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Our August book of the month is “Death by Screens: How to Present High Stakes Digital-Design Work and Live to Tell the Tale” by product and design leader and speaker Ben Sauer. 

Whether you’re presenting in a high-stakes scenario or not, Death by Screens teaches you how to be a strong communicator, vital to developing a successful career. Engage your audience with a well-structured presentation, transform uninspired stakeholders into enthusiastic collaborators, and gain strategic influence.

Back in 2008, I was very fortunate to join an agency called Abingdon Management. The company primarily specialised in the management of motivational speakers and was a great learning experience for me and I had the opportunity to work with some really inspiring speakers.

I was only there for 3 years and Abingdon Management closed its doors a few years after I left and the owners focused on other areas of business. However, 15 years on from initially working there, I am still working with some of those same speakers – so whilst I am in a reminiscing mood, I just wanted to give a shout-out to these wonderful speakers….

Thank you to everyone who has supported us and worked with us this year. With summer now upon us we continue to take bookings for the autumn period, but this time is always a good opportunity to take a short break and re-charge. So whilst someone from our team will be hear to help with any enquiries I am going to take some time out with my family. Thanks again and relax………..

Whilst a vast majority of the booking we do involve speakers delivering keynote talks, we do also get asked for hosts for “Fireside Chats”. These chats are either with perhaps the CEO or Chairman of the organisation and clients want an experienced interview to quiz them, or it could be to interview a celebrity who prefers to be interviewed than stand up a do a talk.

If you are looking for a good interview to host one of these sessions these are just a few of the people we work with that could be of interest.

Ken Valledy and Eamonn Carey are the authors of “The Startup Lexicon: Demystifying the everyday language of Start-Up.”

With contributions from academics, founders, investors, and people from the tech ecosystem, “The Start-Up Lexicon” deciphers the hidden language of the startup world. With simple definitions of the most frequently used words, alongside stories that give more context and colour, the Startup Lexicon is an incredible primer for anyone interested in one of the biggest and fastest growing sectors in the business world.

We are delighted to add them to our roster of speakers.

This is our July Speaker News round-up this month featuring feedback on Richard McCann, Ben Fogle, Alex Staniforth, Sam Conniff, and Darren Edwards: we have an update from Ian Hawkins; news on books by Lurata Lyton and Nick Jankel; a new showreel from Andrew Pain and Jonathan Acott and special congratulations to Sally Orange.

Recognised and marked in the USA and in a number of countries, October marks National Cyber Security Awareness Month.

The month is designed to help companies to recognise and understand more about how viruses work, risks to avoid, and tips to keep your computer safe and stresses the importance of taking proactive steps to enhance cybersecurity at home and in the workplace.

If you looking for a speaker to mark this month – these are some of the speakers we work with. 

Our book of the month for July is “The Beermat Entrepreneur: Turn Your Good Ideas into a Great Business” by inspirational business speaker Mike Southon.

The Beermat Entrepreneur helps you convert your jotted notes about your business idea into a big and successful business. With wit and humour, this quick-to-read and simple-to-use book could turn your beermat inspiration into reality.