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How to get your audience involved without it being weird (most of the time)

How to get your audience involved without it being weird (most of the time)

Dave JamesSeptember 11, 2026

Why this? Why now?

Why this? Why now?

Dave JamesSeptember 3, 2026

You're An Expert. So What?

You're An Expert. So What?

Dave JamesAugust 27, 2026

How to be more inclusive as a speaker.

How to be more inclusive as a speaker.

Dave JamesAugust 20, 2026

Five Minutes Is Harder Than Fifty.

Five Minutes Is Harder Than Fifty.

Dave JamesAugust 15, 2026

What Are The Nice Things You Would Want Someone To Say About You When You Die?

What Are The Nice Things You Would Want Someone To Say About You When You Die?

Dave JamesAugust 8, 2026

How to make stage movement meaningful.

How to make stage movement meaningful.

Dave JamesAugust 1, 2026

How To Start A Speech People Actually Want To Hear

How To Start A Speech People Actually Want To Hear

Dave JamesJuly 23, 2026

Borrow Less. Believe More.

Borrow Less. Believe More.

Dave JamesJuly 18, 2026

Never Neglect The AV Nerds.

Never Neglect The AV Nerds.

Dave JamesJuly 11, 2026

I won highly commended at the speaker awards!

I won highly commended at the speaker awards!

Dave JamesJuly 6, 2026

Write For The Ear, Not The Eye

Write For The Ear, Not The Eye

Dave JamesJuly 2, 2026

Borrowing Belief.

Borrowing Belief.

Dave JamesJune 28, 2026

The Costa Cup Principle

The Costa Cup Principle

Dave JamesJune 20, 2026

Load your speech carefully

Load your speech carefully

Dave JamesJune 13, 2026

I've been shortlisted for the Speaker Awards!

Dave JamesJune 7, 2026

How to Stop Settling For Safe Stories

How to Stop Settling For Safe Stories

Dave JamesJune 7, 2026

Understanding your status as a speaker.

Understanding your status as a speaker.

Dave JamesMay 31, 2026

One. Two. Three.

One. Two. Three.

Dave JamesMay 23, 2026

You're allowed to call yourself a speaker.

You're allowed to call yourself a speaker.

Dave JamesMay 16, 2026