Speakers Trust

🎤Zara Wallace presenting her #JPSOC grand final speech at the #KCS End of Summer event and #BlackHistoryMonth celebrations. 🎭It was a beautiful day of celebrating inclusivity and the history of carnival, and it was special to see Zara present her speech, talk about communication and building connections in society through sign language. Thank you Ghino Parker for the opportunity! 🎓Since Zara presented her speech in July 2024 stating that there needs to be BSL representation in the curriculum, the government is now planning to introduce British Sign Language in the GCSE curriculum by September 2025. That is such a huge achievement! Listen to Zara’s full speech from the Grand Final on our YT channel: https://lnkd.in/dP2SCGgT #jpspeakout Jack Petchey Foundation #speakerstrust #oracyinschools #bsl

Fascinating conversation today with Westminster Foundation and a range of great #SocialMobility charities One idea stuck with me … 💷 How important it is that we don’t limit social mobility just to discussions of career and income Ofcourse, the circumstances of your birth shouldn’t dictate your career goals and achievements. 🎯Helping young people raise their aspirations and then meet them is at the core of what I have spent the last 20 years doing. I loved hearing of the work of the Foundation and the charities in supporting this vision. But equally 🏘️ The circumstances of your birth should also not dictate your aspirations and achievements for the impact you can have on your community and the world around you. That means … As well as focusing on economic power, we should be thinking of civic and political power. 🤏 A tiny proportion of young people think they can change the world … At Speakers Trust believe ALL young people can and should be empowered to do so. 🎤 Finding your voice is step 1 …. Thanks for the invite Kate Brown and team & to Charly Young MBE for facilitating the day.

Check out our latest piece on the Oracy Commission's report. As well as reflections on how we build on it, we call out the fantastic work of Speakers Trust, The Economist Educational Foundation, National Literacy Trust and Talk The Talk. Well done to Beccy Earnshaw and the commission for underscoring the importance of speaking and listening skills in education, echoing the calls for these essential skills to be core components of our teaching. https://lnkd.in/dZp-s2zR

Happy Friday 🌞 Teacher feedback is so important to us. 🌻 We thank the teacher at Pinner High School that wrote about the value of this programme; it is an honest and compelling reason for our work! 🌻 Find out about the full Jack Petchey's Speak Out Challenge here: https://lnkd.in/exSYQ9Cp To book a workshop for your school, click here: https://lnkd.in/ejyCq7tv #JPSpeakout #youngvoicesmatter #oracyforschools #oracyskills #publicspeaking Jack Petchey Foundation

For #WorldMentalHealthday we are reminded by our #JPSOC Grand Final winner Toby that no matter how small, an act of kindness can go a long way to improve our mental health. Watch full speech: https://lnkd.in/eGunHWrg Find out more about Toby's story here: https://lnkd.in/eyTGJrzj Jack Petchey Foundation Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind (HFEH Mind) The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School #youngvoicesmatter #oracyinschools #mentalhealthday #youngpeople #mentalhealth

Highlights of the week (and things we are excited about): 🌟We are thrilled to announce that we are actively recruiting for our brand-new programme, the East Midlands Speak Out Challenge! Find more info at https://lnkd.in/em85e_s7. 💌 We love this teacher's quote from Paxman Academy, East Essex: "Speak Out (Jack Petchey's Speak Out Challenge) takes quiet students and turns them into confident communicators in just one day." 🤗 Bonus: Last week, we had the immense privilege to have beloved Alumnus Joel Oyelese visit the office and share his story/ career advice/ public speaking experience with the Alumni ambassadors and we took the opportunity to catch up on what he's been up to (video coming soon 🤫) Thank you Joel for coming! #speakerstrust #youthvoices #youngpeople #publicspeaking #jpspeakout #stspeakout

Today marks one year since we welcomed the first charity members to #Fivefields! 🥂 🥳 Over the last 12 months, 28 AMAZING #charities have joined the Fivefields community all with the same mission of supporting children and young people 🤝 To mark this special anniversary, we sat down with some of the charity members to hear about their experiences since joining Fivefields, and the significant impact the space has had on their organisation 🎞️ 💥 Huge thank you to Velvet Green Media for helping bring this project to life! 🎬 Stay tuned...🎥 x+why Velvet Green Media Grosvenor DFN Project SEARCH Peer Power Youth Doorstep Library Unfold Action Tutoring Speakers Trust Go Live Theatre Projects Youth Futures Foundation Youth Fed Lord's Taverners Reverse The Trend Foundation UK Youth Creative Mentor Network Fair Education Alliance Voice 21 UK The Brilliant Club ReachOut Anthem Schools Trust GoodWork Street League Tutor The Nation The Kids Network London Wildlife Trust Heritage of London Trust

Your awesome speech won’t have impact if it is forgotten 5 minutes after the audience leave So how do you make your speech memorable ? Is “memos*” the long lost sister of ethos, logos and pathos ? * made up word … what’s a better name for this ?

Shining a light on #InternationalWeekofDeafPeople by giving the stage to Sydney-Lily Mason and her incredible speech which awarded her third place at #JPSOC Grand Final in July 2024.   An touching speech about feeling confident and embracing the superpowers that make us unique. Beautifully put Sydney-Lily. #youthvoicesmatter #jpspeakout #speakerstrust Jack Petchey Foundation #IWDP

💡Communication is so much more than spoken words- the power of telling a story lies beyond that and here at Speakers Trust, we value and encourage the confidence of every single speaker we come across. 💯Public speaking can be an accessible, universal skill and here is Christine Sun Kim being a testament to that, speaking about the value of sign language (in this case ASL). #Internationaldayofsignlanguages