TEDxKent – Bill Burton – 01/18/10
Bill Burton gives an entertaining talk about how to have a Christmas No. 1 single.
Bill is a specialist in Communications, Leadership and Management Development, Sales and Coaching for personal and organisational effectiveness and has worked with clients such as Fortnum and Mason, Thames Water, Securicor, NTL, BOC Gases, Oxford University Press, Barclays, the Association of Accounting Technicians, Symbian, Total, Société Générale, Scottish Power, Linklaters, Burberry, Microsoft and Reed Elsevier.
Recent projects have included designing and implementing an international recruitment programme, designing a blended e-learning and classroom based account management course as well as creating a major bespoke client service programme. Bill’s expertise lies in analysing training and development needs as well as working one-to-one or with teams to improve sales, management and interpersonal skills. William also specialises in coaching for performance improvement and skills development.
About TEDx, x=independently organize event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-
organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.
At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep
discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized
events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event.
The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but
individual TEDx events are self-organized.*
(*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
Duration : 0:17:52
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