By Neil Coleman In this post we peek behind the scenes of the speeches over the last few weeks at Early Birds to uncover the creative processes that brought them to life on our stage. “20 Years is Enough” For 20 Years is Enough, Ernesto decided not to use a regular...
By Niels FootmanThis sentence doesn’t mean what you think it means.On the face of it, that seems an absurd claim. Anyone hearing that line could be in little doubt that its speaker has just heard a speech from someone within the club, has evaluated it, and has...
By Ian HawkinsIf your New Year’s Resolution is to improve your public speaking, you are probably one of the many people who struggles with filler words – the ‘um’s, ‘er’s and ‘you know’s that sap your credibility and confidence. Do you struggle with filler...
By Niels FootmanIn the summer of 1979, Norman Greenbaum walked onstage to a sense of expectation so great, you could almost touch it.Whoops arose from some faces in the crowd. Guitar strings were tuned. A bass drum pounded two or three times in quick succession.And...
By Niels FootmanIn September of this year, scientists from Newcastle University made an astonishing discovery.Using an ultra-resilient rig they’d built themselves, the team sent bait, traps and HD cameras to the unimaginably cold and forbidding depths of the...
