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Listed below are comments made by fisblog between Monday, 25th August 2008 and Monday, 25th August 2008.

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Next stop London 12:30pm on 25 Aug 2008 A tremendous success by competitors and BBC. I have seen numerous Olympics and this was the best presentation by the BBC that I can remember.
Looking forward, I would look for 2 improvements - by BBC and the 2012 committee. Both are based upon the effective use of people strengths and experience - events of this nature are not suited to testing out individuals to see if they come up to scratch - they have to be proven professionals.
a) Adrian Whiles is a great chap, pleasant and an easy communicator BUT he does not know enough to be an expert link man in the studio. He projects himself as the slightly bemused amateur - not what is needed in this role. ( I suppose Boris Johnson adopts the same approach but there is always the impression of a smokescreen)
b)The publicity team used by London 2012 committee to present the 8 minute introduction for London came over as untested youngsters doing their best and experimenting with a "fresh" approach. Again it is an unnecessary risk - it did not work and the organisers should use the very best in their field. The presentation made me feel embarrassed - not what is needed.

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