0:00:02 > 0:00:04What's up guys, I'm Labrinth. I'm a musician.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07I'm a writer.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12I'm a producer.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14And here's a little bit of what I do.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18# I predict an earthquake
0:00:18 > 0:00:20# Let me hear you say... #
0:00:22 > 0:00:24But I wasn't always this confident.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27When I was younger, I was a little bit of a shy guy, believe it or not.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29I found it hard to speak in public.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Music was my way of expressing myself.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33It took me a while to find my voice,
0:00:33 > 0:00:36but I'm hoping that it doesn't have to take you guys that long.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39In this programme, we're going to show you some short cuts,
0:00:39 > 0:00:42and we're going to go and meet some people whose voices are their jobs.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44We're also going to take some volunteers along with us
0:00:44 > 0:00:46to see how they do.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56This is Reece and this is Melissa.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58They're both at school in Salford,
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Greater Manchester.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Today they're down the road at the BBC's MediaCity,
0:01:02 > 0:01:05where they're going to test their speaking skills
0:01:05 > 0:01:07by becoming newsreaders for a day.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10I think it's...
0:01:10 > 0:01:12I think it's a really good opportunity.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Hello there, guys. Now here with you this sunny Sunday, you're live...
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Their guru is Newsround presenter Nel Hedayat.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21The challenges of my job are time.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Next it's time to get the sun lotion and sunnies out...
0:01:24 > 0:01:27'We're live telly, I have to make sure that I sound calm'
0:01:27 > 0:01:28and I'm reading at a pace where
0:01:28 > 0:01:31it's leisurely and enjoyable. But I'm like, "I want to get to
0:01:31 > 0:01:33"that last story. I don't want to drop that last story!"
0:01:33 > 0:01:36If you love bizarre world records, you're going to love this.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Melissa and Reece are going to have a go at what Nel does
0:01:41 > 0:01:45and find out what it takes to be a top TV news journalist.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48One of the most senior soldiers in Afghanistan says recent
0:01:48 > 0:01:50violence there could have been avoided
0:01:50 > 0:01:53if Britain and America had done a deal with the Taliban ten years ago.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55All you need to do is make sure you're reading slowly,
0:01:55 > 0:01:57you're confident in what you're saying -
0:01:57 > 0:01:59even if you're not sure.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Confidence is so important.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Be slow in your delivery.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07The speed I'm talking to you now is not the speed I read at, OK?
0:02:07 > 0:02:10So you need to be confident, smile, stand up tall.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13At every full stop, take a breath cos sometimes you'll go,
0:02:13 > 0:02:15"Mama-mama-mama..."
0:02:15 > 0:02:16and it's too much.
0:02:19 > 0:02:20Before they get in front of the camera,
0:02:20 > 0:02:23what are Nel's top tips for news reading?
0:02:23 > 0:02:25This is Newsround.
0:02:25 > 0:02:26Pace yourself, time yourself, don't
0:02:26 > 0:02:28get ahead of yourself thinking,
0:02:28 > 0:02:29"I know the next few words,
0:02:29 > 0:02:30"I'll say them really fast
0:02:30 > 0:02:33"but I don't know this name so I'm going to say it really slowly."
0:02:33 > 0:02:35We don't know the young prince's name just yet
0:02:35 > 0:02:38but we do know he was born at 4.24pm.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41I'll talk to the autocue as though it's my little brother.
0:02:41 > 0:02:42And you know what?
0:02:42 > 0:02:45There's a very tangible,
0:02:45 > 0:02:47very palpable difference in your tone.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50The royal couple managed to keep it to themselves for a couple of hours.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Practise...practise reading.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54I read in here,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56I read stories in newspapers,
0:02:56 > 0:02:58I go home and read. I read 24/7.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01You've got to educate and inform and entertain a really young person.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- OK.- OK? Up for the job? Who's first?
0:03:05 > 0:03:08I feel quite excited to be honest, yeah.
0:03:08 > 0:03:09I don't feel that nervous, actually.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12I thought I would have had like fear of speaking on camera
0:03:12 > 0:03:13but I'm all right.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16It's Reece who's first into the action.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20OK, we are recording. In five, four, three...
0:03:22 > 0:03:24It's just one big story today,
0:03:24 > 0:03:26we can finally bring you the news the world has been waiting for.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have had a baby boy.
0:03:29 > 0:03:30This is Newsround.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33That's right, a royal baby has been born.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36The official notice went up on the easel yesterday afternoon.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38We don't know the young prince's name just yet,
0:03:38 > 0:03:40but we do know that he was born at 4.24pm,
0:03:40 > 0:03:42he weighed 8 lbs 6oz
0:03:42 > 0:03:43and he is third in line to the throne.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49That is so tough. Well done!
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Reece puts in a professional performance.
0:03:51 > 0:03:52That's great, well done.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- It's difficult, weren't it? - What's the hardest thing though?
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Like it's trying to keep like a pace going,
0:03:57 > 0:04:00cos you don't want to start off confident, then slow down.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Next, it's Melissa's turn in the spotlight.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07MAN: OK, we are recording. In five, four, three...
0:04:08 > 0:04:10There's just one big story today.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14We can finally bring you the news the whole world has been waiting for.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17The Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge have had a baby boy.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18This is Newsround.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22That's right, the royal baby boy has been born.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25The official notice was put up on the easel yesterday afternoon.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27We don't know the young prince's name but yet,
0:04:27 > 0:04:30we just know that he was born at 4.20pm.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34He weighs 8 lbs 6oz and he is the...he is
0:04:34 > 0:04:36the third in line...
0:04:36 > 0:04:38And the royal couple managed to keep it to themselves
0:04:38 > 0:04:40for a couple of hours.
0:04:40 > 0:04:41They spent time with him in...
0:04:41 > 0:04:44After a solid start, Melissa's report falters.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47He has been up early this is... this morning.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Can I just give you an update on what I think can help you?
0:04:50 > 0:04:54You're not obeying full stops. You must pause at full stops,
0:04:54 > 0:04:57it gives your brain time to like pause and catch up.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59That will help you with your pace.
0:04:59 > 0:05:00OK.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02MAN: Are we still recording? Here we go.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05There's just one big story today, we can finally bring you the news...
0:05:05 > 0:05:08With Nel's helpful advice taken on board,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10it's take two for Melissa.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12This is Newsround.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15That's right, the royal baby boy has been born.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18The official notice was put on the easel yesterday afternoon.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21We don't know the young prince's name yet
0:05:21 > 0:05:23but we just know that he was born at 4.24pm,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26he weighs 8 lbs 6oz
0:05:26 > 0:05:28and he is the third in line to the throne.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31MAN: That's very good. Excellent.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Genuinely surprised, in the best possible way,
0:05:34 > 0:05:35how well you guys have done.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37The first time I did that, I was a lot worse than you.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39How did you find it?
0:05:39 > 0:05:42It was quite hard but you get used to it.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45You're thinking and you're reading and you're thinking,
0:05:45 > 0:05:47"I think I'm doing it wrong but I'm doing it right."
0:05:48 > 0:05:51It's confusing. It was hard.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53A real crash course in that in different situations,
0:05:53 > 0:05:55in different ways, we all speak differently,
0:05:55 > 0:06:00- and your voice and how you use it is so powerful in that, right?- Yes.
0:06:00 > 0:06:01Cool.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08How was your experience?
0:06:08 > 0:06:09- I thought it was amazing.- Yeah?
0:06:09 > 0:06:13Yeah, it was good. Something that I'd never done before, it was good.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15I might just see you guys on Newsround next.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18My nephew's going to be like, "That's my favourite presenter,
0:06:18 > 0:06:19"I love you guys."
0:06:21 > 0:06:22Would you guys want to do it?
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- Yeah, I'd do it as a job happily. - Yeah?- Yeah.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- You know when you have to read the autocue?- Yeah.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Erm, when I've done award ceremonies and they've got autocue,
0:06:29 > 0:06:32I find it really difficult to keep my eyes on it
0:06:32 > 0:06:33and sound natural as well.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37I'll be like, "Er, um, coming up next, um,
0:06:37 > 0:06:39"Tinie Tempah with, er..."
0:06:39 > 0:06:41I just sound like a crazy guy.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44So, how did you guys feel when you had to deal with autocue
0:06:44 > 0:06:45and speaking to the camera?
0:06:45 > 0:06:48It's hard at first, but then when you did it the second time
0:06:48 > 0:06:50it got easier cos they were different speeds and stuff.
0:06:50 > 0:06:51- Oh, OK.- But you got used to it.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Do you feel like you would be more confident next time you...
0:06:54 > 0:06:55you were put in that situation?
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- Yeah, definitely.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Personally, I think you guys done an amazing job
0:06:59 > 0:07:02cos I wouldn't have been able to do it, I would have been like...
0:07:02 > 0:07:03HE MUMBLES
0:07:03 > 0:07:06That's all I would have done the whole time. Well done, man.
0:07:06 > 0:07:07Thank you.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Now for a completely different way of speaking out,
0:07:13 > 0:07:16using your voice to entertain an audience with poetry.
