About me...
I have given hundreds of talks to audiences ranging from a dozen to over 500 people for all sorts of community organisations including U3A, WI, Rotary, plus local history and church social groups. I work as an auctioneer at a fortnightly country sale in Hertfordshire, run an online antiques, vintage and collectables business, and am a part time tutor teaching short courses for the WEA. Previously I owned and ran an independent bookshop for ten years. Between 2005 and 2014 I interviewed dozens of major celebrity names live on stage – featuring Julie Walters, Ian Botham, Alan Titchmarsh, Sheila Hancock, Alan Davies – as part of a regular Meet the Author programme I produced at theatres and other venues across Hertfordshire. In my long career, which included 15 years working in Television Drama, I have also chaired and made presentations at numerous conferences, seminars and debates, at national and international level.
About my Talks...
All my talks are on subjects relating to history and heritage with plenty of photographs and illustrations and should be of interest to a general audience. They generally last an hour including questions, but the length can be adjusted to fit in with the format of your meeting. I use Powerpoint for all my presentations and so I bring all my own technical equipment – I simply require the host group to provide a screen or plain wall to project on to. I am quite happy to use a microphone if you like to provide one, but prefer a clip-on type so I can move around easily.
Fee:
For a 60-75 min talk to audiences of less than 200 people I charge £65; the first 20 miles I travel are free, thereafter I charge 40p per mile.