{"id":18667,"date":"2018-12-02T10:00:15","date_gmt":"2018-12-02T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esbuk.org\/?p=2138"},"modified":"2018-12-02T10:00:15","modified_gmt":"2018-12-02T10:00:15","slug":"2138-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esbuk.org\/index.php\/2138-2\/","title":{"rendered":"English Speaking Board Ambassador goes live on BBC Breakfast"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2141\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2141\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2141 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/esbuk.org\/web\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Untitled-design-4-1-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hrishi Venkatesh (ESB Ambassador) and Tina Renshaw (Chief Executive, CEO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>English Speaking Board (International) Ltd. was delighted to showcase one of its Ambassadors on BBC Breakfast television this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Hrishi Vankatesh, one of ESB&#8217;s newest Ambassadors, spoke about how he has become a confident communicator through his ESB assessments. He also shared his top tips for people who are nervous of speaking in public.<\/p>\n<p>He also spoke about his personal journey being diagnosed on the Autistic Spectrum and how ESB has helped him to grow in confidence and communicate well with others.<\/p>\n<p>Please watch Hrishi speak on BBC Breakfast in the clip below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ESB Ambassador Hrishi Venkatesh speaks on BBC Breakfast\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BsnOyfbvDfA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>ESB&#8217;s Chief Executive, Tina Renshaw accompanied Hrishi to the BBC studios, and says, &#8220;We enjoyed an exciting morning taking part in a topical dialogue on the importance of oracy. Hrishi spoke eloquently to the BBC audience of over 1.5 million viewers. It was very supportive of presenter Dan Walker to take such a personal interest in the issue by tweeting to his 515,000 followers about the value of public speaking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On the programme, Hrishi, said: &#8220;When I started with English Speaking Board, it really helped to boost my confidence and just made me feel like people wanted to hear what I wanted to say.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tina added: &#8220;Hrishi&#8217;s performance on BBC Breakfast follows his recent appearance at the Houses of Parliament speaking on ESB&#8217;s behalf on the subject of oracy. He is also joining us at our Young Speaker of the Year event in November, as a worthy winner of our ESB Ambassador award.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;ESB supports schools, young people&#8217;s groups, colleges and universities to build confidence in communicating, speaking and listening.\u00a0 We have a fantastic track record for 65 years in giving young people a voice, oracy skills and a recognised qualification. We&#8217;d love to hear how we can support you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to learn more about the range of qualifications we offer, and join the ESB conversation, please don&#8217;t hesitate to get in touch with us on\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:speech@esbuk.org\" data-cke-saved-href=\"mailto:speech@esbuk.org\">speech@esbuk.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English Speaking Board (International) Ltd. was delighted to showcase one of its Ambassadors on BBC Breakfast television this morning. Hrishi Vankatesh, one of ESB&#8217;s newest Ambassadors, spoke about how he has become a confident communicator through his ESB assessments. He also shared his top tips for people who are nervous of speaking in public. 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