0:07:24 > 0:07:25This is Millie.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28And this is Adam.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37They've come to Latitude Festival to meet poet Caroline Bird.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Long before you tie the knots,
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Divorce moves in...
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Although Millie and Adam enjoy reading,
0:07:45 > 0:07:47today they'll actually be performing poetry.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51The best kind of poems, they work on paper and in the air.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53They'll each read one classic poem
0:07:53 > 0:07:55to a tent full of complete strangers.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01..He sits on the naughty step, patting his knees
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Crowned in towel, I step out of the shower
0:08:04 > 0:08:07and he's there, handing me a raffle ticket.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Caroline has had four books of poetry published
0:08:11 > 0:08:14and performed them all over the world.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16I had my first book published when I was 15
0:08:16 > 0:08:19and I was invited to give readings.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22I'd never done anything like that before.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25You feel quite naked and you have to be... Like not literally,
0:08:25 > 0:08:29but you have to get up on stage and kind of pour out your heart
0:08:29 > 0:08:31and be all right with that.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33..but we sing Divorce to sleep
0:08:33 > 0:08:36with long love songs.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Thank you very much.
0:08:44 > 0:08:45- Do you get nervous?- Yeah.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48What things worry you about performing?
0:08:48 > 0:08:51If people didn't like what I did and they thought it was really bad.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- OK, so, worried about kind of being judged?- Yeah.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56I'm all right I-I'm not really bothered.
0:08:56 > 0:08:57- You don't get nervous?- No.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- Not at all?- No.- Never? Wow.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02So tell me a bit about the poems that you're going to read.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Mine is called "In Hilly-Wood" by John Clare.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07I don't quite understand what it says
0:09:07 > 0:09:09but I can read it, so that's fine.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12So, what are Caroline's top tips for reading poetry aloud?
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Adam, I know you don't get nervous
0:09:15 > 0:09:16and you said, "Well, I can read it."
0:09:16 > 0:09:18But it would be so much better for you
0:09:18 > 0:09:21if you can have a reason to be communicating it.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25You have to know why you want to say THAT word like THIS!
0:09:25 > 0:09:28And you want to say that word like this and you have to feel it.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31"How sweet to be thus nestling deep in boughs."
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Have you ever nestled deep in any boughs?
0:09:33 > 0:09:34No.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36OK, have you ever laid out in the lawn and sunbathed?
0:09:36 > 0:09:37Yeah.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- Yeah. Have you ever felt like "this is great"?- Yeah.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45I think one of the worries when you're performing a poem
0:09:45 > 0:09:46that is written 300 years ago
0:09:46 > 0:09:49is that it's not in the voice of your time.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51It doesn't mean that you've got to put an olden day voice on
0:09:51 > 0:09:53when you have to go, "Thee."
0:09:53 > 0:09:56It's about transporting that poem into your own mouth
0:09:56 > 0:09:58and into your own time.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59"I strain my heart,
0:09:59 > 0:10:02"I stretch my hands, And catch at hope."
0:10:02 > 0:10:05It's nice cos it's like she's reaching for what she wants
0:10:05 > 0:10:07but she can't get it.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11Remember that you own that poem.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13You are the only person, who will ever see that poem
0:10:13 > 0:10:14in the way that you see it,
0:10:14 > 0:10:17because your voice has never been heard like that before.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Say it out loud to yourself over and over again,
0:10:19 > 0:10:22find out what it means live.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Really excited about seeing you doing it.
0:10:24 > 0:10:25This is going to be good.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35There's just enough time for a final run through...
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Faintly are heard the ploughman at their ploughs...
0:10:38 > 0:10:40I never watch the scatter'd fire
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Of stars, or sun's far-trailing train...
0:10:43 > 0:10:45..before they're due on stage.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48APPLAUSE
0:10:48 > 0:10:52Without further ado, I would like to introduce our main acts,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Adam and Millie. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:10:56 > 0:11:00"How sweet to be thus nestling deep in boughs,
0:11:00 > 0:11:03"Upon an ashen stoven pillowing me;
0:11:03 > 0:11:05"Faintly are heard the ploughmen at their ploughs,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08"But not an eye can find its way to see.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10"Full many a flower, too, wishing to be seen,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13"Perks up its head the hiding grass between -
0:11:13 > 0:11:16"In mid-wood silence, thus, how sweet to be;
0:11:16 > 0:11:18"Where all the noises, that on peace intrude
0:11:18 > 0:11:21"Come from the chittering cricket, bird, and bee,
0:11:21 > 0:11:24"Whose songs have charms to sweeten solitude."
0:11:24 > 0:11:25- Thank you very much. - CHEERING
0:11:32 > 0:11:33Hi, guys.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35I'm going to be performing De Profundis by Christina Rossetti
0:11:35 > 0:11:36I hope you like it.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40"Oh why is heaven built so far,
0:11:40 > 0:11:42"Oh why is earth set so remote?
0:11:42 > 0:11:45"I cannot reach the nearest star That hangs afloat...
0:11:49 > 0:11:51"I never watch the scatter'd fire,
0:11:51 > 0:11:55"Of stars, or sun's far-trailing train,
0:11:55 > 0:11:57"But all my heart is one desire,
0:11:57 > 0:11:58"And all in vain...
0:11:58 > 0:12:00"I strain my heart, I stretch my hands,
0:12:00 > 0:12:02"And catch at hope."
0:12:11 > 0:12:13I thought you were both really honest
0:12:13 > 0:12:14and genuine in your delivery.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17You went up there, said the poems in your own voices.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20I really felt like I hadn't heard them before.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24You performed at Latitude to a big audience,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27it's pretty good. It's the beginning of your poetry career.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37How was this experience for you?
0:12:37 > 0:12:39I enjoyed doing the poetry.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42It was interesting to do something that I don't usually do.
0:12:42 > 0:12:43Yeah. What about you, Millie?
0:12:43 > 0:12:45It was quite nerve-racking, cos obviously
0:12:45 > 0:12:49if we'd had more time to like study it and know it off by heart
0:12:49 > 0:12:51then we could have like made, done more hand gestures or...
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Yeah, and kind of made it a bit more of a performance.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55Yeah, I see what you mean.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58As an artist we have to, sometimes, perform someone else's song,
0:12:58 > 0:13:01but you have to embody their song in your own way.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03I could do a One Direction song,
0:13:03 > 0:13:05but I would have to do my own version of it.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09How did you feel having to add feeling
0:13:09 > 0:13:10into something that wasn't yours?
0:13:10 > 0:13:12I mean it was hard, cos we don't understand...
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- I don't understand what the poem was about.- Yeah, yeah.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18So, you had to get full, like, understanding of what it is
0:13:18 > 0:13:20before you can interpret in your own way.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22I find it easier to sing in front of people,
0:13:22 > 0:13:25but, yeah, having to do a poem in front of people,
0:13:25 > 0:13:30I would be, like, "Aargh! I'm going to go home now."
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Do you still get scared when you perform and stuff?
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Without a doubt.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38I think the thing to remember in it is how much you enjoy what you do.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41If you love what you do, then you're going to give it 100%.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Do you feel like you two have learnt anything from this experience
0:13:44 > 0:13:46that you might want to take away?
0:13:46 > 0:13:50Yeah, I feel like I'm more confident speaking in front of people now
0:13:50 > 0:13:53and I learnt how to put my own twist on things rather than copying it
0:13:53 > 0:13:55exactly how other people do it.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Yeah, yeah. I think you guys did a great job.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Next we're off to Preston in Lancashire
0:14:04 > 0:14:08to speak out to a totally different crowd of football fans.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14This is Greg and this is Georgia
0:14:14 > 0:14:16from just outside Manchester.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22They're both sports fans,
0:14:22 > 0:14:24and tonight they're heading to
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Preston North End's Deepdale Stadium.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28But they won't be watching,
0:14:28 > 0:14:32they'll be commentating live for the club's online fans.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39They'll be stepping into the shoes of commentator Jonathan Breeze.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42So, how do you feel about being at Preston North End?
0:14:42 > 0:14:44I think it's a great opportunity to be here,
0:14:44 > 0:14:48it's a great experience to see everyone, meet new people.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50I'm a really big football fan in general,
0:14:50 > 0:14:53so coming down to, to commentate on football every single week
0:14:53 > 0:14:57is like a dream job, really, it's absolutely fantastic.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Todd Kane here with the throw on the right-hand side,
0:14:59 > 0:15:01up to the edge of the penalty area,
0:15:01 > 0:15:03but they're being forced back by King
0:15:03 > 0:15:05who back-flicks it in towards the path of Kane.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07The most difficult thing with commentary
0:15:07 > 0:15:11is identifying the players and knowing that when there's a goal
0:15:11 > 0:15:14you are calling the right goal-scorer's name out.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16So it's identifying the players,
0:15:16 > 0:15:18knowing the statistics about those players,
0:15:18 > 0:15:20knowing their history, knowing the game in context
0:15:20 > 0:15:23and being able to portray that to the listeners at home.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30Tonight, Georgia and Greg will be doing what Jonathan does
0:15:30 > 0:15:35and commentating on Preston's match against old rivals Blackburn Rovers.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Preston do have it on the halfway line.
