Matthew Brown, Public Speaker
Matthew Brown, better known online as Matt B or by the jokey usergroup handle of Lord Matt is available to speak on a number of topics. Matt has a rich life history encompassing an unusual set of skills and passions and it is this from which he draws to present lively and often in depth presentations.Expert Topics
These topics centre around a set of themes with which Matt could be said to have a significant degree of experiential expertise. The presentation of these topics can be modified to fit both the audiences probable depth of understanding of the topic and the time constraints of the presentation.All of Matt's expert topic talks can be enhanced where facilities to connect a laptop to a projector exist. Matt has a wealth of video, still and audio illustrations and demonstrations that he can use to more directly bring home some otherwise abstract points. While the absence of such a facility will in no way reduce the quality of the talk given by Matt where available such facilities can enrich the audience experience greatly.
Such topics can, on request, be tailored to suit a quick topical introduction right up to half day and full day workshops, seminars, keynotes or staff training sessions.
Expert Topic List
The power of new media This talk covers the rise of blogging, microblogging (such as twitter) podcasting, video blogging (such as youtube) and social media (such as myspace or facebook). The impact this has had both on business, private communications and on politics is still being fully realised.Social media and the job hunter This talk centres on those looking for work and the impact their activities such on sites like myspace, facebook, bebo, youtube, twitter and the like can have both negatively and positivly on job prospects. This talk is ideally suited to job clubs and back to work training but can as readily be tailored for management and recruitment.
Easy Online Reputation Protection and Enhancement: How the small business can overtake the big online. The Internet creates an unlevel playing field that favours the smaller more agile business. This talk can be tailored towards SMEs and how they can benefit from this new paradigm or up-scaled to suit a more corportate audience and focus on how the bigger business can compete more effectively.
What is a website and why should my business want one? This talk looks at the misconceptions surrounding websites and "web design" and how the average SME, non profit or corporate behemoth is often left with nothing but smoke and mirrors by craft snake oil salesman. This talk aims to enlighten business owners and group organisers as to what a website is, can do and should be as well as what it most definitely is not. There is a companion ebook to this talk being prepared.
Blogging - is it for me? This talk centres on the topic of "being a blogger" (one who owns and maintains a blog) and what you might get out of it as well as what you might expect to have to put into it too. This talk will be tailored to the audience.
General Topics
Matt is also available as an after dinner speaker and will happily provide for you on a much wider range of topics to suit your groups tastes.Talks available now
- The history of the desktop PC
- Ecovillages and permaculture
- The effects of poverty [1]
- fighting poverty [1]
- Youthwork - you're doing it wrong [1]
- Reflections from Christian Theology [2]
- Why your outreach program has so little impact in marginalised society
1. These talks are most often (and optionally) presented with in tandem with Matt's sister, a youth-worker from Kent.
2. Suitable for sermons, church groups and other Christian oriented events - Matt has a habit of asking the audience challenging questions with his talk with the specific aim of getting people to think about things in new ways.
Talks available soon
These are talks that Matt has planned but would like a few audiences to experiment on first. This might be because he is unsure how the material will work or just as likely how well he might work with the material. No guarantee is offered with these topics as to suitability, length or anything else.
- Observations on real life (a fairly light hearted look at shopping, technology and family life)
- Write a novel in just a month
- Life on a very tight budget
- ... more to be announced soon.
Hire Matt for a Speaking Engagement
(Or Training seminar for that mater)
The best way to get Matt to come and speak at your venue, during your conference or on your Radio Show is to simply ask him. You'll be amazed at how many times he says "Yes, Okay then."To ask Matt to come and speak somewhere just Use This Form and say "Matt, I'd like you to come and speak" (or words to that effect).