In an effort to improve its Quaich results, the Scottish team is putting it's leaders through a rigorous seminar in leadership and motivational speaking. Select members of the Scottish team are currently being coached by experts from the Hibernian Leadership Performance and Motivational Speaking Academy. The Academy's motto is "Conquer Fears. Overcome Obstacles. Get Results."
An anonymous source recently sent videos to The Quaich Blog of Scottish team members practicing the skills they have learned during their first few weeks at the Academy. The results are stunning.
Graeme "H" Wilson was widely criticized for failing to inspire his team during 2010's disasterous home field loss to the underdog Americans. H's attempt to rally his men with a pre-round speech in the Kilspindie locker room fell short of the mark. "A corpse has more charisma than H," said one insider who was there. "It was painful to watch." H is determined to turn things around and improve his skills; however, as the following Hibernian Academy video shows, he still has a lot of work to do.
Ross "Rosco" MacCallum will be an Assistant Captain for the Scottish team in June. He will be responsible for mentoring and encouraging the two Scottish rookies. To be effective in this role, Rosco must augment his leadership skills. While he is clearly heeding the Hibernian Academy coaches' advice to "own the stage" and "deliver with enthusiasm", Ross' distracting hand gestures in the following video could be a problem. It's hard to hear the message when you can't help but watch his hands thrashing in the air. You be the judge:
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