0:15:38 > 0:15:39But before they take to the mic,
0:15:39 > 0:15:42what are Jonathan's top tips for sports commentary?
0:15:42 > 0:15:45..crowd here, inside Deepdale tonight.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Being able to talk about football is great,
0:15:48 > 0:15:51but you've also got to be able to change the flow and the speed
0:15:51 > 0:15:52of how you talk,
0:15:52 > 0:15:54being able to describe things
0:15:54 > 0:15:57in a way that really gives the listener at home
0:15:57 > 0:15:59the impression that you're their eyes.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02John Welsh here inadvertently got the flick on,
0:16:02 > 0:16:05and the chase is on for DJ Campbell here, down the left-hand side,
0:16:05 > 0:16:08right-footed into the penalty area. Jordan Rhodes with the header
0:16:08 > 0:16:11and Declan Rudd has to make the save.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Being able to describe where the ball is,
0:16:13 > 0:16:16being able to, kind of, outlaying what the players are doing,
0:16:16 > 0:16:18what they're wearing, where they're standing,
0:16:18 > 0:16:20if the manager's shouting at the referee.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22It's Judge again, running forward,
0:16:22 > 0:16:24all right-footed as he lays it off towards Campbell now,
0:16:24 > 0:16:26who tries to work a way into the penalty area.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28If there's a goal or there's a chance
0:16:28 > 0:16:30then you really need to get excited
0:16:30 > 0:16:32and it's a case of rising your voice a little bit
0:16:32 > 0:16:34just to try and portray that excitement.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Plenty of movement inside the penalty area,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39Holmes crossing into the penalty area... It's a goal!
0:16:39 > 0:16:42And it's Davies who scores.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45His first Preston North End goal on his Deepdale debut
0:16:45 > 0:16:46against his former side.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Just making it louder or a little bit quieter
0:16:49 > 0:16:51just to kind of keep the audience listening
0:16:51 > 0:16:54and alert to what you're saying.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Well the second half's just about to start, it's 1-1 at the moment,
0:16:57 > 0:16:58it's been a really good game,
0:16:58 > 0:17:01we're going to get you two to have a little go at commentating
0:17:01 > 0:17:06and describing the action for the listeners who are tuned in at home.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Just try and take your time, talk about what's going on,
0:17:09 > 0:17:13talk about who's out there and what they're doing and enjoy it.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21Welcome back to the start of the second half here at Deepdale,
0:17:21 > 0:17:26where it's Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30Got 15-year-old Georgia, who is sat with me next,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33and Georgia will be bringing us a couple of minutes
0:17:33 > 0:17:37of commentary of the game very shortly.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Thrust into the hot seat, Georgia's finding it hard to get started.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Blackburn stand over the free kick.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Do you want to have a go at commentating on this free kick,
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Georgia?
0:17:49 > 0:17:51OK, we're on the halfway line here.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53That was a shake of the head, by the way,
0:17:53 > 0:17:55if you're listening at home, from Georgia.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57But with a little more prompting from Jonathan,
0:17:57 > 0:18:01Georgia finds her confidence and her voice.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05What did you think of that little passage of play there, Georgia?
0:18:05 > 0:18:07It was a great play, they did really well.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09They broke through really well and I think it's a great game so far
0:18:09 > 0:18:11for the second half. They had a good start
0:18:11 > 0:18:13and are doing really well.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15All the fans are really enthusiastic,
0:18:15 > 0:18:19it's a really bright atmosphere.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21How have you found commentating so far, Georgia?
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Um, it's been a great opportunity,
0:18:23 > 0:18:27it's really interesting to come here with the BBC and watch the match.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31It's the end for Georgia.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Now I've got Greg next to me, who is sat here
0:18:33 > 0:18:36ready to talk us through some of the action.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40Although nervous, Greg settles down quickly.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Still Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Blackburn, here, are on the ball
0:18:45 > 0:18:49and they're trying to make their way back into the penalty area, Greg.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53Er, yes, and, of course, they're going to throw in.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Nice low pass towards Chris Taylor.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Passes to, I believe, is that number 7?
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Yes, that number 7 is Josh King who misses...
0:19:03 > 0:19:08Oh, Jordan Rhodes, sorry, missed a spectacular chance at getting a goal.
0:19:08 > 0:19:13It's a good effort as well for the, er, £8 million man from, er,
0:19:13 > 0:19:17from Blackburn, just in front of the travelling fans as well.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Preston taking it up the far side now.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23That is Chris Humphrey.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26And...
0:19:26 > 0:19:30Jake Kean has got the ball now, and he's going for a goal kick.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- Well, Greg, thanks very much for your input.- Thanks for having me.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37Yeah, thank you very much and very well done for, er, your efforts.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41We're now in the heart of midfield which is probably...
0:19:41 > 0:19:44It was really interesting to be in the commentator's position,
0:19:44 > 0:19:46see what their job's like on a day-to-day basis.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49I was impressed about how he keeps his nerve and he knows
0:19:49 > 0:19:54how to carry on a conversation while staring at a match.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56FINAL WHISTLE BLOWS
0:19:56 > 0:19:57FANS APPLAUD
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Georgia, a little bit nervous at the start,
0:19:59 > 0:20:02but she soon got her confidence going and started
0:20:02 > 0:20:06talking about the game, talking about how things were unfolding.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09I was really surprised with Greg. He was really confident,
0:20:09 > 0:20:11trying to kind of put a bit of description in there
0:20:11 > 0:20:14to try and help the audience understand where the ball is.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17But he was really happy to go on and explain what was going on,
0:20:17 > 0:20:20explain who was on the ball and what was happening.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22They were excellent.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30What's going on, guys, how are you doing?
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- All right.- Yeah? How do you feel about that?
0:20:33 > 0:20:34It was terrifying.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Seriously? What was terrifying about it?
0:20:36 > 0:20:39I was just so nervous about the fact that it was live
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- and if you messed up everyone would hear.- It was just like, "A-a-agh."
0:20:42 > 0:20:44But once you get up there, it's really exciting,
0:20:44 > 0:20:47it's a great experience, you learn to think on your feet
0:20:47 > 0:20:49and just be in the atmosphere of the game, really.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Do you think it's upped your confidence?
0:20:51 > 0:20:55Yeah, definitely, with speaking more clearly and everything as well
0:20:55 > 0:20:57because I normally speak really fast and rush my words
0:20:57 > 0:21:01cos I'm nervous, but I think I started to grasp a better feel...
0:21:01 > 0:21:03That's exactly, like, I've done that so many times
0:21:03 > 0:21:05where I've been doing interviews,
0:21:05 > 0:21:07and when I first started they'd be like,
0:21:07 > 0:21:09"So, Labrinth, how did you put this album together?"
0:21:09 > 0:21:12And I'd be like, "Well, erm, we, we went with this and we done this
0:21:12 > 0:21:15"and, erm, we worked with this record producer..."
0:21:15 > 0:21:19And it would be like, you don't need to throw the information at them.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21Like, just, just cool it, one word at a time.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Of course, we all speak differently. I'm from East London,
0:21:24 > 0:21:26and I've got my slang and I'm like,
0:21:26 > 0:21:28"What's up, cuz?" and "What's happening?"
0:21:28 > 0:21:29Not everybody understands that.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31How do you feel about having to change
0:21:31 > 0:21:33the way you articulate your words
0:21:33 > 0:21:36or, you know, like, so people understand what you're saying?
0:21:36 > 0:21:38I feel like I'm doing that right now.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40- Yeah? - LABRINTH LAUGHS
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Because...
0:21:42 > 0:21:43So am I, mate!
0:21:43 > 0:21:46..wherever you are there's always a bit of slang
0:21:46 > 0:21:49and, like, your own words that you have for your friends or something.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53Yeah. It was an experience, something that you've never done.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57You gave 100% in something that weren't naturally your calling
0:21:57 > 0:22:00but you seemed like a natural.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- Thank you.- And the same with you as well. You killed it, babe.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- My heart was racing.- It didn't sound like it, you were just like, "Yeah."
0:22:06 > 0:22:08LABRINTH LAUGHS
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Next, a really tough challenge, debating.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19Politicians do it every day, but how easy is it?
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Meet 15-year-old Munevver.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33And 15-year-old Tionne.
0:22:33 > 0:22:34They are, for the very first time,
0:22:34 > 0:22:38about to take part in a debate.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41I'm not sure what to think. I don't know what to expect.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44In English lessons, maybe, I've tried things like this
0:22:44 > 0:22:47but not as big and not as different as this.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53They'll be coached by Jo Box. She is a barrister.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55She specialises in public speaking.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59The motion is that this house would lower the age of voting to 16.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01It's important that people
0:23:01 > 0:23:03get involved in politics from a young age.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05'I'm a barrister.'
