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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?

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 […]

When a crisis occurs, there is often pressure on leaders to set an example, respond in an appropriate manner and inspire others into positive action. For […]

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 […]

At the moment I’m working on my talk for the Soton Digital conference, entitled ‘Isn’t Ajax a football team? How Developers and Non-Developers can work together […]