The Art of Explanation Ros Atkins
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Do you worry about holding people’s attention during presentations?
Are you unsure where to start when faced with writing an essay or report?
Are you preparing for an interview and wondering how to get all your points across?
Explanation - identifying and communicating what we want to say - is an art. And the BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, creator of the viral 'Ros Atkins on...' explainer videos, is something of a master of the form.
Ros will share the secrets he has learned from years of working in high-pressure newsrooms, identifying the ten elements of a good explanation and the seven steps you need to take to express yourself with clarity and impact. Whether at work, school, university or home, we all benefit from being able to articulate ourselves clearly.
Based on his book The Art of Explanation, this talk is a must for anyone who wants to sharpen their communication skills.
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About the speaker
Ros Atkins is the BBC Analysis Editor and author of The Art of Explanation. He’s been labelled the nation’s ‘Explainer-in-Chief’ and ‘The Facts Man’ due to his hugely popular ‘Ros Atkins on…’ explainer videos. Since 2019, his videos have become a global phenomenon with vast audiences on social media and on the BBC’s digital, TV and radio channels. Ros regularly appears across the BBC’s highest profile output from the BBC News website to the BBC News at Ten to the BBC News YouTube channel. He created and presented the innovative and influential Outside Source which simulcast in primetime on BBC News Channel in the UK and on BBC World News for nearly ten years. Ros has anchored coverage for many of the biggest global stories including Brexit, COVID19, the war in Ukraine, the death of Nelson Mandela, the Inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009, multiple World Cups and multiple US and European elections. He also co-presents The Media Show on BBC Radio 4.
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