 | Wednesday 10th December 2008 |
Women are taking over the world - 54% of our users believe women are better speakers than menTraditionally men dominated the platform as public speakers. Things are changing and quickly. Our recent poll shows our users believe that women are better speakers than men. There is more proof than just this poll. From more than 30,000 entrants over the last 2 years, 70%+ of the winners were female and at our recent Grand Final 2/3 were of the fairer sex. Women have overtaken men in law, medicine and science. Now another glass ceiling shatters...watch out below!
Read More... | Monday 24th November 2008 |
Digby, Lord Jones of Birmingham is named as our first judge for the Gala Grand Final July 2009...We are delighted that Lord Jones will be joing the Judging Panel. Digby Jones previously served as Director-General of the CBI, the Confederation of British Industry and most recently was Minister of State for Trade & Investment. He is a passionate Aston Villa fan!
Read More... | Wednesday 5th November 2008 |
Barack Obama makes history, watch his acceptance speech now....Barack Obama's victory speech. Look for the techniques he uses - Robert Harris points out his "use of gestures, stillness of the body and economy of movement" Also his "use of repetition and audience engagement" Professor David Crystal talks about "beginning and ending with reference to the dream; the structure of begin, dream and question; end, dream and answer" Bryan Garsten points out the way he "uses stories to life his audience and gives them perspective" and "the rule of 3 for example 'the rock of our family, the love of my life the nation's next first lady Michelle Obama'" Another techniques is the use of pairing phraes and look for the great pacing and the way he builds momentum...
Read More... | Thursday 30th October 2008 |
Free DVD now available of the Grand Final held in London on the 10th July 2008...Free DVD now available of the Grand Final held in London on the 10th July 2008...
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