0:23:05 > 0:23:08Part of what that involves is making arguments in court.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10So being able to speak confidently,
0:23:10 > 0:23:14to explain yourself clearly, is really important.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Hey, great to meet you both. I'm Jo.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18'Doing lots of debating when I was at school'
0:23:18 > 0:23:22and university helped me to feel a lot more confident in court.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Why is that any different to an ordinary manifesto pledge
0:23:25 > 0:23:28where governments put things in that seem popular even if
0:23:28 > 0:23:31they're not necessarily great for society as a whole?
0:23:31 > 0:23:34That's a great point and I'm going to move onto that right now.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38The key thing you need to know is that basically there'll be a topic,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40and your job is to persuade the audience
0:23:40 > 0:23:42that your side is the correct one.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Normally each side takes it in turns to speak.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Then often afterwards you'll have a floor debate
0:23:48 > 0:23:52where people in the audience can also put across their view.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54So what are Jo's top tips for debating?
0:23:54 > 0:23:58I think the first key thing is to plan properly.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Once you know what you're talking about, make a list of points
0:24:01 > 0:24:04and make sure that you have a clear structure.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08What we believe is that actually if students from the age of 16
0:24:08 > 0:24:09were allowed to vote,
0:24:09 > 0:24:12that would make them more interested in the process.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14If you don't sound confident in
0:24:14 > 0:24:16your arguments, nobody else will.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17You can't persuade people
0:24:17 > 0:24:22if you sound nervous or you sound really unsure of what you're saying.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26Don't go too quickly. You need to be as loud as you can
0:24:26 > 0:24:28without sounding like you're shouting.
0:24:28 > 0:24:29It's really important to make sure
0:24:29 > 0:24:30that you project your voice.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32You're not going to persuade people
0:24:32 > 0:24:34if they can't hear what you're saying.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35Do you have any questions?
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Do you have any recommendations of how you would overcome nerves
0:24:39 > 0:24:41or finding things to say?
0:24:41 > 0:24:45Sometimes it is really stressful. You stand up and suddenly all
0:24:45 > 0:24:49the great arguments you'd thought of sort of disappear from your head.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53I think having some notes is a good idea. Not the full speech,
0:24:53 > 0:24:55but sort of key points of what you want to say.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Just try to practise beforehand,
0:24:58 > 0:25:01maybe the first sentence of your speech
0:25:01 > 0:25:04so that you've already said those words.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08When you get up, that means you're less likely to stutter or trip up.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12Munevver and Tionne only have half an hour
0:25:12 > 0:25:17to prepare for a debate on the pros and cons of cosmetic surgery.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19The other point is rephrasing this argument
0:25:19 > 0:25:21so it's more compelling to...
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Erm, everyone.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Their moment has arrived.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30APPLAUSE
0:25:36 > 0:25:38OK, so a very warm welcome, er,
0:25:38 > 0:25:42to our two teams who will be debating the motion,
0:25:42 > 0:25:46"This house believes that cosmetic surgery should be banned".
0:25:46 > 0:25:50I'm Adam and I'm going to be debating, erm, like my colleague,
0:25:50 > 0:25:53that cosmetic surgery should be banned when it's not...
0:25:53 > 0:25:56Munevver and her team-mate are on the proposition side
0:25:56 > 0:26:01and have to convince the audience to vote to ban cosmetic surgery.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Once they've spoken, it's the turn of the opposition.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07It's a fact of life, some people are born more attractive than
0:26:07 > 0:26:10others, er, and some are not. Surely it's a bonus of
0:26:10 > 0:26:12the 21st century that someone who looks in the mirror and says,
0:26:12 > 0:26:14"I am unhappy with my face,"
0:26:14 > 0:26:17can go to the doctors and they can change that.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Now it's Munevver's turn in the spotlight.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21A warm welcome to Munevver.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23APPLAUSE
0:26:29 > 0:26:34Erm, yes, we believe that cosmetic surgery should be banned,
0:26:34 > 0:26:37but, in...
0:26:37 > 0:26:39We think that...
0:26:41 > 0:26:43With the...
0:26:43 > 0:26:44Sorry.
0:26:44 > 0:26:51NHS does not supply the surgery for people because it's not such an,
0:26:51 > 0:26:56um, as essential as, like, a brain surgeon so they don't fund it.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Why should you choose...?
0:26:58 > 0:27:00After a shaky start, Munevver soon grows in confidence.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02..a car accident.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Some people just think that they would benefit from it
0:27:05 > 0:27:08and they should have the right to do so.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12Cosmetic surgery is not something that saves lives,
0:27:12 > 0:27:13it just changes how you look.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16Yes, it might be your ideal self,
0:27:16 > 0:27:20it might be how you want to look, that's the way you want to live,
0:27:20 > 0:27:23but it's not going to save anyone's life.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27It's now the turn of Tionne for the opposition.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Firstly, people should look how they want to, they should
0:27:32 > 0:27:35make their own choices. If you're depriving them of the choice
0:27:35 > 0:27:41of getting cosmetic surgery, aren't you depriving them of their rights?
0:27:41 > 0:27:46Also, cosmetic surgery can help increase someone's self esteem.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49What I mean by this is that there's a theory in psychology
0:27:49 > 0:27:53that suggests people have an ideal self and an actual self,
0:27:53 > 0:27:58and to be a happy, happier person you must achieve your ideal self,
0:27:58 > 0:28:01and cosmetic surgery could help this.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04This is why I believe that cosmetic surgery should not get banned
0:28:04 > 0:28:08and I am requesting that you oppose this motion, thank you.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10APPLAUSE
0:28:14 > 0:28:16It's now the time where we take a vote,
0:28:16 > 0:28:19so hands right in the air, all votes for the proposition please.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26And all the votes for the opposition.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31It's a good day to be in opposition, er,
0:28:31 > 0:28:35the opposition have it that this house would not ban cosmetic surgery.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37APPLAUSE
0:28:37 > 0:28:40Oh, my God, the first time I stood up I just froze,
0:28:40 > 0:28:42I didn't know what to say.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Well done, guys, that was brilliant.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47Really, really good for a first attempt. Did you enjoy it?
0:28:47 > 0:28:50Yes, it was really exciting at first, I thought
0:28:50 > 0:28:52I was going to not be able to speak at all
0:28:52 > 0:28:55but when I said the first word, the rest came so it was fine.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58Your confidence really increased as you went on, I thought,
0:28:58 > 0:29:00which was brilliant. How did you find it, Tionne?
0:29:00 > 0:29:03It was good. As it goes on you get, like, really into it and then
0:29:03 > 0:29:05you can just, like, question other people
0:29:05 > 0:29:07and, yeah, it was really good.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11You were very confident from the beginning, really engaging.
0:29:11 > 0:29:12You both did a brilliant job.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14That was really good to see.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23After the whole experience, how do you guys feel?
0:29:23 > 0:29:26We had to debate about cosmetic surgery and that.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29I don't, I didn't even know, had done no research on it.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31I'm sure your nose is real, bro!
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Like, no research at all.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39They said I'm doing debating and I was like, "No, I can't do that,"
0:29:39 > 0:29:44so, erm... But when I started, I did have a two minute break cos
0:29:44 > 0:29:48I couldn't start, it was really embarrassing actually, but after
0:29:48 > 0:29:51you say the first word it just all comes behind so it was fine.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55I've had many, many moments in my life
0:29:55 > 0:29:59when I've been speaking to an audience, like, especially,
0:29:59 > 0:30:01I remember, like, I think my school took me
0:30:01 > 0:30:04for this kind of conference meeting and I had to stand up and speak
0:30:04 > 0:30:07in front them and literally I froze and I was just like,
0:30:07 > 0:30:09"I don't know what to say,"
0:30:09 > 0:30:11and every good point that I had in my head before,
0:30:11 > 0:30:16exactly what happens, like, erm, kind of, like, happened to me so...
0:30:16 > 0:30:19If you think back to that, erm, moment, what would you have changed?
0:30:19 > 0:30:22I would have tried to make myself more calm
0:30:22 > 0:30:25and not nervous cos I was so nervous at first but after
0:30:25 > 0:30:29I'd had a deep breath and everything, everything just came fluently.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33Even me being on stage, erm, I have to calm myself down,
0:30:33 > 0:30:37like, for my nerves, cos you get massive nerves before performing
0:30:37 > 0:30:40in front of people. Before I go on stage I have to, like,
0:30:40 > 0:30:43relax myself and try and remember what I'm there for,
0:30:43 > 0:30:45what I'm there to say.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48A big thing in public speaking is,
0:30:48 > 0:30:52is to be massively confident and I think you guys did show confidence.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Now, after having that experience of being able to
0:30:54 > 0:30:56speak in front of an audience,
0:30:56 > 0:30:59I think I would be able to do debating and it was... I enjoyed it.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02I like your mentality cos that's what made me
0:31:02 > 0:31:05want to perform more. Even when it went wrong, it's like,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08it doesn't feel so bad when it goes wrong, it doesn't feel so bad.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13Now for a completely different way of speaking out.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16We're going to Chapel Market in North London.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22This is Esme.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26And this is Dayo.
0:31:28 > 0:31:33Today they're going to meet Tony Napolitano. He's a market trader.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Don't miss the cherry today, girls, 1.50 a pound
0:31:36 > 0:31:38and they are marvellous.
