Welcome to TEDxSouthampton 2021

Michelle was unexpectedly prompted to have a brutally honest conversation that revealed the scary and uncomfortable truths about her seemingly successful life. In this personal and insightful talk, Michelle reveals the most important tool necessary for success and how it can help you sustain it.

Imagine a world where we acted without filters, behaved the same online and offline, and stopped worrying about what others think. Chris takes you on his journey from Police Officer to Executive to happiness via a railway bridge with a unique style of humour, honesty and rawness.

In 1948 Britain’s health was in crisis and the UK government responded by building the most radical social reform ever conceived in the United Kingdom: The National Health Service (NHS). In 2021, the UK is facing a new health crisis. We need a solution that’s as radical today as the NHS was then. Benjamin Western believes this solution is to create a National Community Service. Benjamin’s work is centred on encouraging people and organisations to use their greatest gifts to build a kinder world. Inspired by his Grandad Harry Hanks boundless commitment to support marginalised groups, Benjamin’s hope is to follow in his footsteps to include the excluded and return hate with love.

We are both hard wired to avoid judgement and hard wired to judge. So much ‘noise’ and many stories out there about emotions being good or bad – means that many people are avoiding feeling what they need to feel and becoming what I call a ‘Functioning Fakeaholic’ to avoid the judgement associated with these ‘bad’ emotions. Suppressing emotion never ends well, so changing our language (both self-talk and how we talk to others) means that we don’t bring even more judgement into our lives that gets in the way of so much and causes so much pain.

Shake off the ankle grabbers, take opportunities and box your doubts. In this talk, Adele challenges you to value your strengths and be your own concentrated possibility. Adele explains how you should rise because you are great and that there is no need to dilute yourself for others, in this candid talk. Adele’s world of work has, for the most part, been immersed in education; firstly, a science teacher through to secondary Headteacher. Now she finds herself as the director of her own business.

When Russell’s daughter was diagnosed with Leukaemia at a young age, the gruelling treatment tested their bonds as a family and changed their outlook on life forever. His talk is a powerful and emotional story about caring for a seriously ill child, of the challenges they faced and the lessons they learned. He discusses how parental input into medical situations can improve outcomes and save lives. And he shares the one important message that he wants all parents and families around the world to heed.

Russell Streeter is a husband and father whose outlook on healthcare has been dramatically shaped by his family’s experience of childhood cancer.

Seduction was once treated in high regard with divine associations throughout human history.  Laura Payne-Stanley explores how seduction can be used as a powerful tool in marketing to increase return on investment and heighten customer experiences for all size businesses.  Working with the tonality of intrigue along with desire-based marketing techniques, Laura cheekily explains how to activate human idiosyncrasies to satisfy a customer’s needs.

Just as the criminal leaves a trace on the crime scene, leaders leave traces on those around them. However, unlike the criminal, the leader has a choice about the traces they leave. What traces do you leave behind? A veteran Army Commando and Lieutenant Colonel Paul has led elite teams on 5 of the world’s 7 continents, and in some of the most challenging environments imaginable. He has led under fire, coached UK Ambassadors overseas and even broken his back in a training accident. In 2017 he set up Selfless Leadership Group to create leaders that other people turn to and reduce the number of good people that leave bad bosses.

Will James believes we need to dare to notice the hierarchies built on yesterday’s values before everyone can feel they belong in the social, physical, and psychological structures we’ve created. In this short emotive talk, Will presents what we can all do to unlock the potential of diverse communities where everyone belongs.

Most people’s vision of the future is based on what they’ve seen portrayed in popular culture and on the big screen. This shapes how we see technology and how it’ll change the world around us. But what if we reframed the question and thought about what might stay the same? What kind of future would we see and would it really be that different? Matt Desmier shares his views on the future and how it might not be so different from today.

When you are wrapped up to protect from Mother Nature in the most remote place on earth and communication is vital for survival. How do you make yourself understood? So much can be said without words. Dee Caffari MBE is the only woman to have sailed solo, non-stop, around the world in both directions and has now sailed around the world a total of six times. Originally a secondary school physical education teacher, Dee made the decision to change careers in 2000 as the desire for adventure, travel and experiencing new environments took hold. Dee’s sailing career saw her become one of the most successful and recognised British offshore sailors.

Negative feedback is often presented as criticism, which people hate, or remains unspoken for fear of awkward moments. This is a shame, says Geoffrey Tumlin, because proper negative feedback is often game-changing, and is occasionally life-changing. What if words could change a life? Geoffrey points the way.

What can a sinking ship tell you about your resilience? It can tell you a darn sight more than Google and its 49 million hits! Listen to Johanna Hooper share her insights into how you can build YOUR resilience. A former Naval Officer, Johanna has had many experiences that tested her own leadership effectiveness as a result of stress and confidence. To be really effective as leaders, we need to get beneath the surface of why we behave the way we do. Only then can we make lasting and meaningful change.