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Live and unedited (!) audio feedback after a talk I did in Sheffield College Nov 2009

12/11/2009

Feedback is very helpful, young people are usually happy to oblige! Live feedback after an Aim Higher Talk at Sheffield College Nov 2009 by leejackson

Kids of today, what are they like? Now someone has asked them – Voicebox

16/10/2009

When I speak to young people across the UK – I meet amazing, passionate and often misunderstood young humans. And when I deliver teacher training I often talk about the world that young people live in alot, as understanding their world and not what ‘The Daily Mail says’ is so important if we are going […]

Honesty not best policy, survey of public attitudes suggests | Science | The Guardian

16/10/2009

Hang your head in shame. A major survey of public attitudes towards dishonesty has revealed a nation dominated by chancers, cheats and petty thieves. More than two-thirds of people have stolen stationery from work, copied CDs for friends, or kept quiet when undercharged in shops, a study by British criminal lawyers shows. Meanwhile, significant numbers […]

Good advice for powerpoint in schools …

13/10/2009

Stop Killing Students With PowerPoint – some good advice for powerpoint in schools View more presentations from sheldonict.

Unemployment among teenagers still on the rise, official figures show – Times Online

22/09/2009

Unemployment among teenagers still on the rise, official figures show – Times Online.

Some helpful links to speaking resources…

10/04/2009

I will be adding to this in the coming weeks feel free to send me some links via comments too… http://slidemagnet.com http://www.slideshare.net/ethos3/presentation-design-presentation-alphabet http://www.changingtools.com/category/public-speaking-blog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww http://ezinearticles.com/?Public-Speaking-How-to-Speak-With-Total-Confidence&id=2185436 http://www.trainingzone.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=196360 http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2007/01/really_bad_powe.html http://mckainviewpoint.com/?p=734 http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/john_wooden_on_the_difference_between_winning_and_success.html http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theoneshow/consumer/2009/03/23/council-jargon-play-the-quiz-d.html http://www.presentationzen.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cagxPlVqrtM&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/cuttothechasecouk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNLxOHwq6Gw&feature=related

Criminalising the young?

25/08/2008

One of my keynote presentation’s is about the understanding young people – a challenging subject for us in the UK – this BBC report is food for thought…I remember a few years ago one senior policeman saying that ‘what was once youthful exuberance is now known as anti-social behaviour.’ Ouch. The report says… “The […]

the 2 minute rule…

20/08/2008

I saw this today from Zig Ziglar’s son – http://tziglar.wordpress.com/2008/08/02/generational-communication-%e2%80%93-the-7-minute-rule-is-now-the-2-minute-rule/ Generational Communication – the 7 Minute rule is now the 2 minute rule Dad learned speaking from the front of the room. No speaker school for him, just plain old-fashioned verbal and non-verbal feedback. Twenty years ago a psychologist heard Dad speak and met with […]