0:31:38 > 0:31:43You can't buy better cherry anywhere for any price.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47'I mean, originally my father and mother only sold bananas,'
0:31:47 > 0:31:49nothing else, just had a banana stall.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53It's only when I took it over that we branched out a bit.
0:31:53 > 0:31:54Hi, I'm Esme.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58Today, Dayo and Esme are going to step into Tony's shoes
0:31:58 > 0:31:59and tout for business.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01You'll have to watch me
0:32:01 > 0:32:05- and try and pick it up cos I've been doing it a long time.- Yep.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07It's called "calling out".
0:32:07 > 0:32:12English strawberry and raspberry and gooseberry today.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14'Well, it's a bit of an embarrassment, innit,
0:32:14 > 0:32:17'to stand shouting out in the street?'
0:32:17 > 0:32:23But once you get used to it, once you start, then it's second nature.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26Best of Kent, the strawberry.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28It looks quite nerve-racking to do.
0:32:28 > 0:32:321.50 a pound, the cherry. 1.50 a pound, English strawberry.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35It's going to be a bit nerve-racking, shouting,
0:32:35 > 0:32:39he's always shouting out the cherries, so, yeah...
0:32:39 > 0:32:441.50 a pound cherry today. That's the bargain today, girls.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Before they start,
0:32:46 > 0:32:49what are Tony's top tips for working on a market stall?
0:32:49 > 0:32:52The message has to be the right message in the first place.
0:32:52 > 0:32:53You know, I mean, if you're
0:32:53 > 0:32:54calling out with the right gear
0:32:54 > 0:32:57at the right money, it sells itself.
0:32:57 > 0:33:02English strawberry, raspberry and gooseberry today.
0:33:02 > 0:33:03'If people are queuing
0:33:03 > 0:33:04'and you walk round'
0:33:04 > 0:33:07and shout in their ear, they tend to turn round,
0:33:07 > 0:33:10give you a dirty look and walk straight up the road.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Humour's good in any situation, innit?
0:33:13 > 0:33:16You know, it's nice to have a bit of a repartee with your punters.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19They feel more at ease, they're more likely to come back.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22Don't miss the cherries today, girls, they are marvellous.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27- You've heard me calling out all day, haven't you?- Yeah.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30So, do you think you could give it the same?
0:33:30 > 0:33:31Try and call 'em in?
0:33:31 > 0:33:35OK. Wait, these are 1.50.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38But things get off to a quiet start.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40Let them know our strawberries are English.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Tell them that, that the strawberries...
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Strawberries are English. Would you like some cherries?
0:33:48 > 0:33:51They just need to get a bit more confidence.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55Just with a little schooling they should be able to do it.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59You that side, tell them about our English strawberries.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01English strawberries from Kent.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04Come on, let's see you calling out with the cherries,
0:34:04 > 0:34:06we've got a lot to sell yet.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Young man seems to be a bit more nervous but there again it's
0:34:10 > 0:34:15only experience, it's only, you know, if you keep doing it,
0:34:15 > 0:34:18same as anything, really, if you keep doing it long enough
0:34:18 > 0:34:19you'll get better.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21English strawberries, only £1.20.
0:34:22 > 0:34:27Come and get your cherries, 1.50. Best cherries ever.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33English strawberries, raspberries and gooseberries, guys.
0:34:34 > 0:34:361.50 cherries.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42£1, £1.20, English strawberries per box.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46Once they find their voices, however, business picks up.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Strawberries, raspberries and gooseberries, guys.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53OK. Thanks. 30. That's 2.10.
0:34:53 > 0:34:54I was just a bit nervous.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57As time went on, you start to get the hang of it, that,
0:34:57 > 0:34:59"Oh, well, you shout out
0:34:59 > 0:35:02"people will, somebody in a car might just hear and come."
0:35:02 > 0:35:06- Thanks.- £1.20 per box, English strawberries.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10It's not really in my personality to just, like, shout it out.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13English strawberries, guys, only 1.20 for a whole box.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15It took a bit of time to get used to,
0:35:15 > 0:35:18but after a while it was actually, like, quite fun.
0:35:18 > 0:35:23Come and get your cherries £1.50. English strawberries £1.20 per box.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26- Thanks very much. - Thank you very much for your help.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- Have a nice day. - Thank you, all the best, bye.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Yeah they done very well for a first effort, all they need is
0:35:32 > 0:35:37a little bit of experience and then they can both come and work for me.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38I'd be happy to employ them.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49Cool. Erm, welcome. I just wanted to know how you found it.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53- Erm, it was challenging to say...- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55They were like, "You're going to be working on a market stall,"
0:35:55 > 0:35:58and I was like, I was so scared.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01When we went on it first it was really scary,
0:36:01 > 0:36:03but by the end it was all right.
0:36:03 > 0:36:08What kind of tricks or, like, ideas did your mentor give you?
0:36:08 > 0:36:11Well, they just said that if you're confident then people will
0:36:11 > 0:36:13see that you're confident in the things that you're selling.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Cos if you're not confident then
0:36:16 > 0:36:18they're not going to be confident in buying it.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20- In buying it, yeah, yeah, yeah. - Once you get the hang of it
0:36:20 > 0:36:24and you look like you know what you're doing, then people know.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27They start to see, like, a positive reaction?
0:36:27 > 0:36:28- Yeah.- Yeah?
0:36:28 > 0:36:31I remember your mentor saying that the more you do it,
0:36:31 > 0:36:34the better you get at it...erm, you only had how much time?
0:36:34 > 0:36:37Half an hour, I think, yeah.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40You guys done an amazing job, you sold products, that was,
0:36:40 > 0:36:42that's... You should be proud of yourself.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Would you do it again?
0:36:44 > 0:36:46I would do it again but I wouldn't do it as a job.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48THEY LAUGH
0:36:48 > 0:36:50All right, I just want to say congratulations,
0:36:50 > 0:36:54for what, of course, you and Dayo did. He couldn't make it today, so
0:36:54 > 0:36:59you're speaking on behalf of him a team member...and, yeah, well done.
0:36:59 > 0:37:00Thank you.
0:37:03 > 0:37:04For our next Speak Out Challenge,
0:37:04 > 0:37:07we're in London finding out how to interview people.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10It's not as easy as it looks.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16This is Toni. And this is Renee.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18Both from South London.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Today, they'll be quizzing Bonita Norris,
0:37:22 > 0:37:26one of the youngest people in the UK to have climbed Mount Everest
0:37:26 > 0:37:30with expert assistance from national news journalist Kimberley Dadds.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34So, Bonita, you climbed the biggest mountain in the world, erm...
0:37:34 > 0:37:36I mean, tell me how did that feel?
0:37:36 > 0:37:40Er...Everest definitely changed my life completely.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44The first big person I ever interviewed was actually Snoop Dogg,
0:37:44 > 0:37:46it was very intimidating, obviously.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50I was very starstruck, I was quite young at the time.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53And I just had to try and get it done and I did.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57How do you, kind of, move on from such a big thing like that,
0:37:57 > 0:37:59what, what's next?
0:37:59 > 0:38:02People always said to me, "Oh, now you've done Everest,
0:38:02 > 0:38:04"there's no point climbing another mountain."
0:38:04 > 0:38:06But for me that was just, like, that's crazy.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08So, what are Kimberley's top tips
0:38:08 > 0:38:11for conducting an effective interview?
0:38:11 > 0:38:13I think number one is just be confident,
0:38:13 > 0:38:15it will put your interviewee at ease.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19What on earth was it that possessed you to do this challenge?
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Well, when I decided to climb Everest,
0:38:21 > 0:38:22I hadn't ever climbed before.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Number two,
0:38:24 > 0:38:25I'd say do a lot of research,
0:38:25 > 0:38:26as a journalist you have
0:38:26 > 0:38:28to do a lot of research and you need
0:38:28 > 0:38:30to know what you're talking about.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34When you're, kind of, in the middle of the interview, just you've
0:38:34 > 0:38:35got to kind of keep it going,
0:38:35 > 0:38:37it's down to you, not the interviewee.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41So, I think it's just quite important to keep it, like, flowing,
0:38:41 > 0:38:43have a bit of conversation there.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46You might be a bit nervous, so you've got a list of questions
0:38:46 > 0:38:50but just remember to listen to what they're actually saying,
0:38:50 > 0:38:53because they might have just told you something earth-shattering
0:38:53 > 0:38:56or really important and interesting
0:38:56 > 0:38:59and you don't want to just say, "OK, question number four is..."
0:38:59 > 0:39:01So, you're both about to interview Bonita,
0:39:01 > 0:39:04are you feeling nervous or how are you feeling about it?
0:39:04 > 0:39:07Er, I'm quite nervous because it's like the first interview I've done
0:39:07 > 0:39:11but I'm looking forward to it at the same time cos it's a new experience.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15Yeah, I'm slightly nervous about it but it seems all right.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18I think the one thing I'd say is just enjoy it
0:39:18 > 0:39:24and be confident, she's very lovely, it's a one-time opportunity.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Hi, Bonita, it's nice to meet you
0:39:26 > 0:39:29and your story's really inspiring to, like, young children.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Thank you.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Erm, what inspired you to become a climber?
