The film “The King’s Speech”, which stars Colin Firth as King George VI and Geoffrey Rush as the speech therapist Lionel Logue – who helped George VI overcome a stammer – for me threw up some very big surprises. I had made the assumption, as no doubt did the King himself, that Lionel was qualified to practice his amazing speech therapy skills.
Watching the film made me reflect on the number of trainers I have met who have had fantastic skills to develop and inspire other people to change their behaviours, upgrade their skills and develop higher levels of confidence. However, many of these talented people have never attended a train the trainer training programme.
How many more people could Lionel have treated and made a real difference to their lives, if he were able to publish his methods and shout his approach from the roof tops.
How many good trainers are there out there who could be even more amazing if they formalised their understanding of development and attended structured train the trainer development. Getting raw talented certified doesn’t take away from the natural abilities to train, it just enhances it.
By Kasmin Cooney | Righttrack’s Managing Director
Congratulations are due to Colin Firth et al for the success at the Baftas of The King’s Speech but we should consider that the real winner here is writer David Seidler who waited twenty-five years for the Queen Mum to pass away so he could use his material. No doubt about it, he’s the real star here!
Mr Firth’s acting performance was nothing short of outstanding. His win of the Oscar was well deserved in my opinion.
Colin’s was absolutely amazing in the King’s Speech!
Stuttering could well make it difficult to communicate with other people, which generally impacts on a person’s total well being.