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Sat, 04 Sep, 2021

When you meet someone who just really needs to stop talking
When you meet someone who just really needs to stop talking

I was quite surprised this particular client came back. I tend to be blunt in my communications advice, but on this occasion, I was rather blunter than usual, writes Terry Prone.

Mon, 15 Jan, 2018

This involuntary talkfest about incontinency is peeing me off
This involuntary talkfest about incontinency is peeing me off
We should NOT talk more about anything. We should talk less about almost everything, writes Terry Prone

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Ramsey likes to talk like a human and it's completely adorable

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This crow takes no f***** nonsense.

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