0:39:34 > 0:39:37Erm, lots of different things inspired me.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40I had my childhood heroes, like, when I was growing up,
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay,
0:39:42 > 0:39:45their stories from when they actually were the first people
0:39:45 > 0:39:47to summit Mount Everest in 1953,
0:39:47 > 0:39:51I read their book and I just thought it was the most amazing thing.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54When you were climbing Mount Everest, did you, like, have
0:39:54 > 0:39:56any, like, near-death experiences?
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Yeah, I did, er, I guess probably more near-death experiences than
0:39:59 > 0:40:03I realised because you could just be walking round a corner
0:40:03 > 0:40:06on the mountain and just behind you a piece of ice might have
0:40:06 > 0:40:08fallen down and I would never have known about it.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Erm, in the Daily Mail it said that, erm,
0:40:10 > 0:40:16you was inspired by Bear Grylls, erm, account on his, erm, time...
0:40:16 > 0:40:18What in his account inspired you?
0:40:18 > 0:40:22Erm, I think, I remember hearing about Bear Grylls' story,
0:40:22 > 0:40:26because he had a really bad accident when he was in the Army,
0:40:26 > 0:40:29and to go from being so low and to setting a big challenge
0:40:29 > 0:40:33for yourself and taking on a huge amount of risk, erm...
0:40:33 > 0:40:36just massively inspired me that he actually stuck to his guns
0:40:36 > 0:40:37and did it.
0:40:37 > 0:40:42Toni and Renee start confidently but then grind to a halt.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Can't remember now. Gosh!
0:40:45 > 0:40:47But they quickly recover.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Um, like, what career choice would you have
0:40:50 > 0:40:53if you hadn't begun to climb in the first place?
0:40:53 > 0:40:57Erm, I think I would probably be doing something with...
0:40:57 > 0:41:00kids anyway, like teaching or something.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03So, for you, what's the best thing about what you do, like,
0:41:03 > 0:41:06what do you find is most interesting about it?
0:41:06 > 0:41:11What I love about climbing is just the moments that are,
0:41:11 > 0:41:15like, so unique and special. Just see the most amazing views, like the
0:41:15 > 0:41:20mountains spread out below you, the Himalayas, sunrises and you just
0:41:20 > 0:41:24think, "Wow, I am the only person in the world who can see this."
0:41:24 > 0:41:28Now, all that's left is to wrap up the interview.
0:41:31 > 0:41:36So, like, have you got any more, like, challenges, like, planned?
0:41:36 > 0:41:39For the future, I'd love to go back to the Himalayas
0:41:39 > 0:41:41and also I love climbing in the UK.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Well, it was really nice to meet you
0:41:45 > 0:41:48and, like, everything you've said has been really helpful.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50Thanks very much.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- Yeah, it was really nice meeting you, thanks.- Thank you.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57I think you both did really well, so well done.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59You did a lot of the things that I said. Like you did
0:41:59 > 0:42:02bounce off what she had been telling you
0:42:02 > 0:42:05and reacting rather than just sticking to the interview, so...
0:42:05 > 0:42:06it was really good.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10I think you did really well and the questions are really good,
0:42:10 > 0:42:11lots of research there.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13Did you enjoy it?
0:42:13 > 0:42:14Yeah, I enjoyed it.
0:42:14 > 0:42:15I'd love to do it again.
0:42:22 > 0:42:23What's up? Welcome.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25How did you guys feel in the whole experience
0:42:25 > 0:42:27and what was it like for you?
0:42:27 > 0:42:29In the beginning it was kind of nervous
0:42:29 > 0:42:31but, as the day progressed, it got easier.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- Yeah?- Yeah, definitely I'd agree with that.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35I remembered your mentor saying it's, like,
0:42:35 > 0:42:41incredibly important to be prepared. Did you guys find that difficult?
0:42:41 > 0:42:44Well, we'd already, like, prepared some questions so we had those but
0:42:44 > 0:42:47after those questions were finished we couldn't, like, just stop the
0:42:47 > 0:42:51interview so we had to react on how she replied to our questions...
0:42:51 > 0:42:53- OK.- ..and carry it on from there.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56It was awkward at first, cos you couldn't think of anything
0:42:56 > 0:42:58but after a while it just became more natural.
0:42:58 > 0:42:59It was more natural, yeah.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01This is something that happens to me all the time,
0:43:01 > 0:43:04I get interviewed by journalists, if they're not prepared with their
0:43:04 > 0:43:09questions or they don't do their research, like you girls did your
0:43:09 > 0:43:13research, like, I think that makes an interview very interesting.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16You can tell when someone doesn't know what they're talking about
0:43:16 > 0:43:19and you know, like, they were just told to do it.
0:43:19 > 0:43:23I think some of the facts and stuff that you guys brought to her
0:43:23 > 0:43:26and the questions that you asked her showed her that you were
0:43:26 > 0:43:28interested in her background and what she's done.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31Personally, I think you guys done a great job and I would have
0:43:31 > 0:43:35loved to be interviewed by you both. Erm, well done, man.
0:43:35 > 0:43:36BOTH: Thank you.
0:43:39 > 0:43:43So, how can you really engage an audience with the power of speech?
0:43:43 > 0:43:44We go to Cardiff to find out.
0:43:47 > 0:43:49This is Safoua and this is Owen.
0:43:53 > 0:43:55Today, they're going to meet
0:43:55 > 0:43:56Mark Miodownik -
0:43:56 > 0:43:57he's a scientist.
0:43:57 > 0:44:00Tell me what the most important invention of all time was.
0:44:00 > 0:44:02- The wheel.- The wheel?
0:44:02 > 0:44:05I mean, I love working out how the world works, I never tire of it.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08- Yeah?- Fire.- Fire, thank you very much.
0:44:08 > 0:44:11One of my biggest fears as a kid was I'd get bored. I had all these games
0:44:11 > 0:44:14and things, I'd get bored of them - I never got bored of science.
0:44:14 > 0:44:18As well as doing science, Mark also talks about it to encourage people
0:44:18 > 0:44:20to get involved themselves.
0:44:20 > 0:44:23As soon as you start cooking, you realise that you have to eat
0:44:23 > 0:44:25with your hands. They build the pyramids, they build ships,
0:44:25 > 0:44:29they build cities but they're still eating with their hands.
0:44:29 > 0:44:32Safoua and Owen are going to try and do what Mark does.
0:44:32 > 0:44:34Get up on the stage and try
0:44:34 > 0:44:37and make an audience enthusiastic about something they love.
0:44:37 > 0:44:41The first couple of times you ever gave a talk, how did you...
0:44:41 > 0:44:43how did you overcome your nerves?
0:44:43 > 0:44:47One trick I did is, I started to write out the first two sentences
0:44:47 > 0:44:51I was going to say and learned them, so that I knew I had it in my head.
0:44:51 > 0:44:55When you're on stage and people start talking, like,
0:44:55 > 0:44:57while you're talking, what should you do?
0:44:57 > 0:45:00Become completely silent and stand there and actually it's
0:45:00 > 0:45:03amazing how a crowd will pick up on that and go silent themselves.
0:45:04 > 0:45:06Before they get up on stage,
0:45:06 > 0:45:09what are Mark's top tips for engaging an audience?
0:45:09 > 0:45:11So my top tips are, first of all, be real.
0:45:11 > 0:45:12I mean, that's easier
0:45:12 > 0:45:14said than done, I know,
0:45:14 > 0:45:19but they've got to believe that you are saying this from the heart.
0:45:19 > 0:45:20This stuff has an amazing property.
0:45:20 > 0:45:23Not only because it doesn't rust, OK, hence the word stainless,
0:45:23 > 0:45:24but...
0:45:26 > 0:45:27'It's really important to realise'
0:45:27 > 0:45:29that you're striking up
0:45:29 > 0:45:31a relationship with an audience.
0:45:31 > 0:45:33It doesn't taste of anything.
0:45:33 > 0:45:35That means you actually have to
0:45:35 > 0:45:38look at them and talk to them and engage them.
0:45:38 > 0:45:40But look, you don't realise how incredible that is.
0:45:40 > 0:45:43'Basically almost all communication to humans'
0:45:43 > 0:45:44is about storytelling,
0:45:44 > 0:45:46that's how we understand things.
0:45:46 > 0:45:47So if you're trying to
0:45:47 > 0:45:48explain anything at all -
0:45:48 > 0:45:50the birth of stars, how the biology of the womb works -
0:45:50 > 0:45:51tell a story.
0:45:51 > 0:45:55All of history has been waiting for this material
0:45:55 > 0:45:58and it took until the 20th century to invent it.
0:45:58 > 0:45:59The most important thing is that
0:45:59 > 0:46:01they feel that you care about
0:46:01 > 0:46:02this, that you're passionate
0:46:02 > 0:46:03about what you're talking about.
