Fireworks
I’ve compered many events for companies over the years, but I’ve never compered a bonfire night before. Until now. On November 4th I was at the global headquarters of Boots to run the stage at their 7th annual fireworks night. It was for their staff, but as Boots is such a massive company, there were […]
Splitting my trousers on stage in Johannesburg
I’m smiling in the picture above, but a few hours earlier I wasn’t feeling as comfortable. I was in Johannesburg at the Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa’s international convention. It was held at the very swanky Emperors Palace, so swanky it doesn’t have an apostrophe. I was honoured to be the only European to […]
Get back on the stage
You’re brilliant. You should be on the stage. And there’s another one leaving in fifteen minutes. This is an old joke from the days of the Wild West, as told by members of the National Speakers Association of Dodge City. Of course, stage coaches are long since gone. They would have been gone a lot […]