the-li...
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Here’s the thing:
🟡 You can miss a line and still land the message.
🔵 You can forget your script and still find your truth.
🟢 You can be imperfect and still make an impact.
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Afterward, people asked:
“How did you remember it all without slides or notes?”
The truth is:
I didn’t.
Not perfectly.
But I did know my story.
I knew the beats.
And when I forgot a line, I found connection instead.
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And yet—
That moment was the line.
I was literally doing what I’d planned to say:
Breathing in adrenaline, uncertainty, noise.
Breathing out calm.
Holding the pause.
Letting the silence settle.
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I’d practised the pacing.
I’d memorised the rhythm.
I’d broken the talk into scenes and sequences.
I thought I was ready.
But when I stood on stage at the Compassion Revolution…
My mind blanked.
And I lost the line.
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I forgot one of my favourite lines.
Right in the middle of a talk I’d rehearsed for weeks.
A line that captured the heart of what I wanted to say:
“𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘴. 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮.”
And yet…
In the moment, it vanished.
🧵
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#PaperinaPic from @kirstychallen.bsky.social for #SGEMPeds. See how casting vs removable boot compared in managing Toddler's fractures. buff.ly/CI2yhKl @andrewjtagg.bsky.social @thesgem.bsky.social @jama.com #PedSky #MedSky #OrthoSky #FOAMed
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#MemeMonday for #SGEMPeds. Cast vs Removable Boot for Toddler's Fracture. buff.ly/CI2yhKl #FOAMed #PedSky #MedSky #OrthoSky
@andrewjtagg.bsky.social @thesgem.bsky.social @jama.com
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#SGEMPeds is back this week with guest skeptic, @andrewjtagg.bsky.social. Cast or removable boot for Toddler's fractures? buff.ly/WqV0gzY @thesgem.bsky.social #FOAMed #PedSky #MedSkly
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📰 This week’s Speak Human newsletter is all about that pause—
and how a moment of silence can make your message unforgettable.
speakhuman.kit.com/posts/you-re...
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So next time you're tempted to click forward too soon…
Pause.
🧠 That last slide might be your most powerful one.
Not because it’s new.
But because you gave it space to land.
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Because silence isn’t awkward.
It says:
“This matters.
Take your time.
Feel it.
Think it through.”
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The best communicators know:
🛑 Don’t rush your ideas off stage.
🟡 Count: one… two… three.
🟢 Let the image breathe.
🔵 Let silence do its job.
Holding the slide longer is an act of generosity.
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You’ve practised the message for days.
They’re hearing it for the first time.
And just as it starts to land…
Next slide.
Meaning takes a moment.
But we don’t always give people that moment.
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🖱️ “Click.”
Just as your audience is about to get the slide—
you move on.
And the moment is gone.
We’ve all done it.
We click forward when we’re done speaking.
But they’re not done thinking.
🧵
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Great resource from @Radiopaedia
A Paediatric x-ray atlas of normal x-rays in children
radiopaedia.org/normal-paedi...
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More on this in the latest Speak Human newsletter:
“Nervous energy is contagious.
So is calm.”
📬 speakhuman.kit.com/posts/nervou...
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The nervous system leads the message.
Steady yourself
So your audience can meet you there.
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🛠 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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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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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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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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Public speaking tip:
Your audience doesn’t just hear your words.
They feel your nervous system.
Let me explain 👇
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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.
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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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🟢 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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