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Ian Hughes

Keynote Speaker, Presentation Training
Speak-The-Speech
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United Kingdom
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Global
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Bio

Ian spent over 10 years with The Royal Shakespeare Company after winning the 1st Ian Charleson/Royal National Theatre Award for Best Actor - presented to Ian by Sir Alec Guinness. Ian has worked in every aspect of the industry from Radio & Voice-over work, West End Musicals and TV and film. His TV work includes Dr Who, Eastenders, Ransom, White Gold, Gavin & Stacy, Robin Hood, Torchwood, Doom, The Road To Guantanamo and Stella. Ian's voice-work includes TV commercials, computer games, animations and narrating over 70 TV documentaries. He draws on his background as an actor, a teacher of acting, University Lecturer to provide valuable , practical keynotes that enable delegates to gain a competitive edge.

Current position (1)

Keynote Speaker, Presentation Training

Speak-The-Speech

Degrees (1)
Drama & Theatre BA Hons (1st), Shakespeare MA (Dist.)
University of Birmingham
2010 to 2012

Presentations

Presentations (4)
The Lost Art of Connection

As we increasingly rely on technology to interact with each other, this keynote is a timely reminder about the importance of face to face connection and the techniques we can employ to enhance it.

Speak Up: The Power of Speaking Well

Speaking up matters. The ability to speak well can transform our business and our personal lives. Speak Up! reveals the five steps of successful speaking and how these can transform the way others perceive you.

Shakespeare & The Power of Story

Story, we know, has a far greater impact on listeners to convince, persuade, motivate and engage in a way that facts and statistics alone simply cannot do. What story-telling secrets can we learn from the greatest storyteller that ever lived?

Shakespeare & The Story of Leadership

At the heart of Shakespeare‘s work is an exploration of leadership and what it means to lead. 400 years after they were written the modern business leader can still learn much about their own leadership style from Shakespeare‘s plays. The leadership lessons contained in the plays provide a template to write a more engaging business narrative.

Past talks (10)
Shakespeare & The Power of Story
PFS National Symposiums
London, Edinburgh, Newport, Birmingham
December 31, 2015
Shakespeare & The Power of Story
Invesco Perpetual
London
December 31, 2016
Shakespeare & The Power of Story
Lantmannen Unibake
Milton Keynes
December 31, 2015
Speak Up: The Power of Speaking Well
ITM
St Andrews
December 31, 2015
Shakespeare & The Story of Leadership
The Welsh Assembly Government
Cardiff
December 31, 2015
Speak Up: The Power of Speaking Well
Evcom
Birmingham
December 31, 2015
Shakespeare & The Story of Leadership
IBM
London
December 31, 2015
Shakespeare & The Story of Leadership
Eventia
Birmingham
December 31, 2015
Speak Up: The Power of Speaking Well
The Welsh Assembly Government
Cardiff
December 31, 2014
Shakespeare & The Story of Leadership
MPI
Istanbul
December 31, 2014
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PR & Communications
interactive keynote speaker Authentic Communication human behavior Advanced Presentation Skills presentation coaching brand storytelling impact Conference Speaking Authentic Public Speaking
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Why choose me? 

An award-winning Actor & Keynote Speaker with a proven track-record of engaging audiences.

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