It's showcase time! Join us for the celebration event of the Aberfeldy Stories project. Between March and August 2025 we took over Aberfeldy Street making it the epicentre of creative activities! We worked with a group of local residents on developing their creative skills and honing stories they want to share with the world. Join us for the Aberfeldy Stories Celebration Evening and enjoy a fun-filled evening of: Live storytelling, comedy and poetry performances The premiere of the Aberfeldy Anthem music composition Film…

The genomics sector has expanded and the Festival now covers a diverse array of topics beyond genomics, including AI, biodata, cancer diagnostics, drug discovery, genomic medicine, proteomics, multi-omics, single-cell, spatial and so much more. So no matter which area of the life sciences you work in, there’s almost certainly something for you. Our regular talk show Talkaoke is returning with 2 days worth of themed conversations, driven by you - the participants! Created by The People Speak, Talkaoke our flagship live, television-style talk show and…

We are teaming up with Headway East London - a charity supporting people affected by brain injury to run a Talkaoke-style podcasting workshop!  The People Speak art collective from East London is inviting you to join Talkaoke – their pop up talk show where you are in charge of the conversation. Just take a seat around the glowing table of chat, grab the mic and air your views. During this Masterclass Mikey and Margot will share creative communication skills useful in…

Join our practical Talkaoke hosting workshop (6-7:30pm) followed by the live Talkaoke event open to all, with new hosts in the middle. The session is open to participants in person and online! Learn essential skills for having meaningful conversations across differences, using your creativity. Our workshops teach you how to facilitate discussions where everyone feels heard, even when people disagree. We will use our flagship Talkaoke pop up talk show format and draw on The People Speak's 28 years experience of…

Join us for a public Talkaoke, part of  the World Poetry Day put on by the NOMA neighbourhood in collaboration with Altogether Otherwise - a creative clubhouse where people come together to make, share, and learn in unexpected ways.  Talkaoke is a live, television-style pop-up talk show by The People Speak, that turns conversation itself into a creative medium. A glowing round table. A microphone. No agenda. No hierarchy. Just the bravest, most unexpected conversations you didn't know you needed to have.…

We are looking for participants to join our free Talkaoke Creative Communication Workshop, part of Live Well Festival #GMLiveWell. The workshop draws on The People Speak’s flagship talk show format - Talkaoke, where we use creativity to move the conversation forward and to imaginatively explore differences of opinions. In the age of increasing polarisation, Talkaoke events and workshops offer much needed safe space for genuine in person conversations, a chance to strengthen communication skills and become part of a community…

Welcome to SERIES 2 of Talkaoke Host Training Programme taking place in person and online. Our Talkaoke Host Training Programme draws on our flagship talk show format - Talkaoke. In the course of 3 sessions we will cover: Using creativity to facilitate group conversation Navigating difficult conversations without judgement Active listening Performance and public speaking Free workshop. Everyone is welcome. No experience needed.  The People Speak are a group of artists and creative communicators with 29 years experience in designing…

Welcome to SERIES 2 of Talkaoke Host Training Programme taking place in person and online. Our Talkaoke Host Training Programme draws on our flagship talk show format - Talkaoke. Talkaoke is a television-style talk show. It’s up to the participants to decide on the topics of conversation. Each chat is a journey from one unexpected subject to another. It can be topical, funny, deep, surreal, or something else. The participants generate the subjects and the host in the middle keeps…