Writing Poetry
Poetry is a delicate and intricate art form, practised by many people but rarely mastered. In this album, poets Jackie Kay, Paul Muldoon, W.N. Herbert and Jean Breeze talk about their respective...
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Throughout history great orators have been able to capture a shift in the zeitgeist, and tap into an audience’s emotions. Speeches by John. F. Kennedy and Winston Churchill are considered among the...
View ArticleWhat makes a great speech?
Connecting with an audience is one of the most critical aspects of great speech-making. See how Barack Obama mastered it by using flattery and empathy. The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content &...
View ArticleDo as Dumbledore does: the benefits of private speech
In one of the Harry Potter films, Dumbledore claims he finds talking aloud to himself very useful - is this true? Dr. Carlos Montoro explores the research behind self-addressed talk. Dr Carlos Montoro....
View ArticleWriting Poetry
Poetry is a delicate and intricate art form, practised by many people but rarely mastered. In this album, poets Jackie Kay, Paul Muldoon, W.N. Herbert and Jean Breeze talk about their respective...
View ArticleWhat makes a great speech?
Throughout history great orators have been able to capture a shift in the zeitgeist, and tap into an audience’s emotions. Speeches by John. F. Kennedy and Winston Churchill are considered among the...
View ArticleWhat makes a great speech?
Connecting with an audience is one of the most critical aspects of great speech-making. See how Barack Obama mastered it by using flattery and empathy. The OpenLearn team.First published on Wed, 28 Aug...
View ArticleDo as Dumbledore does: the benefits of private speech
In one of the Harry Potter films, Dumbledore claims he finds talking aloud to himself very useful - is this true? Dr. Carlos Montoro explores the research behind self-addressed talk. Dr Carlos...
View ArticleTeaching a robot how to speak
Language is a defining feature of human interaction, and programmers have been gradually developing this capability in robots. But even with the vast progress made in artificial intelligence, is it...
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