The importance of play

Published by Jackie Barrie on

I spoke to Alex Owen-Hill recently. Among other things, he’s a robotics expert, a storyteller and a voice coach. Here are some of the topics we discussed:

  • Why you should get more of your body involved in learning
  • The Memory Palace technique
  • Why speaking is like clowning
  • Shyness and performing
  • Useful exercises for voice coaching
  • Why be the silliest person in the room
  • The danger of using the word ‘interactive’ in your marketing
  • Four levels of interaction
  • Alternatives to ‘hands up’

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