An Ed Davey conference speech is certainly not the most exciting thing to happen this September 2021, yet we do admire his ironing prowess as he prepares for the speech itself in Canary Wharf, London.

A President Biden foreign policy speech at the State Department in Washington D.C. set out the new Government approach in 2021.

Cambridge Union debates Covid-19 lockdowns in the first real and concerted effort at some real debate over the disastrous Government policies.

This Sir Keir Starmer Covid speech certainly does the business for a relatively short virtual speech to the party faithful and the media. But, despite its virtual credentials, there’s a lot missing.

It’s early days, but the public speaking jargon coming from the new Biden White House Press Secretary, Jen Psaki, is making eyes roll in Washington D.C.

When you have to give your next presentation you really don’t want to look shifty on the podium. That’s because if you do, then you’ve lost your audience already.

You just can’t depend on your understanding of body language to interpret the President Biden inauguration speech, let alone infer any significant meaning beyond the words themselves. It’s simply not fit for purpose.

This splendid President Ramaphosa Covid-19 speech had a whole lot going for it before the President began to wrestle with the elastic of a tight head prop in the form of a face mask.