The photographs of actors waiting backstage to go on in The Half by Simon Annand are special.   You can see the backdrop of memorabilia in

The impact we make as speakers is dependent on how comfortable we are about speaking and how comfortable we are with what we’re speaking about. 

When you listen (click on the picture) to Stephanie (erstwhile Simon) Hirst being interviewed by Stephen Nolan about his journey to finding freedom as a

Always good to see TV Presenters and writers give a talk live.  On TV we get the edited version whereas live we can hear and

An impassioned speech in Glasgow by Gordon Brown gave the No vote a boost the day before the referendum.  Although Glasgow still voted for independence

The recent convert David Mamet, has written some good work about acting.   He’s come out with views of late that have estranged him from

Summer school is a good time for a refresher on phonetics and in particular, linguistics.  The mind bending endless coil of classifying language from a

It was a strange night at the theatre last night.  At the end of the play – Skylight at the Wyndham’s – the whole audience

Barclays are to offer voice recogntion to customers because it’s going to reduce the time it takes for customers to verify their identity from 90

In the week of finishing reading On Canaan’s Side, I  saw Jimmy’s Hall.  The history of the island of Ireland resonates down into you and