Everybody here at Bryn Tawe would like to thank the ESU for their wonderfully inspiring training day with our year 8 pupils. The workshop was a fascinating insight into the skills required for developing confidence when speaking in public. We look forward to more success in the ESU competitions next year.

These are some of the comments from our enthused students:

‘I loved doing the Braveheart speech-it raised my confidence and was fun’ Scott Williams

‘I enjoyed the fact that none of us were confident at the start of the day, but by the end everybody’s confidence had lifted’ Lauren Miller

‘I really enjoyed the way that we were persuaded to speak in public and that we were encouraged to carry on, even if we made a mistake or felt nervous’ Anwen Morgan

‘I loved the fact that Julia completely understood the difficulties of speaking in public, allowing us to just state our ideas, not perform’ Ffion Tomos

‘The highlight for me was being a questioner. I think I might have a go at the real thing! A great day overall ‘ Jack Thomas