Gyles Brandreth is one of Britain's most sought-after award ceremony hosts and after-dinner speakers.
He won his first prize as a public speaker as a schoolboy of fifteen. At Oxford, aged twenty, he was elected President of the Oxford Union. At 22, he turned professional when he joined the books of Associated Speakers, the lecture agency owned by Cyril Fletcher and managed by Dabber and Paddy Davis. Since then he has spoken all over the world, in venues as varied as the Helmsley Palace, New York and Buckingham Palace, London. His audiences have ranged from the executives of Coca-Cola to a silent order of nuns, from a thousand bankers in Frankfurt to ten thousand members of the WI at Wembley Arena. He has featured in the Guinness Book of Records for making the world’s longest-ever after-dinner speech. To raise funds for the National Playing Fields Association, he spoke non-stop for twelve and a half hours.
'A richly-deserved standing ovation for a quite brilliant presentation - informative, amusing, thought-provoking . . . the result of remarkable research, preparation and commitment.'
Planning Law Conference, Oxford, 2007
'A conference is all too often deemed exceptional not because of the content but because one address is so compelling, so vivid, so lively and so entertaining that it sticks in the memory for all time. Gyles Brandreth's speech was of that order . . . A master-class in public speaking.'
IAPS Conference, 2007
'This is the third occasion we have used Gyles Brandreth and we were again absolutely delighted . . . the speech was sensational and brought the house down.'
Fishing News Awards, 2007
'Professionalism and wit that made the evening a great success . . . We have had nothing but positive comment from all who attended.'
Agrow Awards, Glasgow, 2007
'Absolutely fantastic - funny and serious . . . he really was a star.'
Serco Conference, 2007
'Excellent . . . so professional . . . a complete understanding of our industry and an amazing ability to connect with the audience.'
BAR Awards, 2007
'Gyles Brandreth was everything I knew he would be and then some!'
County Council Conference, 2007