July 31, 2008
Premiere Hub gives LSQ TV a mention
London, UK
In their write up about the X-Files, Premiere Hub, the film premiere site kindly mentioned Leicester Square Television
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August 1st
London, UK
We are at the beginning of the eighth month of the year. Are you on track to meet your 2008 goals?
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The X-Files on Leicester Square Television
London, UK
My fellow presenter Bron and I went along to the screening of the new X-Files film on Tuesday morning. Yesterday evening, Bronwyn was in the Square for the Premiere. Here’s the LSQ TV “fan-cam” footage:
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July 29, 2008
CASS PENNANT
London, UK
Leicester Square Television’s “fan-cam” was in the Square last night for the premiere of “CASS”. All about the leader of the infamous ICF.
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X-Files - I Want To Believe
London, UK
One of the things you get to do as presenter at Leicester Square Television is attend press junkets and film previews. This morning, I went to see X-Files - I Want To Believe
Here’s my brief review:
Fans of Mulder and Scully will enjoy The X-Files - I Want To Believe. Based on the award winning TV series, I found the film exciting, fast-paced and not as ghoulish or paranormal as one may have expected. No, this was a typical “let’s get the baddies” thriller with a self-belief theme running through it. The two former FBI agents are brought back to help find a missing agent and they both find themselves fighting against, for very different reasons, officialdom and bureaucracy turning to spirituality to help them win the day. The spirtual approach was there right from the start with Billy Connolly’s character (psychic Father Joseph Crissman) leading the FBI to a crime scene. Connolly was superb in his role as was Amanda Peet who plays FBI agent Dakota Whitney.
The performances of Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny will give newcomers to the X-Files phenonmena a real sense of their previous relationship and how things develop between the two of them in this film which comes across as a superb extra-long episode.
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Corporate Events
London, UK
Yesterday, which turned out to be hew hottest day of the year so far, I took part in a corporate cricketing challenge organised by Steve Surridge’s Eclipse Sports Promotions
The venue - Lord’s. Six teams each comprising of seven players, including a legend, took part. The legends were Devon Malcolm, Phil deFreitas, Darren Maddy, Ali Brown, Pedro Collins
The event started at 11 and within what seemed just a few minutes, yours truly caught a beauty at backward short leg! “Australia” at that point, were doing well against “Pakistan”, the eventual competition winners.
Steve Surridge’s corporate sports days are great fun and details of cricket and other events can be found at the Eclipse website here
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July 24, 2008
7 ways to improve your public speaking
London, UK
Voice expert Fergus McLelland has novel ways of getting presenters and speakers to think about and use vocal variety. In his latest e-mailshot, he outlines his system like so:
A couple of weeks ago, I was listening to a speaker with great content, but her sound dragged me down. Droning, lilting, up and down, up and down - hypnotic certainly, but don’t ask me what she was talking about because I can’t remember. The sound had no connection to the words.
The lunch break arrived, thank goodness, I needed to move around! I bet you know the type of speaking I mean. This person was not going to get many speaking engagements from us!
The Speaker’s Graveyard
After lunch, the “graveyard slot.” The hardest spot for a speaker to fill. We in the audience were full and exhausted, ready for a sleep. Up got John, the next speaker. WOW!!! His voice was full of so many sounds that connected with us all. We were happily in the palm of his hand and hooked on every word.
You Can Do What John Did!
Using the sounds we have used all our lives in different situations we can breathe life into our speeches, just like John. These sounds are the sounds that got results in the past, so life has trained us all to be experts. Take these sounds into your presentation and you will have a whole heap of variety that will keep people on the edge of their seats.
The Top 7 Sound Patterns We Can Use In A Speech
1. The Dog
Think of a time you have spoken to a misbehaving dog.
Say a few sentences in that mood: “Bad dog! Sit Down! Go away!
Notice the power? Short, sharp and commanding.
2. The Baby
How would you speak to a child you want to soothe to sleep? Think of how your voice will croon and lull the baby - if you are lucky!
3. The Lover
Remember a time when you have crooned to a lover. The words aren’t important. The sound is what creates the ecstasy. Smooth, lilting, gentle. The most powerful set of sounds a human can use are the lover sounds, even to the bank manager - if used carefully. A lot of the most successful orators use the lover sound repeatedly in their speeches.
4. The Boss
“Yes, Mrs Smith, I have that covered.” Strong, full of self-confidence, almost like a soldier.
5. The Parent - when you were small
Mother or father, how did you speak to them when small and wanting your own way?
6. The Stranger
Lost, you ask someone the way to your end location.
7. The Enemy
A time you have been angry and spat your comments out with power.
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July 23, 2008
That was the week……..
London, UK
Iain Dale mocks Labour in Glasgow East
Ellee Seymour remembers Anne Frank. (we all should)
Welshcakes enjoys fun ‘n frolics on the sand
James on Gore the Bore
Lady Banana on some weird photos. ( I do worry about her sometimes)
Posh Totty moans about those High Street banks
Nikki and her latest gadget
and finally the world’s first test-tube baby, Louise Brown, celebrates her 30th birthday this Friday, July 25th. The author of this site is also celebrating his birthday this Friday but is a tad older than 30. Not by much I may add!
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