On an online course I’m doing, Become a Better Presenter, a free FutureLearn course from The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, we’ve been asked to write a script for an imagined talk about making a sandwich pitched to a specific audience. I’m going for our local naturalists’ society:
So, you’re heading for the Peak District: what are the essentials for fieldwork?
OPENS HAVERSACK
Notebook? yes, got that . . . binoculars? Check! . . . waterproofs . .
And, yes, thought someone would suggest it: lunch! But this is no ordinary packed lunch . . .
OPENS BOX
. . . this sandwich was developed by survival expert Ray Mears, who says he always takes one with him whenever he heads for the hills.
GETS OUT INGREDIENTS
And it’s simple to make:
The bread, I’m going for wholemeal and actually this is homemade and in this case the flour was ground at a centuries-old watermill at Worsborough.
Butter? To give us a protein boost we’re going for peanut butter, organic of course, and – controversially – I’m a chunky man.
Instant energy? This is pure Peak District heather honey from last August, which was exceptional for heather, hope you managed to get out there, it was a sea of purple over The Strines. One teaspoon, so that’s 1,500 bee miles across the moors . . . but it’s going to be a tough hike so let’s make it two: that’s 3,000 miles!
Finally the main event: a superfood developed in the greenhouses at Chatsworth by Joseph Paxton: the Cavendish banana!
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Become a Better Presenter : Improve Your Public Speaking Skills, a free FutureLearn course. Learn how to improve your presentation skills and add personality into your presentation style on this three-week course. Learn from The Presenter Network at the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
