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Farewell to the Public Speaking of Theresa May

Farewell to Theresa May; as you know I have been following the trials and tribulations of her speaking skills for the last three years. And more recently this led to me being invited to address the European Speakers’ Association in Paris – where I shared how May was misusing her voice.

And just to remind you, I contacted the Prime Minister soon after she became PM because I was aware she was misusing her voice and as a result was not making as much impact as she might. However I received a polite reply stating that everything was in hand. Then we had a series of mishaps….

Honestly, I wasn’t the only person cringing behind a cushion whilst I watched this occur from the comfort of my home. It could have been avoided. TM has a fragile voice and this combined with a cold, misuse of her voice and a heavy schedule of meet and greet meant it was an accident waiting to happen. But wait: everything was in hand wasn’t it??? She would have cut some of her heavy schedule to focus on the speech if I had been in charge.

Then she had a heavy schedule of highly stressful meetings (and negotiations) with EU members, TM returned to Parliament with a croaky voice. As she misuses her voice and her posture causes pressure on her voice, this was inevitable.
My son loves torturing me with this video; on the one hand I admire TM for going out of her comfort zone to engage her audience. She is a natural introvert but she really embraced the idea of finding her inner Dancing Queen.

This was the most powerful speech she made. This was the real Theresa and she showed her passion for leading the country; her frustration at the disruptive behaviour and personal gain by certain MPs who weren’t prepared to work collaboratively and also her disappointment at not being able to deliver Brexit as it was the will of the country. I understand she wrote the speech herself and her personality finally came through. Brava.

I have no doubt TM will be speaking at events in future and certainly there have been interviews where she has been candid with her opinion on how some cabinet members behaved. Here are three tips I can offer you Theresa.

  1. Please, please get in touch to sort out the problem with your voice. I will help you with your posture and vocal production. Then you will rock.
  2. Write your own speeches; stop listening to weak advisors who only consider themselves. You have strong opinions and extraordinary experiences that people wish to hear.
  3. Show emotion; you are a real person and people engage and connect with you when you are authentic. I am not the only person who has respect for you and the situation you were in. I hope History treats you kindly.