Just last week, British Speech-To-Text provider SpinVox issued a press release listing its “Top Ten Worst Moments In Public Speaking.”
The list–which includes everyone from George W. Bush to Kate Winslet–features links to news stories about and YouTube clips of the Terrible Moments in Public Speaking.
Also in the release are public speaking tips and a list of the Top 5 Worst Public Speakers: 1. Gordon Brown; 2. David Beckham; 3. Kate Winslet; 4. Chris Moyles; 5. Prince Charles.
Well, Speech-Heads, you like my Speech Brother Eric B., maybe be wondering what this release has to do with Speech Technology, STT, or SpinVox. All I can say is this: I have no idea.
So,without further ado, here is SpinVox’s Top 10 Worst Moments In Public Speaking:
1. George W. Bush; “Fool me once”; 2002.
2. Delia Smith; “Lets be ‘avin’ you!”; 2005.
3. Kate Winslet; “Oh, God, who was the other one again?”; 2009 at Golden Globes.
4. Judy Finnigan; “An unfortunate wardrobe malfunction“; 2000 at National TV Awards.
5. Gwyneth Paltrow, “Sobs”; 2005 at Academy Awards.
6. Halle Berry; “Tears and screams”‘; 2002 at Academy Awards.
7. Boris Johnson; “Olympic handover speech“; 2008.
8. Gerald Ratner, “Total crap speech”; 2001.
9. Keven Keegan; “I will love it if we beat them”; 1996.
10. Donald Rumsfeld; “Known unknowns”; 2002 .
