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Black History Month runs from Sunday 1st October 2023 to Tuesday 31st October 2023 in the UK. The month celebrates the contribution and achievements of black people not just in the UK, but throughout the world with its aim to educate everyone on black history.

According to the Black History Month website, the theme for this year’s event is about celebrating in particular the vital role black women have played in shaping history, inspiring change, and building communities. 

If you are looking to plan an event this year to mark Black History Month these are just a few of the inspirational speakers we work with that you might like to consider.

This is our August Speaker News round-up this month featuring feedback on Garrett Emmerson, Jackie Handy, Anj Handa, Tilly Lockey, and Anthony Bennett; we welcome Ruth Tongue and Jamie Turner to the website; have updates from Andy Lopata, Ayo Sokale, Sally Orange and Jack Nolan and feature a podcast hosted by Helen Fospero. 

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.