Simon Bucknall

You may want to inspire your team… you may be pitching to potential customers… or you may want to impress the Executive Board. Either way, your ability to ‘connect’ is vital. Twice winner of the GB & All-Ireland Championship of Public Speaking, Simon Bucknall helps ambitious leaders and entrepreneurs to forge that connection. He is also living proof that when you find your voice as a leader, anything is possible. In 2007, Simon placed in the top 20 out of 26,000 speakers at the finals of the World Championship of Public Speaking. He is also the only speaker to receive national awards from all three of the following: the UK Professional Speaking Association, Toastmasters International and Junior Chamber International. A full-time professional speaker, facilitator, coach and event MC, Simon’s interactive, high-energy programmes have inspired ambitious professionals across the globe and from all walks of life - from MBA graduates to PhD engineers; from budding social entrepreneurs to FTSE 100 fast-track graduates. Internationally, Simon has spoken in nine countries, including the USA, Japan, India, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, Finland, Denmark and Germany. Simon holds degrees from Oxford University and the London School of Oriental & African Studies. The current Deputy President and Business Director of the London Junior Chamber of Commerce, he is also a member of the UK Professional Speaking Association and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts, Manufacturing & Commerce.