Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940-1945 & 1951-1955)
Cometh the hour, cometh the man, as the saying has it. And in Winston Churchill the saying found its definition.
Churchill was, arguably, the ultimate and consummate inspirational and motivational speaker.
He was definitely the right man, in the right place, at the right time - so most people think, anyway - and his oratorical skills, which he worked hard to develop and perfect, proved crucial and invaluable in inspiring and motivating the British people to persevere through some of their darkest days.
About Adrian
Adrian is an interesting and informative speaker with many years' speaking experience. He speaks to educate, inspire and motivate on a range of specialist subjects, and is noted as an outstanding Master of Ceremonies and Facilitator. In particular, Adrian is a popular wedding MC and an entertaining After Dinner speaker.
Beyond his own speaking, Adrian has almost 14 years' experience training, mentoring and coaching in the arts of :
● Public Speaking ● Presentation Skills ● Voice Production ● Public Reading Skills
Among Adrian's speaking-related accomplishments are the following :
● Diploma in Public Speaking, awarded with Honours, from the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
● Public Speaking Associate of the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (ALAM).
● Founder Member of the Professional Speakers Association.
● Member of the Global Speakers Federation.
● Coached privately in voice and acting by actress and drama teacher Christine Way. Gained LAMDA Grade Certificates and Medals in Recital Subjects, which is the Speaking of Verse and Prose, and for Acting.
● 'Voice for Performance' course at the Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London.
● Masterclass course in the 'Actor's Voice' with celebrated London-based actress, drama and voice coach, Irene Bradshaw, in association with the 'City Lit', Covent Garden.
● Foundation course in singing with the late Margaret Lamb, Mezzo-Soprano, formerly with the English National Opera.
● A proud Past President of 'London Corinthians' (1998-1999), a club affiliated to Toastmasters International, an international organisation of public speaking & leadership development clubs with some 12,000 clubs throughout the world - of which 'London Corinthians' is undoubtedly the greatest and the best!
● Adrian has acted with the Hotwells Theatre Project, a semi-professional theatre company founded and managed by actress, producer and director Marion Reed, based in Bristol.
He received favourable reviews in both the Guardian and Bristol Evening Post newspapers for performances in the company's successive annual productions of Tony Harrison's 'The Mysteries', which starred Alan Moore and the great character actor Peter Copley, in which he variously played God, Herod and a butcher.
Now that's typecasting!
Adrian, as King Herod
Adrian Barrett ― Speaker ● Trainer ● Mentor ● Coach
Sir Winston Churchill
● Adrian has acted with the Hotwells Theatre Project, a