Scamp News

As we come to the end of 2021 I wanted to say a huge thank you to all the clients and speakers that have worked with us this year. We are incredibly grateful and whilst it has not been an easy ride for many, we are delighted to see the return of some live events. We wanted take this opportunity to look back at some of the highlights of the year and some of the key topics that have been popular this year too.

After a busy October and November so far, this is our November Speaker News Update, featuring feedback on John Volanthen, Anj Handa and Anthony Bennett; updated speech topics and biogs from David Bodanis and Scott Gould; a podcast featuring Winston Clements and we welcome Bradley Jensen, Simon Thomas and Dr Amit Patel to the website.

Over the past year or so, when clients have contacted us with an enquiry, the most consistent word that has come up is “resilience”. Obviously, this word can cover a number of areas within a business, but primarily the focus has been on wanting speakers who can talk about their own experience of overcoming adversity and how to be resilient when faced with hurdles and challenges – like many of us have faced in the past 18 months. These are just a few speakers we work with that speak on resilience.

Since the relaxation of the COVID guidelines, many companies have either started to head back to their offices, or started to plan to meet up for the first time in person for over a year. Given everyones different experiences during the pandemic, will your team work as effectively as before? Inspirational speaker on leadership and teamwork, Caspar Craven, has recently written an article on “Bringing Your Team Back Together” and he has kindly allowed us to publish a copy.

Our November book of the month is “The Science of Storytelling” by award-winning writer, journalist, and speaker Will Storr. In this scalpel-sharp, thought-provoking book, Will Storr demonstrates how master storytellers manipulate and compel us, leading us on a journey from the Hebrew scriptures to Mr. Men, from Booker Prize-winning literature to box set TV

Friday 19th November 2021 marks International Men’s Day. The day celebrates the positive value men bring to the world, their families, and communities. The day highlights positive role models but also helps to raise awareness of men’s well-being and to promote gender equality not only for men but for women too. We are lucky enough to work with a number of inspirational male speakers and if you are planning an event to mark this day and looking for a speaker these are just a few of the speakers we work with you may like to consider

The 18th November to 18th December marks the 12th year of the UK Disability History Month. The aim of the month is to celebrate the lives of Disabled People now and in the past, and to achieve equality.  If you are planning an event this month and looking for a speaker these are some of the speakers we work with that we would recommend.

This is our October Speaker news round-up. It has been a busy month with more live events taking place, which has been great. In this month’s news we are delighted to have added Will Storr, Jamie McAnsh, and Josh Littlejohn to the website; have feedback on Anne Wafula Strike, Kate Russell, Rob Forkan and Penny Mallory, and Dan Keeley has shared with us his recent TEDx talk video