Energise your audience with a talk by Ian Sanders

Ian is a highly experienced speaker, trainer and facilitator who’s been hired by organisations including Amazon Web Services, the BBC, Ericsson, Microsoft and NBC Universal. Ian runs a regular class, ‘Redesign Your Work Day,’ for Simon Sinek’s Optimism Company and has spoken at events from SXSW Interactive in Austin Texas to the Do Lectures in Wales.

Ian speaks on:

  • Storytelling: the power of stories to make the world of work more human

  • Work life design: ideas and tips to inspire positive change at work

  • The art of curiosity: how to live a more fulfilling life by paying attention to the world around you

  • Navigating uncertainty: lessons Ian has learned during his ongoing cancer journey (‘Wake Up! Ten Lessons on Being Alive.’)

Ian’s speaking credits include: South by South West, The Marketing Academy’s Inspire Live, General Assembly, The Next Web, The Royal College of Art, The Do Lectures, Ogilvy, Fremantle Television, BBC, Ericsson, The European Court of Auditors, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Black Sun plc, General Assembly, NBC Universal, Accenture, Thomas Cook Money, Tektronix, Simon Sinek’s Optimism Company, The Development Bank of Wales, The Family Paris, Amway, CBRE, We are Radikl, Viasat World, Meet The Innovators at The Apple Store London, The Snap Photography Festival, Social Media Week London, Diageo, The University of East London, University of Nottingham Graduate School, Equifax, The York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership, Ravensbourne College, Headspring, a joint venture between the Financial Times and IE Business School.

“Ian has that key skill of any great storyteller – natural curiosity. He sees stories all around him in the world and uses them in practical, understandable ways to help others become great storytellers. Ian did precisely this in a session with the storytelling community at Microsoft – engaging the audience, making them laugh, making them think and leaving them with new techniques to apply to their craft.”

Steve Clayton, Microsoft

“After attending one of Ian’s sessions, our colleagues go back to their department feeling refreshed, energised and full of new ideas.”

JAME HARROD, BBC

“I loved Ian’s talk. Staying curious is especially important for the team here at Channel 4 as our remit demands that we champion alternative points of view and celebrate diversity. Ian’s talk was a great shot in the arm.”

HARRY DROMEY, CHANNEL 4