Podcast appearances and mentions of alan johnson mp

Simon Lancaster is one of the world's top speechwriters. He first became a speechwriter in the late 1990s working for Tony Blair's Cabinet. He has since written speeches for the CEOs of some of the biggest companies in the world including Unilever, HSBC and InterContinental Hotels Group. A leader's ability to communicate is critical to success and first impressions last! Simon's journey started as a musician with a dream of becoming a songwriter yet by the age of 24 he became a Minister's Private Secretary. Not bad he tells me for a kid that grew up on a council estate with his single mum.  Simon was paired up with Alan Johnson MP who became an important mentor in his life as Alan went on to become Secretary of State for Education and Skills from 2006 to 2007. Simon listened to Alan deliver multiple iconic speeches over the years mixing his personal story with the national story during the Thatcher years.  Simon explains that a good speechwriter has to find what's inside someone's soul. Most great speeches must not simply contain a list of your attributes and achievements as the audience is not that interested. Simon remembers advice from Peggy Noonan (speechwriter to Ronald Reagan) who said "reading is collecting wisdom and writing is spending it."Simon has a passion for helping the younger generation learn this skills and shares his advice of 'be proud to be yourself and be proud to show yourself to the world.'  Simon's 3 Top Tips for any leader include:1. The audience is more important than the speaker. It's not what you want to say but what the audience want to hear. 2. Emotions are more powerful than logic, this is based on biological fact. 3. Less is more www.bespokespeeches.comHe is the author of 'Connect' a book that helps a general audience that wants to be better at connecting and communicating with people. Available on Amazon. Simon would love to write a speech for Oprah, so if you are listening...........!Watch & Subscribe:

Finney, Chris Charles and Andrew Scherer are invited guests of Alan Johnson MP to the House of Commons to discuss his beloved Rangers. The Labour MP talks growing up in Nottingdale, supporting QPR, Alec Stock, the "showman" Rodney Marsh, selfies with Sir Les, the 1967, Milk Cup and the Play off finals. The politician even wades in the Bowles vs Marsh debate and sticks his neck out to pick his favourite. Alan describes his love of QPR number 10s starting with Marsh and Bowles through Stainrod and Byrne eras and right on to the Taarabt days. A West Twelve Media and @burblemedia production http://qprpod.co.uk

Finney, Chris Charles and Andrew Scherer are invited guests of Alan Johnson MP to the House of Commons to discuss his beloved Rangers. The Labour MP talks growing up in Nottingdale, supporting QPR, Alec Stock, the "showman" Rodney Marsh, selfies with Sir Les, the 1967, Milk Cup and the Play off finals. The politician even wades in the Bowles vs Marsh debate and sticks his neck out to pick his favourite. Alan describes his love of QPR number 10s starting with Marsh and Bowles through Stainrod and Byrne eras and right on to the Taarabt days. A West Twelve Media and @burblemedia production http://qprpod.co.uk

Finney, Chris Charles and Andrew Scherer are invited guests of Alan Johnson MP to the House of Commons to discuss his beloved Rangers. The Labour MP talks growing up in Nottingdale, supporting QPR, Alec Stock, the "showman" Rodney Marsh, selfies with Sir Les, the 1967, Milk Cup and the Play off finals. The politician even wades in the Bowles vs Marsh debate and sticks his neck out to pick his favourite. Alan describes his love of QPR number 10s starting with Marsh and Bowles through Stainrod and Byrne eras and right on to the Taarabt days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Journalist Jon Snow joins Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles to discuss 25 years of being the face of Channel 4 News. Also on the programme, Luke Simon was living in Thailand when the 2004 Tsunami struck. He lost his brother when the low lying island of Ko Phi Phi was subsumed by sea water. He tells us how life has moved on, about the power of sibling relationships and the charity he set up in his brother's name. The Oscar-winning song Let It Go (from the animated film Frozen) has captivated millions worldwide. It has already been translated into 41 foreign-language versions but not Welsh. 14 yr old Rebekah West set about righting that wrong. And in this season of goodwill we meet a man who was inspired to carry out one good deed a day for 2014. After losing a close family friend, Luke Cameron has spent the last year helping others which has inspired him to move away from a career in fashion to working for a charity. We also hear from some of the cast of RSC's 'The Christmas Truce' on the football coaching they received from Aston Villa's Sean Verity as they re-enact the infamous Christmas Day football match between the Allies and the Germans. Plus the inheritance tracks of Alan Johnson MP, a Christmas Cracker from Miranda Hart and Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy gives us taster of her Christmas Poem. Producer: Alex Lewis Editor: Karen Dalziel.

Alan Johnson MP chose 'True Love' by Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly and 'And Your Bird Can Sing' by The Beatles

Alan Johnson MP on what he learnt from his days as a postman. He talks at 5x15 about the second instalment of his best-selling memoir. Alan Johnson was born in May 1950. He is a British Labour Party politician who served as Home Secretary from June 2009 to May 2010. Before that, he filled a wide variety of cabinet positions in both the Blair and Brown governments, including Health Secretary and Education Secretary. Until 20 January 2011 he was Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. Alan Johnson has been the Member of Parliament for Hull West and Hessle since 1997. 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

Alan Johnson MP reads for the very first time from his second book of memoirs Please, Mr Postman. Recorded live at St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Libby Purves meets engineer and performer Professor Brendan Walker; former Home Secretary Alan Johnson MP; blues musician Johnny Mars and actor and campaigner Amanda Waring. Professor Brendan Walker is an aeronautical engineer and TV presenter. He is known as the Renaissance Showman for his technology-inspired performances and has been dubbed 'the world's only thrill engineer.' In his new four-part series for Channel 4 he examines recent aviation incidents and near misses to discover what they tell us about safety in the sky. Alan Johnson MP was general secretary of the Communication Workers Union before entering Parliament as Labour MP for Hull West and Hessle in 1997. He went on to serve as Health Secretary, Education Secretary and Home Secretary, a post he held from June 2009 to May 2010. He was Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer until his resignation in 2011. His book, This Boy - A Memoir of a Childhood, is published by Bantam Press. Johnny Mars is a blues singer and harmonica player. Born into a sharecropping family in the Deep South, he formed his first band in 1957 and performed at Woodstock. During his career he has played on the same bill as Jimi Hendrix and BB King. He is now involved in a music mentoring scheme called 'Dare to Dream'. He is playing alongside other musicians for the Clod Ensemble who are performing their show Zero at the Brighton Festival and Sadler's Wells. Amanda Waring is the daughter of actor Dorothy Tutin. She is an actor herself and also a campaigner for dignity and compassion in care. She is appearing in her one woman show, For the Love of Chocolate, at the Festival of Chichester. Producer: Paula McGinley.

Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Health, describes the challenge of improving the care and support system at Age Concern Hull's Big Q listening event. Download LE Alan Johnson video