0:46:03 > 0:46:05You've got to get passionate about them.
0:46:05 > 0:46:07It's 100 years old today
0:46:07 > 0:46:11and it allows us to finally get the benefits of inventing fire.
0:46:11 > 0:46:15APPLAUSE
0:46:18 > 0:46:21The time has come for Owen and Safoua to take to the stage.
0:46:23 > 0:46:25Nervous, obviously, but looking forward to it.
0:46:25 > 0:46:29And it feels like it's going to last an hour instead of two minutes.
0:46:29 > 0:46:32I'm not really looking forward to it, but I'll try my best.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35And so I hope that you can give them a warm round of applause
0:46:35 > 0:46:38and welcome Owen.
0:46:38 > 0:46:41APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:46:41 > 0:46:44Hi, I'm Owen, and I'm going to talk to you about games for a bit.
0:46:44 > 0:46:47So, do you have any games that you really like to play,
0:46:47 > 0:46:48that you think are cool?
0:46:48 > 0:46:50- You, right here in the front.- Me?
0:46:50 > 0:46:52Yeah, what kind of games do you like to play?
0:46:52 > 0:46:55- Grand Theft Auto.- Oh, nice. Well, I'm going to talk about
0:46:55 > 0:46:58a slightly different kind of game, it's bridge, it's a card game.
0:46:58 > 0:47:01Do any of you have any idea what kind of game it is?
0:47:01 > 0:47:03- Yeah?- Do you stack the cards up?
0:47:04 > 0:47:07Not quite, that would be a house of cards.
0:47:07 > 0:47:09Bridge is... I'm going to tell you why I like it.
0:47:09 > 0:47:10It's a very old game
0:47:10 > 0:47:14and in bridge you have a partner, so it's a team sport,
0:47:14 > 0:47:15so if you do badly...
0:47:15 > 0:47:18Owen starts confidently and even throws in a joke.
0:47:18 > 0:47:20There is an old bridge expression
0:47:20 > 0:47:24which is that you should never, ever play bridge with your wife,
0:47:24 > 0:47:26cos you'll just end up getting a divorce.
0:47:26 > 0:47:29I think it's just a fantastic game, it's really tense.
0:47:29 > 0:47:33So I really think you guys should give it a go. Thank you.
0:47:33 > 0:47:35APPLAUSE
0:47:35 > 0:47:38That was Owen. Everybody, a big hand for Owen.
0:47:38 > 0:47:40He did brilliantly well.
0:47:40 > 0:47:42So we've got one more for you.
0:47:42 > 0:47:44Give a big, very warm round of applause to Safoua.
0:47:44 > 0:47:47Safoua's only been speaking English for two years,
0:47:47 > 0:47:49so it's an even bigger challenge for her.
0:47:49 > 0:47:51She's going to talk about
0:47:51 > 0:47:53her favourite dish from her homeland - couscous.
0:47:53 > 0:47:56Hello, my name is Safoua and I'm Algerian,
0:47:56 > 0:47:58I've been here for two years.
0:47:58 > 0:48:01I just want to ask you, have you ever tried couscous before?
0:48:01 > 0:48:05Most times when I go to the shops I see people buying it
0:48:05 > 0:48:07with salads and stuff,
0:48:07 > 0:48:12but today I want to talk to you about how to cook it properly
0:48:12 > 0:48:14in, like, a traditional way.
0:48:14 > 0:48:20You cook it, like, in water with salt, twice.
0:48:20 > 0:48:24You can serve it with fish sauce, chicken sauce and lamb.
0:48:24 > 0:48:27In the sauce you can have spices,
0:48:27 > 0:48:30chickpeas, vegetables, water,
0:48:30 > 0:48:34herbs, onions and courgettes.
0:48:34 > 0:48:39It's made a month before it's actually served,
0:48:39 > 0:48:42because it needs to get dried for so many days.
0:48:42 > 0:48:46And I hope you enjoy it and try it, when you have time.
0:48:46 > 0:48:49APPLAUSE
0:48:55 > 0:48:57I can't speak right now.
0:48:57 > 0:48:59Good, I'm shaking now,
0:48:59 > 0:49:02I'm more nervous now than I was before.
0:49:02 > 0:49:05I think what you did really well is that you meant it.
0:49:05 > 0:49:08That this came from... They could tell it was not fake, it was you,
0:49:08 > 0:49:11you were speaking as yourself about something you cared about,
0:49:11 > 0:49:13and that's not easy to do.
0:49:13 > 0:49:15Cos often people become someone else in this situation
0:49:15 > 0:49:17and you did it really well.
0:49:17 > 0:49:18You did the brilliant thing
0:49:18 > 0:49:20at the beginning of interacting with the audience.
0:49:20 > 0:49:22It's quite a hard thing to do on your first talk.
0:49:22 > 0:49:24You didn't say, "Who?" and then just race on,
0:49:24 > 0:49:26but you actually picked a few other people out.
0:49:26 > 0:49:28I thought that was really good.
0:49:28 > 0:49:31You left them wanting to hear more. That's good.
0:49:38 > 0:49:39Was that the biggest audience
0:49:39 > 0:49:41you guys have been in front of, or spoken to?
0:49:41 > 0:49:44Yeah, definitely, it was. It was nerve-racking,
0:49:44 > 0:49:46but it was a good experience, good thing to do.
0:49:46 > 0:49:49- Yeah?- I was really scared.- Yeah? - And I couldn't stand up,
0:49:49 > 0:49:53like, literally I was, like, shaking the whole way...
0:49:53 > 0:49:55Yeah, I was, like, dying.
0:49:55 > 0:49:58Now, do you know, I had exactly the same thing
0:49:58 > 0:49:59when I was first, like,
0:49:59 > 0:50:02kind of going on stage to perform as an artist
0:50:02 > 0:50:03and I was like this...
0:50:03 > 0:50:07Erm, my name is Labrinth and... I need to go home.
0:50:07 > 0:50:11Like, I think, personally, you guys done amazing,
0:50:11 > 0:50:13because to take it all the way to the end,
0:50:13 > 0:50:16you could have just walked off the stage
0:50:16 > 0:50:18and been like, "I can't do this."
0:50:18 > 0:50:19It was actually surprising for me
0:50:19 > 0:50:22because I didn't think they would say anything.
0:50:22 > 0:50:24- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - And they wouldn't cooperate with me,
0:50:24 > 0:50:26And then when I asked them and they answered,
0:50:26 > 0:50:28I was like, "OK, they're actually listening to me."
0:50:28 > 0:50:32- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.- And that gave me back a bit of confidence.
0:50:32 > 0:50:35Did you guys learn any tricks that you could maybe use
0:50:35 > 0:50:38in other circumstances or situations?
0:50:38 > 0:50:39He said to not be too serious
0:50:39 > 0:50:42and, like, I think it was good to keep in mind
0:50:42 > 0:50:45to kind of joke about a bit and not just be like, "Bridge..."
0:50:45 > 0:50:47Yeah, yeah, this is what it is.
0:50:47 > 0:50:50I think it was a good experience that I can use in, like, the future
0:50:50 > 0:50:52maybe in school assemblies and stuff.
0:50:52 > 0:50:55- Do you think you will be a lot less scared?- Yeah.
0:50:55 > 0:50:58- You guys done a great job. - Thank you.- Without a doubt!
0:51:01 > 0:51:04Next up it's another kind of audience - tourists.
0:51:04 > 0:51:08What speaking skills does it take to introduce them to London?
0:51:11 > 0:51:12This is Shade.
0:51:14 > 0:51:15And this is Kai.
0:51:17 > 0:51:18They've lived in London all their lives,
0:51:18 > 0:51:21but they've never had to describe it to strangers before.
0:51:21 > 0:51:25On the left-hand side of the bridge is the world-famous Tower of London.
0:51:25 > 0:51:28Today they're going to meet Paul Prentice.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31It dates back to 1078.
0:51:31 > 0:51:35He's a pleasure-boat captain and tour guide on the Thames.
0:51:35 > 0:51:38I've been working on the river... it must be 40-odd years now,
0:51:38 > 0:51:42and I think it was my first couple of days in,
0:51:42 > 0:51:44I was going around the handrail
0:51:44 > 0:51:46and I was watching my feet to see where I'm stepping,
0:51:46 > 0:51:49then all of a sudden there was no handrail, so off I went.
0:51:49 > 0:51:51As well as skippering the boat,
0:51:51 > 0:51:53Paul also tells the passengers
0:51:53 > 0:51:56about the famous London sights along the way.
0:51:56 > 0:52:00I am sure you'll recognise Christopher Wren's masterpiece,
0:52:00 > 0:52:02St Paul's Cathedral.
0:52:02 > 0:52:06We take tourists from Westminster Pier onto Greenwich.
0:52:06 > 0:52:10Within that journey, we point out the places of interest
0:52:10 > 0:52:12which we pass on to our passengers.
0:52:12 > 0:52:16Kai and Shade are getting thrown in at the deep end.
0:52:17 > 0:52:20They'll see if they can tell a boat full of tourists
0:52:20 > 0:52:22about London's rich history.
