Skilfully Speaking

Education EN ↓ 30 episodes

Welcome to Season THREE! Invaluable insight, life stories, experiences and more - Skilfully Speaking explores the skills and challenges faced by entrepreneurs, broadcasters, leaders and more... Acquiring new skills and seizing opportunities can unlock a whole new world. In Skilfully Speaking, well-known successful people from a wide range of backgrounds pass on the secrets to their success. Talking to skills expert and leading educationalist Jackie Grubb, they share experiences and advice aimed at inspiring others to embrace new skills and seize the opportunities in front of them. Hear from th...

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S1 Ep4: Robert Halfon - Shaping the Future of Skills: Minister Robert Halfon on Education Reform, Student Struggles and Supporting Learners 14.03.2024 29:05

Robert Halfon is Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education. He discusses his important and challenging role in shaping the education and skills landscape in the country – areas he’s been passionate about even before he entered the House of Commons. He also shares his personal education and skills stories, including his health challenges and his fears around exams as a student. Pr...

S1 Ep3: Anna Williamson - From TV to Mental Health Advocate: Anna Williamson on Anxiety, Counselling and Breaking the Stigma 16.02.2024 44:07

From CITV to This Morning, Anna is not only a familiar face on our TV screens, she’s also a counsellor, mental health campaigner, one half of the LuAnna podcast and the author of the best-selling book, Breaking Mad. Jackie discovers the connections between developing skills and taking care of mental health, as well as Anna’s work with The Prince’s Trust and the story behind her latest book. Presen...

S1 Ep2: Dame Kelly Holmes Part 2 - Dame Kelly Holmes: Confidence, Courage and Coming Out - A Journey of Self-Acceptance 18.01.2024 35:48

Part 2 of a 2 part launch special with Dame Kelly Holmes. In this two-part special to kick off the podcast series, Jackie chats to double-Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes about her life inside and outside athletics and the skills that took her on this extraordinary journey: from meeting an inspirational PE teacher at school, through joining the armed forces, winning gold medals and setting...

S1 Ep1: Dame Kelly Holmes Part 1 - How Dame Kelly Holmes Built Resilience: From Armed Forces to Olympic Gold 18.01.2024 32:45

Part 1 of a 2 part launch special with Dame Kelly Holmes. In this two-part special to kick off the podcast series, Jackie chats to double-Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes about her life inside and outside athletics and the skills that took her on this extraordinary journey: from meeting an inspirational PE teacher at school, through joining the armed forces, winning gold medals and setting...

Skilfully Speaking - The Promo 09.11.2023 1:05

Acquiring new skills and seizing opportunities can unlock a whole new world. In Skilfully Speaking, well-known successful people from a wide range of backgrounds pass on the secrets to their success. Talking to skills expert and leading educationalist Jackie Grubb, they share experiences and advice aimed at inspiring others to embrace new skills and seize the opportunities in front of them. Hear f...