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Phil and I were running an open workshop last week and a topic of conversation became the difference between different speakers and why sometimes we decide to trust or believe one and not another and what makes a great orator
A couple of examples we talked about were George Bush and Barak Obama and Gordon Brown and Tony Blair......you decide
Then I read an article in the Yorkshire Post..the title was "Brown speaks from the heart and wins standing ovation from nurses"
Accompanied by a photo of Gordon with both hands on his heart speaking at the Royal Collegeof Nursing annual conference
Part of the copy quoted him "As Sarah and I were coming up on the train I said this is not the day for a prepared speech,this is the day to speak not from notes but from my heart"
Gordon was emotionally involved.He had a battle to save his sight following a rugby accident when he was a young man and sadly he and Sarah lost their baby daughter Jennifer
So my question is why did Gordon get a standing ovation when the usual response is a polite ripple of applause?
"Rehearsal is the work. Performance is the pleasure"
As a member of the Confident Club Alumni I think I can safely say Gordon has discovered the three E's. During his speech he was not seen as a second choice, default prime minister filling in for Tony Blair until Labour's demise in the next general election, He has earned the right to speak about hospital care, he was clearly emotional and he is eager to share his new found speaking skills. So when did he join the confident club?