0:52:24 > 0:52:28Speak nice and clearly and slowly.
0:52:28 > 0:52:30- Feeling nervous?- Yeah, a little bit. - A little bit.
0:52:30 > 0:52:31You'll be all right.
0:52:31 > 0:52:34Get them first few words out and then you'll cruise along.
0:52:36 > 0:52:39So what are Paul's top tips for tour guides
0:52:39 > 0:52:41to ensure it's all plain sailing?
0:52:42 > 0:52:45Looking to our right-hand side is the London Eye.
0:52:46 > 0:52:49Speak as slowly and as clearly as possible.
0:52:49 > 0:52:51The first time you do it,
0:52:51 > 0:52:53you obviously start to dry up. But you've got to keep calm
0:52:53 > 0:52:57and you've got to keep battling on through it, you know?
0:52:57 > 0:53:00On your left is Somerset House.
0:53:00 > 0:53:02I should imagine it's like an artist at a theatre,
0:53:02 > 0:53:05if they're getting the crowd behind them,
0:53:05 > 0:53:06they'll give 100%.
0:53:06 > 0:53:08Once you get into it, you can see people enjoying it.
0:53:10 > 0:53:12What we're going to do now, ladies and gentlemen,
0:53:12 > 0:53:13one of my young colleagues here,
0:53:13 > 0:53:16they're going to have a little go now
0:53:16 > 0:53:19at telling you about some of these interesting buildings.
0:53:21 > 0:53:23It's a daunting task.
0:53:24 > 0:53:28The white vessel coming up now is the HMS President,
0:53:28 > 0:53:30which was fought throughout World War I
0:53:30 > 0:53:33and was used during World War II as a decoy vessel.
0:53:34 > 0:53:38And to begin with, Kai and Shade are obviously nervous.
0:53:38 > 0:53:40If we keep looking to our left,
0:53:40 > 0:53:43there are a few interesting buildings,
0:53:43 > 0:53:46the first one is the red Gothic-style building.
0:53:46 > 0:53:48Kai and Shade are just too quiet,
0:53:48 > 0:53:51and the passengers are getting restless.
0:53:51 > 0:53:54You can see the top parts of the bridge have been removed,
0:53:54 > 0:53:58the pillars are only to be remained.
0:53:58 > 0:54:00PASSENGER: Speak up!
0:54:00 > 0:54:03But Kai keeps calm and carries on.
0:54:03 > 0:54:06Here on your left, also you can see the school.
0:54:06 > 0:54:08It was the first-ever public school for boys
0:54:08 > 0:54:10and many famous people attended,
0:54:10 > 0:54:12such as Sir Winston Churchill.
0:54:14 > 0:54:17Now directly ahead of us there is a series of three bridges,
0:54:17 > 0:54:19the first one is Blackfriars.
0:54:19 > 0:54:22With more guidance from Paul,
0:54:22 > 0:54:25Shade and Kai soon grow in confidence.
0:54:25 > 0:54:26The white building with the red roof
0:54:26 > 0:54:29is the New Globe Playhouse Theatre.
0:54:29 > 0:54:32It has been built near the site of the original Globe
0:54:32 > 0:54:34and it was once, at the original theatre,
0:54:34 > 0:54:38where many of Shakespeare's plays were first performed.
0:54:38 > 0:54:41Now ahead of us is the Southwark Road Bridge,
0:54:41 > 0:54:43it's probably the most unused bridge
0:54:43 > 0:54:45to span the tidal Thames.
0:54:45 > 0:54:47If you do see anyone walking across the bridge,
0:54:47 > 0:54:51do give them a wave because they're probably lost.
0:54:51 > 0:54:54When I stopped thinking about them and started thinking more about
0:54:54 > 0:54:57what I was actually meant to be pointing out,
0:54:57 > 0:54:58I think it went a bit better.
0:54:58 > 0:54:59Coming into your view,
0:54:59 > 0:55:01you'll see the tallest building in Western Europe.
0:55:01 > 0:55:04This is the Shard, and it's supposed to represent a shard of glass.
0:55:04 > 0:55:09When there's people that you don't know and it's a bit...
0:55:09 > 0:55:11You get a bit nervous at first.
0:55:11 > 0:55:14But when I gained confidence, I spoke up a bit.
0:55:14 > 0:55:18The bridge that we are about to pass beneath is New London Bridge,
0:55:18 > 0:55:22it was opened by Her Majesty the Queen back in 1974.
0:55:22 > 0:55:24It's made me a bit more confident at speaking.
0:55:30 > 0:55:32At first, I was a bit nervous,
0:55:32 > 0:55:35but towards the end I think I got a bit better.
0:55:35 > 0:55:38Yeah, you did, both of yous. You started off a little bit...
0:55:38 > 0:55:41But you could see you was getting more and more confident by the end.
0:55:41 > 0:55:4490-odd people we had, and for them to stand up there,
0:55:44 > 0:55:47never, ever done it before, I thought they done brilliant.
0:55:53 > 0:55:55I wanted to ask you guys how was it for you
0:55:55 > 0:55:58and what was the experience like?
0:55:58 > 0:55:59I was quite nervous.
0:55:59 > 0:56:02- Oh, seriously?- Got a little bit more confident towards the end.
0:56:02 > 0:56:03Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:56:03 > 0:56:05What kind of tricks did, erm,
0:56:05 > 0:56:08did your mentor teach you that you feel like you could
0:56:08 > 0:56:11take into a career that you want to go into?
0:56:11 > 0:56:14Maybe if I wanted to be, I don't know, a lecturer or something,
0:56:14 > 0:56:17- cos I've never talked in front of that many people.- Seriously?
0:56:17 > 0:56:21But, yeah, he taught me to just calm and breathe and also be clear.
0:56:21 > 0:56:25I've learnt that the more that you practise something,
0:56:25 > 0:56:27the better you will get at it.
0:56:27 > 0:56:30And when you do speak in front of people,
0:56:30 > 0:56:33you need to remember that you need to speak slowly and clearly.
0:56:33 > 0:56:36Tinie Tempah said, when he started in the music business,
0:56:36 > 0:56:40he was like, he used to go to clubs and he was so shy, like,
0:56:40 > 0:56:42nobody could hear what he was saying.
0:56:42 > 0:56:45So he would come off stage and think, like,
0:56:45 > 0:56:46he'd done a really bad job.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49But it would be like, "Well, mate, I didn't hear anything you said,
0:56:49 > 0:56:51"so how was I supposed to enjoy your performance?"
0:56:51 > 0:56:54So that would probably be something he learnt from,
0:56:54 > 0:56:57and, of course, when you hear Tinie Tempah on stage, he's just like,
0:56:57 > 0:57:00"Gah!" He's louder than the music now.
0:57:00 > 0:57:03I remember, like, while you were reading your scripts,
0:57:03 > 0:57:06- someone said something. What did they say?- Speak up.
0:57:06 > 0:57:10How did that affect your performance?
0:57:10 > 0:57:13Erm, well, it told me that some people can't hear me,
0:57:13 > 0:57:16but also threw me off a bit, cos I was reading.
0:57:16 > 0:57:19I've had a few shows where I've been performing
0:57:19 > 0:57:21and people would, like, heckle.
0:57:21 > 0:57:24It's something that could throw you off while you're performing.
0:57:24 > 0:57:26But I've always learnt from, like,
0:57:26 > 0:57:29some of the artists I've worked with, like, even Emeli,
0:57:29 > 0:57:32I remember her saying that, like, you know,
0:57:32 > 0:57:34when you go on stage you have to forget
0:57:34 > 0:57:36that you're sometimes in front of an audience
0:57:36 > 0:57:40and you've got to, like, enjoy it for yourself before they enjoy it.
0:57:40 > 0:57:43It's almost like you've got to put a little force field in front of you
0:57:43 > 0:57:45and just say, "I came here to enjoy myself,
0:57:45 > 0:57:47"I came here to give you my information,
0:57:47 > 0:57:49"are you ready to hear what I've got to say?"
0:57:53 > 0:57:55No, I think you guys done absolutely amazing.
0:57:57 > 0:58:00Learning how to speak out in different circumstances,
0:58:00 > 0:58:03from news reporting to sports commentating,
0:58:03 > 0:58:05from reading poetry to debating,
0:58:05 > 0:58:08is a massively useful skill to have.
0:58:08 > 0:58:12And if there's one top tip to take away, it's be confident.
0:58:12 > 0:58:15So, what you waiting for? Express yourself!
0:58:21 > 0:58:26# I say the same thing twice I'm awkward when I speak
0:58:26 > 0:58:31# Ain't got the perfect smile Don't turn heads on my street
0:58:31 > 0:58:36# Trying to be a superstar Like everybody else
0:58:36 > 0:58:41# But being myself is something I do well
0:58:41 > 0:58:43# Express yourself
0:58:46 > 0:58:51# Express yourself
0:58:51 > 0:58:55# Said, see, it's not what you look like
0:58:55 > 0:58:56# When you're doin' what you're doin'
0:58:56 > 0:58:58# Express yourself. #
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