Tag archive: illustrated talks
…. to paraphrase the famous quote by Gore Vidal. Or another great audience quote, this one by P T Barnum, ‘Every crowd has a silver lining.’ My business is all about communicating with or performing to audiences through my lectures, workshops and courses. I am fortunate, I enjoy interacting with people, which is just as well….
I was the Guest speaker at Birkenhead School today, presenting one of their weekly Friday Sixth Form Lectures. It was my 4th visit to this fine school. Today’s 60 or so student’s were very enthusiastic – well they laughed at all the right bits. After my 40 minute presentation I had a splendid lunch with…
The Rugby Six Nations competition is on at the moment. Last week was a very interesting and fulfilling one, where I had my own, mini Two Nations event. I visited St Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Halifax in Yorkshire on the Monday. Presented ‘Antarctica – A Really Cool Place’ to their Year 2 classes. On the Thursday…
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The new Dillington brochure for July 2016 – June 2017 is now out. I am delighted it has featured my 4 photography workshops, 2 weekend courses and 2 public lectures during the new season. So if you fancy a fantastic few days in a stunning Somerset country house, with beautiful gardens, sumptuous 5* accommodation and mouthwatering…
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It’s always good to meet new and interesting people. One chap I met recently was Wes Magee, poet and children’s author who has published 6 collections of poems for adults and 90 + books for children. His poetry is rich and evocative, and often very funny. We got chatting about poetry and I told him…
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I am looking forward to giving my second presentation to a UK TeachMeet event. This time in Liverpool on Sat 25th April. My presentation ‘explore experience discover’ will introduce the teachers attending to my illustrated talks for primary and secondary schools. Inspiring young children with my images and facts from some of the world’s most amazing places, cultures and peoples. I hope to get a…