Leadership / Leadership and communication

PresenterTwo powerful communicators very different in style. A dedicated teacher, reaching out to her students every day.

BoothmanCommunication can be a glance. Communication can be a change in the tone of your voice.

PresenterWe learn why communication is the key to good leadership, whether you are a teacher in north London, or running the country.

US presidents, Barack Obama and Donald Trump: both brilliant at connecting with people, but in very different ways.

Obama used new social media like no president before him.

And in his speeches, he used ancient rhetorical techniques tricks of language to give words real power.

ObamaMy fellow citizens, I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors.

PresenterPresident Trump's 2016 speeches were less praised, but got him lots of supporters. He appeared less polished and was criticised for the way he used language. He's been banned from Twitter, but previously used it a lot like this tweet, in which he calls the media 'the enemy of the people'.

Trump got fewer votes than Joe Biden in the 2020 election, he still got record-breaking numbers of votes for a losing candidate.

Obama made history in a major way, by being the country's first black president.