September 17, 2013
I’m so proud to have been asked to attend my school prize giving ceremony this evening as the guest of honour, handing out prizes to the […]
August 1, 2013
After my last post about the ‘unheard moon landing speech’, one of today’s biggest news stories has been about the release of another unheard speech – […]
June 4, 2013
Here’s something a little different – the most famous speech that was never delivered. Below is the script for an alternative speech to the one given […]
March 13, 2013
This is it, the moment you've spent weeks writing, rehearsing and refining your speech for.
The audience falls silent, every pair of eyes in the room turn expectantly to you.
5,4,3,2,1.
Now what?
Opening a speech isn't rocket science, but it is similar to a rocket launch in that if don't get it right, the rest of your speech won't get off of the ground.
So what should the perfect opening of a speech include?
November 22, 2012
I was asked the other day about my top tips to avoid nerves when public speaking. A lot of the people that I work with on […]
November 8, 2012
Recycling is cool, unless you’re recycling speeches. I recently had the misfortune to sit through a speech that had clearly been recycled. The delivery was second […]
October 16, 2012
I have a fascination with the ways in which people write, learn and rehearse speeches and presentations. The process is a very personal one, and although […]
September 27, 2012
Last week I was fortunate enough to win the UK Business Speaker of the Year contest and be crowned the official ‘UK Business Speaker of the […]
September 16, 2012
Delivering a speech in a second language is a challenge that many of us never dream of taking-up, but if you do challenge yourself in this […]
