Tom Read Wilson is a TV presenter, actor, and singer. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Music in 2011, where he studied Musical Theatre and performed in plays and musicals all over the world, Tom stole the nation’s hearts as the hilarious receptionist on Celebs Go Dating. Tom continues to be a regular on our TV screens, among other things, having won Celebrity Mastermind (BBC1), placed 2nd on Celebrity Best Home Cook (BBC1), and appearing on a multitude of shows such as The Wheel (BBC1), 8 out of 10 Cats (Ch4), and Celebrity Juice (ITV). Aside from professional pursuits, supporting the Arts and green initiatives is a great passion for Tom; he is an active campaigner for Wildwood and The Kent Wildlife Trust, as well as an Ambassador for Acting For Others. Tom is a devout logophile who hosts a regular podcast Tom Read Wilson has words with… and has been posting his Word of Day videos since 2016. Find Tom on Twitter and Instagram @TomReadWilson.

you’ll do well to improve on this sparkling and idiosyncratic meditation on words and their meanings, from an actor-turned-writer…

• IntroductionHow to tool up before we get startedHow tospeak like a thespiandecline politely, or impolitelythrow shade (and keep your dignity intact)say it with flowerstalk about gendercolour your emotionsidentify emotional overloaddodge offence (while speaking your mind)describe all your corporeal bits and juicestalk euphemistically about the bathroomfollow Mrs Higgins’s advice and talk about the weatherhave fun with collective nounsspeak like a movie starwax rhapsodicbe bravedescribe what you do (and how you are remunerated)talk about money (if you must)describe just how far you would like to go, how much you want and whensashay with sartorial elegancenavigate the many metaphors of sexdescribe each chapter of a love affairbe naughty but nicespeak like a personal trainer verbivoreallow the culinary to feed our discourselet the music insuccessfully close your lexical binA Final WordThanksIndex

Tom Read Wilson is a TV presenter, actor, and singer. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Music in 2011, where he studied Musical Theatre and performed in plays and musicals all over the world, Tom stole the nation’s hearts as the hilarious receptionist on Celebs Go Dating. Tom continues to be a regular on our TV screens, among other things, having won Celebrity Mastermind (BBC1), placed 2nd on Celebrity Best Home Cook (BBC1), and appearing on a multitude of shows such as The Wheel (BBC1), 8 out of 10 Cats (Ch4), and Celebrity Juice (ITV). Aside from professional pursuits, supporting the Arts and green initiatives is a great passion for Tom; he is an active campaigner for Wildwood and The Kent Wildlife Trust, as well as an Ambassador for Acting For Others. Tom is a devout logophile who hosts a regular podcast Tom Read Wilson has words with… and has been posting his Word of Day videos since 2016. Find Tom on Twitter and Instagram @TomReadWilson.

you’ll do well to improve on this sparkling and idiosyncratic meditation on words and their meanings, from an actor-turned-writer…

• IntroductionHow to tool up before we get startedHow tospeak like a thespiandecline politely, or impolitelythrow shade (and keep your dignity intact)say it with flowerstalk about gendercolour your emotionsidentify emotional overloaddodge offence (while speaking your mind)describe all your corporeal bits and juicestalk euphemistically about the bathroomfollow Mrs Higgins’s advice and talk about the weatherhave fun with collective nounsspeak like a movie starwax rhapsodicbe bravedescribe what you do (and how you are remunerated)talk about money (if you must)describe just how far you would like to go, how much you want and whensashay with sartorial elegancenavigate the many metaphors of sexdescribe each chapter of a love affairbe naughty but nicespeak like a personal trainer verbivoreallow the culinary to feed our discourselet the music insuccessfully close your lexical binA Final WordThanksIndex