Jason Peck, is an award-winning English humorist, actor and comedian based in Chicago, IL. As a comedian, he performed stand-up on the London comedy circuit, worked as an improviser, wrote and performed material for Newsrevue and contributed material to The Treason Show.
Jason Peck
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May 02
BBC 2’s The Speaker – The Final
It only seems like yesterday when I was writing a post about BBC 2’s new reality TV talent show The Speaker. In fact it was about 4 weeks ago. They ended up broadcasting two episodes a week, rather than one per week for 8 weeks. It was actually an interesting show in the end and …
Apr 29
Twitter and Presentations: The Ultimate Interruption?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you would’ve heard about Twitter. Now, it seems, even live presenters aren’t immune from it’s charms. Speaker Olivia Mitchell blogged about using Twitter in a presentation. She provides some very useful tips on harnessing the power of this new social communication tool…
Apr 24
Humorously Speaking, part2
Here’s a post about the 2nd project in the Humorously Speaking manual. The first video in this series is viewable here Humorously Speaking 1. This video is especially useful if you’re considering doing the Humorously Speaking Manual. Remember also, that the Humorous Speech Contest comes up once a year. This vid is also a good …
Apr 19
Susan Boyle – a Lesson in Humour
(Photo source Examiner.com) By now I’m sure you’ve heard about the singing sensation Susan Boyle? She’s the overnight singing sensation who recently appeared on Britain’s Got Talent. She’s a 47 year old unemployed lass from Scotland, who just gave an amazing rendition of an Elaine Page song. Why am I talking about Susan Boyle on …
Apr 18
Humorously Speaking, project 1
Are you a member of Toastmasters International and have completed your 10 speeches earning you Competent Communicator status and are looking to start the Advanced Manuals? Maybe you’re considering doing the Humorously Speaking Manual? Keep in mind that the Humorous Speech Contest comes up once a year. Or perhaps you just want to learn an …
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