I would not want to say that he spoke tentatively, because his argument was coherent and confident, but he was clearly rather nervous, as he had never done this sort of thing before.
Cliff used three analogies to structure his presentation, which was about bringing toge-ther the youth work agendas of empowerment of young people on the one hand, and the mentoring and support of young people on the other.
He asked if anyone had seen The Violent Storm, a film concerned with the convergence of atmospheric turbulence on the east coast of the US. Apparently, this produced the greatest storm ever, and Cliff's point was that aligning empowerment and mentoring was the critical issue if the lives of young people were to be transformed.
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