Rich Watts

June 4, 2013

The Alternative Moon Landing Speech

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

Opening a speech: Step-by-step

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?
October 16, 2012
Pen and paper

Exploring how we write speeches

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

UK Business Speaker of the Year 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 […]
July 29, 2012

Tips on concluding a speech

Have you ever sat through a presentation or speech that you have enjoyed, found interesting or intriguing throughout, but been left feeling a bit empty when […]
Tips on concluding a speech
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