Speaking

Renovate,
Don't Demolish

A twenty-five minute talk on why the instinct to tear everything down and start again is the wrong instinct, and what to do instead.

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The talk, measured

no slides required

25Minutes
45Minutes with questions
1Microphone. That is genuinely it
AlmeríaSpain. Will travel
The talk

What the room gets

Built for rooms of ordinary people rather than conferences. It gets laughs, which matters more than most speakers admit. Nobody takes an idea home from a talk they endured.

a bookshop, a business group, a community hall or a lecture theatre

A cutaway illustration of a house under renovation, showing the footings, a highlighted cornerstone block, stone and timber-framed walls, exposed support beams and a slate roof.
1A fresh start is usually the most expensive option on the table
2Telling what is genuinely rotten from what just looks bad
3A bridge instead of a jump, when other people depend on you
4The survey before the plan, and why that order never changes
Four things the room takes home
Enquiries

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for organisers

Everything you need to book me

  • Biography. Short and long, ready to paste straight into a programme.
  • Photographs. High resolution, landscape and portrait, cleared for print and web.
  • Talk description. A paragraph for your listing, plus a one-liner for social.
  • Technical needs. A microphone. Slides only if you want them.

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