1. Thank-you for inviting me to speak
Adam Knight. Planning Director.
Advertising agency. Central London
Speak about preparing for the world of
work. 10 years’ time
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2. Didn’t get good grades at school. Mr
Burrows did.
Didn’t go to university...
I never really paid much attention…
Mr Burrows definitely did.
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3. Why am I standing in front of you?
Hard earned success
Learn quicker, react better than others.
Couldn’t walk in and expect an interview.
Convince people that I’m worth hiring.
My failure at school forced me to work harder to
succeed….
4. Get the right grades NOW.
Easier for your future.
Taken me a lot longer.
No secret path to success measured in minutes.
Weird thing to say
Put the minutes of hard work in every day
Hours and days take care of themselves. Add up your
minutes
Look back - minutes took you somewhere better
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5. As I already said. I work in a digital
advertising agency
Fun industry
Young
Dynamic
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6. Here we all are.
280 of us in total.
Job to convince people to buy things from
our clients brands.
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7. Car brands such as AUDI, MCLAREN
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Tech companies such as VERTU, CANON
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Youth brands such as LYNX, CALL OF DUTY
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8. I’m a Strategy Director.
Create strategy: clients a GREAT IDEA
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Use my understanding of their BRAND….
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Their potential and current BUYERS…
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Their competitors and wider MARKET…
Turn information a strategy that our clients pay us for.
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9. My job stay on the cutting edge of culture.
What PLATFORMS are exploding / dying
What EXCITES people
What gets them BUYING
What gets them TALKING
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10. To get this inspiration, I need to be
inspired myself.
So I look to others who are changing the
world.
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11. PERSONALLY, I Look to those doing good.
Self-made.
Transforming the planet.
Talk briefly about two people:
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12. Might not recognise his face.
May not know his name
This man is changing the world
Profound impact on the world you inherit
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13. Founding PayPal.
Sold Paypal to ebay
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Made $165 million
Most people stop there!
Reinvested every penny
Now transforming two massive industries
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14. First industry transforming is cars
He founded Tesla
First desirable electric car.
Disrupting the way cars are sold.
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15. Reusable rocketry.
Tried to re-land a first stage on earth last
weekend.
Bringing forward the day we explore, and
eventually live, in space.
He is Tony Stark from Iron Man.
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17. Massive problem. Chavs.
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Rescued a brand on its way out
One of the biggest brands on the planet
Reimagined the brand
Tech to transform the shopping experience
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18. Recently poached by Apple
Do the same for them
VP of Retail and Online stores
Raise the bar again
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19. May not achieve their dizzy heights.
I think about what got them there
Try to behave as they would
Having people to look up to is important
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20. Here are some scary things likely to
happen whilst you are alive
Sorry!
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21. You’ll work till you're 80
Longer than anybody existed
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22. Many will die of obesity related illnesses
Whilst others starve to death
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36. Might even find REPLACEMENT for the
IPHONE!
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37. Only thing I can promise is CHANGE
POSITIVE change
NEGATIVE change
YOU DECIDE how you RESPOND.
A case of DISRUPT, or BE DISRUPTED
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38. Technology at the centre of change.
Tech comes in all shapes and sizes
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In ancient times the wheel disrupted everything.
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TV Leisure time / advertising
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Whereas now, it’s an Apple Watch.
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39. Douglas Adams, an English writer -
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Anything INVENTED <15th birthday - absolutely normal.
The way its always been
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INVENTED 15th - 35th birthday
NEW – EXCITING - Make a CAREER
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>35, Evil - Against Nature - Avoid
YOU are at START of JOURNEY with TECH.
You are very lucky indeed.
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40. One thing BEHIND TECH is CODE
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Will.i.am: Coders Are Today's Rock Stars
Understand and use technology.
Understand and use code.
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41. LOOK AROUND you
ALL ENTERING JOB MARKET about the same
time
The same SEXY JOBS in the same SEXY SECTORS
X 100 REGION
X 4,000 COUNTRY
So, my NEXT piece of ADVICE is…
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42. TO STAND OUT Significantly.
Do something DIFFERENT
I JOINED ACF my first job.
Write BLOG / CHARITY work / Join CLUB
DO SOMETHING
JOB INTERVIEW
WHY SHOULD I HIRE YOU? GREAT ANSWER
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43. But whatever you do, DO SOMETHING
Do it BEFORE you need to
Make it something you ENJOY.
You’ll be BETTER AT IT that way
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44. Some STRONG PIECES OF ADVICE
STUFF I’VE LEARNT that will HELP YOU
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45. Be INSPIRED
Be CHALLENGED
Be BLOWN AWAY
WATCH SOMETHING each day – I use TED
Talks for that
READ SOMETHING every week – I read a
blog called ‘wait but why’
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46. DON’T HUG the odd looking guy
Find your INNER NERD
PLAY with TECH / LEARN TO CODE
Programme an ARDUINO
GET TO GRIPS with tech
Learn what IT DOES
How you turn that to your ADVANTAGE
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47. We play our lives out PUBLICLY
FACEBOOK / TWITTER / INSTAGRAM
WHAT YOU SAY online is PERMANENT.
PHOTOS YOU PUT online are PERMANENT.
So MANAGE AND BUILD your online profile
CAREFULLY
Potential employers will GOOGLE YOU.
WHAT WILL THEY FIND?
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48. Find somebody that inspires you
SUCCESSFUL / CHARITABLE / HAPPY
It can be anybody
UNDERSTAND what they doing DIFFERENT
And DO THOSE THINGS
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49. The world is CHANGING
LEARN Chinese
UNDERSTAND INDIA better
READ RUSSIAN history
Balanced and knowledgeable WORLD
VIEW
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50. DONATE to CHARITY
Help your brothers and sisters with their
homework
WALK your NEIGHBOURS DOG
KARMA exists
GOOD THINGS happen to GOOD PEOPLE
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51. BORED PEOPLE ARE BORING.
Don’t be a bored person.
‘if you WANT SOMETHING DONE, ASK A
BUSY PERSON.’
I’m a BIG FAN of that.
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52. SWITCH OFF the PS4 and get out.
EXPERIENCE SOMETHING NEW each week.
LEARN A SKILL
Go somewhere you’ve NEVER BEEN
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53. FIND YOUR PASSION Whatever it is.
HATMAKING / DELIVERING MILK /
CARPENTRY
DOING something YOU LOVE happy.
JUST use tech to be BETTER and SMARTER
than anybody else.
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55. Just got your MOCK RESULTS
Starting COURSE COUNSELLING sixth
form pathways.
A BIG AND SCARY time for you
THAT’S OKAY.
But you’re IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
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56. You’re part of the ANGLO FAMILY
Family of LANGUAGES
Family that exposes you to NEW CULTURES
Family with RAPPERS and CHIEF
EXECUTIVES.
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57. You are DOING THE RIGHT THINGS
Play for Arsenal / England ladies’
Talented BALLERINAS & CONCERT-LEVEL
CELLISTS
Play for Colchester United
So well done all
ENJOY YOUR TIME
KEEP HOLD of the FRIENDSHIPS
They’ll MEAN A LOT.
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58. Thank you for TIME and ATTENTION
I HOPE THAT HELPS you in the FUTURE
PRIVILEGE TO SPEAK to you today.
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