My Talk *

My Talk: A tale from the frontline

Apartheid, Freddie Mercury, Roald Dahl and the Chippendales… Are just some of the highlights of my talk about the people I have encountered and experiences I have had as a newspaper reporter and sub-editor over nearly 45 years.

It starts in apartheid South Africa and how working at that troubled time has informed what I do.

I discuss some of the fascinating people I have met, such as Roald Dahl, Freddie Mercury and Nicky Lauda and how I got on auditioning to join the Chippendales.

I give an inside view of how newspapers are produced and how technology has revolutionised the press – for better and worse – and my feelings now about an industry that fascinates me still.

I don’t use a projector but I bring along cuttings of my stories, which the audience is welcome to browse through.
My talks are usually between 45 minutes to an hour but am happy to agree a shorter or longer time.

I would be happy to collaborate with other speakers in a group format. I am available for daytime and evening events.

My fee is £75, plus travel expenses from my home in Littlehampton, West Sussex.

I am happy to travel long distances.

My Talk: A tale from the frontline

CONTACT ME 07984 714966 stuart@stuartflitton.co.uk