Welcome back to Power of Passion, a podcast from the Ferdinando & Luigi Innocenti Foundation, produced with Be the change. Media Network.

In this episode, the Ferdinando & Luigi Innocenti Foundation team heads to Brighton for the Sussex Final of the National Speak Out Challenge, delivered by Speakers Trust in partnership with the Ferdinando & Luigi Innocenti Foundation, to explore the power of finding your voice and speaking about the things you care about.

Over the past year, up to 300 young people from across Sussex have taken part in public speaking workshops to develop their confidence and communication skills. In this episode, our host, Lily Mott, speaks with some of the young people who made it to the final.

Throughout the episode, young participants share the stories and issues behind their speeches. They also reflect on what they learned about themselves through the process, how public speaking challenged their confidence, and what it means to them to speak about something that genuinely matters to them.

Lily also speaks with Victoria Costello and James Davies from Speakers Trust about the importance of giving young people the skills, confidence and platform to be heard, while Ruth Pryce, an event judge and trustee for the Foundation, reflects on the power of hearing young people share their experiences in their own words.

This episode is a celebration of young people's voices and a reminder that sometimes finding your passion starts with being given the space to speak about what matters to you.

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