Keynote Speaker

Ian Rowland Speaker Trainer Magician / Presenting a keynote at an international conference in Italy

Keynote Speaker

I have been working as a keynote speaker for about 25 years. I love taking part in events and conferences of all kinds, whether large or small. My job is to help your event to be an amazing success. Sometimes, clients hire me just as a speaker whereas on other occasions they may ask for a show or some training as well. Because of my 'One Fee' policy, it makes little difference to the price.

Subjects & Themes

Ian Rowland Speaker Trainer Magician / Giving a keynote at the Eurostar software testing conference in Gothenburg

Clients most often asked to speak on subjects related to the training services I offer, which you can read about here. For example, I might offer a keynote about selling, persuasion, communication, cold reading, people skills or creative thinking. I can also devise presentations on slightly more unusual subjects, such as how you can develop a 'magical mindset' to help you solve problems.

Alternatively, I can simply ask you which key points, themes or messages you would like to get across to your audience. I will then put together a talk or keynote to make sure your audience will understand and remember those points.

Touches Of Magic

Ian Rowland presenting a keynote at a conference in Las Vegas

I don't include entertaining touches of magic and mindreading in every keynote I present. However, the fact that I can do so is often useful. It helps to make your conference 'a little bit different'. It's also true that 'magic as metaphor' can be a strong, vivid way to get points across or to help to make unusual ideas more accessible.

Past Conferfences

Ian Rowland performing and presenting a keynote for 3000 people at a conference in Blackpool Opera House

I have taken part in, and presented keynotes at:

• The Amazing Meeting, Las Vegas

• The Human Nature Conference, Orlando

• The Event Services & Supplier Association Conference, Milton Keynes

• The Eurostar Software Testing Conference, Gothenburg

• The World Skeptics Conference, Abano Terme (Italy)

• The Australian Skeptics Annual Conference, Canberra

• The STTAR Summit (athlete coaching) Conference, Philadelphia

• The Sunday Times Literary Festival, Oxford

• The European Humanist Youth, Brussels

• The Banca Intessa Conference, Arad (Romania)

• Rabobank International Conference. Utrecht (Netherlands)

• HP Test Conference, Copenhagen

• English Institute of Sport (UK Olympic Team sports psychologists), Loughborough

• European Institutional Investor Institute, Paris

• Accenture Senior Management Excellence Program, London

and many other events and meetings, both large and small.

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Read about my work as a Trainer. Training: Cold Reading For Business.

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