The Independent Teacher
'The Independent Teacher' is one of the UK's leading educational podcasts hosted by Susan Pallister who has over 20 years of leadership experience in educational settings. Now working as a writer and coach, in 'The Independent Teacher' podcast Susan has in depth conversations with leading educationalists from schools and universities, as well as with writers, journalists, musicians, business entrepreneurs, sporting professionals and young people.
The Independent Teacher
Virtual Speech with Sophie Thompson
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Susan Pallister
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Season 1
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Episode 2
In this fascinating episode, Sophie Thompson, co-founder of VirtualSpeech discusses how she overcame her lifelong fear of public speaking by designing a virtual reality app, which became so popular that it led to the creation of her own award winning VR business. Susan and Sophie discuss the role of VR in education, making judgements about ourselves, developing confidence in public speaking, and how VR can make a real difference to 74% of the population, who have a fear of public speaking.