05.17.07
Urm, you know, urm, you know
I really had to laugh yesterday. On the way back from Kent, I was listening to BBC Radio 4. The current Minister for Public Health, Caroline Flint (next to the sign below) was being interviewed about a recent advertising campaign on smoking. Apparently, the images were so shocking (see above) that many complaints were received by the Advertising Standards Authority who took the Department of Health to task over the affair.
That though wasn’t the point. I couldn’t believe I was listening on live radio to a Minister of the Crown. She was awful. I think I counted about 27 urm’s and at least 12 “you knows”. She must have been educated at the *Bryan King School of English.
I have one question. Who trains these people in media and communication skills?
* Bryan King used to play in goal for Coventry City. He was best known for a TV interview which consisted of urm’s and “you know’s” in the early 1970’s.
Ellee said,
May 17, 2007 at 8:38 pm
I hate that pic..
fidothedog said,
May 18, 2007 at 11:34 am
That was a blast from the past, had not heard of Mr King in many a year.
Jeremy Jacobs said,
May 18, 2007 at 6:55 pm
Which one Ellee?