A magnificent and stirring speaker in the enviable style and tradition of Welsh oratory. It's a shame we don't have more, and better quality, recordings of his public speaking. Lloyd George could stir and command audiences like few others of his time, even though he had much competition in what were the last days of unamplified oratory.
He had many faults and failings, as we know, like many of history's greatest achievers; but historians generally believe him to have been as important to our perseverance and success in the First World War as Churchill was in the Second. A great man and a great speaker!
More about Adrian
Adrian has a Diploma in Public Speaking, awarded with Honours, from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), which gave him Associateship of the Academy (ALAM). In 1999, Adrian was invited by the founders of the Professional Speakers Association (PSA) to become a Founder Member of the organisation.
For over seven years, Adrian delivered seminars and workshops on the subject of defensive and advanced driving skills to corporate personnel at all levels, which allowed employers to fulfil their health and safety responsibilities. This gave him the opportunity to speak to all kinds of people about a subject upon which everyone has their own 'expert' opinions, which they defend forcefully.
Fielding sensible criticism and dissent, as well as the downright aggressive, rude and ignorant, allowed Adrian to learn how to deal with awkward and, sometimes, unpleasant people as well as those who are reasonable and polite. This was especially true when he had to insist on his point of view, not only because was he right (naturally!), but also because he was being paid by employers to re-educate their staff in driving skills, whether they liked it or not, which they often didn't - a challenge Adrian always relished.
Company directors and partners can be just as aggressive and dismissive as sales representatives and lorry and bus drivers, never mind the ubiquitous van drivers, but it always helped that Adrian's trainees knew that he and his colleagues would be assessing their driving ability at some stage, and would not 'pass' them if they failed to reach an appropriate and acceptable standard.
Adrian's involvement with a public speaking club, 'London Corinthians', from 1996, gave him the opportunity to fast-track the continuing development of his speaking skills within a large club whose standard is far and away the highest of any similar club in London or, indeed, anywhere else in the United Kingdom - Adrian believes it is without doubt the greatest public speaking club in the world, and while he was the club's president (1998-1999) he began every meeting by reminding his fellow members of the fact and motivating them with the mantra.
Of course, no matter how often one speaks in public, or how proficient one becomes, as with any other skill one can always improve. The simplest of all formulas is C=D - complacency equals disaster!
Adrian Barrett ― Speaker ● Trainer ● Mentor ● Coach
David Lloyd George
Adrian's involvement with a public speaking club, 'London Corinthians',