Vocabulary: Talkaoke
We really enjoyed the blog that Phil Wade posted about Talkaoke on his English school’s blog. Talkaoke is the latest craze to sweep the nation. A modern twist on Karaoke but without the singing, it’s gaining fame in the trendy areas of London and abroad. It’s based on one simple rule which is that the […]
Is this a five minute argument … or the full half hour?
Justin Sutcliffe the photographer took those excellent photographs from Talkaoke Session last month. He published a blog post of the event. You can read it on his blog or below. When the Independent on Sunday asked me to photograph a growing trend in socialised discussion this week called ‘Talkaoke’ I confess that the images which immediately sprung to mind […]
Talkaoke! The nights of the round table
Thanks to Sarah Morrison of the Independent on Sunday for writing a very nice news feature about Talkaoke. Sunday, 26 February 2012 Talkaoke! The nights of the round table A Slice of Britain: It’s a simple formula – just 10 people round the ‘flying saucer of chat’, debating whatever issues they choose. And it is taking the world by storm. […]
Talkaoke- 15 years- going global
The 15th anniversary Talkaoke party was a great milestone. It was the first time two Talkaoke sessions were performed in the same space and, actually it worked rather well. There were faces there from the last 15 years; recent members, but also people who were there at the very first Talkaoke event. And there were […]
Celebrating 15 Years of Talkaoke
Wow, what a great turn out for the 15th Anniversary of Talkaoke! Thank you to everyone who came out and helped out celebrate in grand fashion. We tried something new by conducting 2 Talkaoke Tables at the same time which worked out wonderfully … and amazing the world did not did end. Here are the […]
R&D: Heckle
Here’s a short post about one of our tools for participation and conversation: the Heckle System from Saul, The People Speak’s researcher in residence. Heckle is the tool we use to create instant, shareable visualisations of conversations as they happen – you might have seen it in use if you’ve ever been to a Talkaoke, […]
Need 2 Knowledge
In a project with Emerge and Artquest, The People Speak created an interactive session, partially based on a game show and a game of Snakes and Ladders that got together with a Monopoly board. The idea was to get artists and artists facilitators to exchange strategies, ideas, information and contacts in a fun way. As […]
You haven’t seen this yet- Talkaoke: A Love Story
Romance isn’t dead. It remains under continuous threat, as necessary as it is to the human essence, but ‘the table of chat’ gives you one more reason to believe.
Talkaoke! @Supernormal Festival 20/08/11
Talkaoke returns to Braziers Park for this years Supernormal Festival, but we brought a little something extra to the festival. This year Talkoake was situated inside our very own inflatable structure called ‘Home Sweet Dome’, which has been specifically designed for community events and festivals. and the cool lights effect pictures and the peculiar “blow-up […]
David Mitchell’s Soapbox
Sharing makes the world go around. This is for people that like to be inspired. For people that like to laugh. For people that enjoy the art of ranting. Ultimately for people like you. The latest episode of the David Mitchell Soapbox series was edited and animated by our very own Zsolt Balogh, “Visualiser Master”, […]
