After Dinner Speaking

Seán has had a highly varied career and life and can recall many colourful experiences from his broadcasting and journalistic career, as well as his life as an adventurer. He’s met and interviewed presidents, prime ministers, film stars and criminals, been held at gunpoint and arrested by foreign soldiers, been chased by foreign government agents and met cannibals. His many tales include:

Why he had to read the network TV news in his boxer shorts How being ticklish helped him evade security checks to gain access to ex-Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev Doing a “live” TV interview from Whitehall with his hand involuntarily stuck on a woman’s chest Numerous other “live” broadcasting capers, clangers and catastrophes Sleeping with a 300 year old mummified cannibal in a remote jungle

He can adapt his after dinner speech to suit the occasion and use a variety of appropriate material to make your audience laugh and giggle.

Seán, whose style has been described as a mix between the actor and raconteur David Niven and the comedian Bob Hope, has spoken at corporate events, sporting dinners and private events. He is also a member of the Professional Speakers Association and a prize-winning speaking member of Toastmasters International. He is also a business and motivational speaker. He has worked with many private and public sector organisations, including IBM, Shell, Barclaycard, Astra Zeneca, Bank of Scotland, Safeway, National & Alamo Car Rental, the Department of Education and the UK Public Record Office. He is also an author having written:

The Spot-On Speaker: After Dinner Speeches & Humorous Speeches (See: Products & Books )

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“You had a huge challenge on your hands for an important client evening. You needed to be a witty and engaging speaker, event compère and auctioneer with some of our key clients by entertaining and making them feel valued while, at the same time, also getting them to bid as much money as possible for a charity auction. You not only managed to raise a lot of money, but you made us all laugh and kept us entertained before, during and after the event which was a great success as a result. Thank you. You would be my first choice for any event we hold in the future which requires a guest speaker.” Rachel Harris, Manager, New Business, Bank of Scotland.

Seán Brickell - After Dinner speaking video clip