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I have been working at JLA for almost a year now, and the diversity of motivational speakers that we deal with never ceases to surprise me. Whether it is politicians, psychologists, sports… Read More

The first quarterly round-up of the new speakers that JLA have met recently and are excited about. Every three months we’ll briefly profile the latest conference speakers (and occasionally presenters, after dinner… Read More

VAT on conference speakers and speaking engagement fees is, unfortunately, a fairly dull topic. Possibly even more so when you consider that previous blogs about our conference speakers contain more than their… Read More

Even with our illustrious history, these really are heady days for Scottish sport. Our football team face a make or break game against Poland to make the playoffs for Euro 2016 –… Read More

My passion is educating for digital equality. I want to make a difference in the world, through reporting and speaking about the digital revolution. I never talk about server parks. I never… Read More

When someone asks you to say a few words it’s the ‘few’ that’s important not the ‘words’. No-one ever complains about a speech being too short. If you’ve had no time to… Read More

With the Women’s World Cup captivating global audiences, it’s the perfect moment to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of some of the female sporting speakers we proudly represent at JLA. These eight inspiring… Read More

Put bluntly, after dinner speakers have been around for a long time. The world’s first recording of an after dinner speech is dated October 5th 1888. In this short speech, Sir Arthur… Read More

One of the first questions I’m usually asked when I mention that I work for a speaker bureau is, “Who is the best speaker you’ve seen?” This normally follows the initial, tentative… Read More

When I first started working at JLA I had spent the last three years living between the USA and Japan. As a result, so many of the speakers we regularly work with… Read More

I’ll get this out the way first. I’m unusual. I mean nothing too weird, but I do like politicians. I studied politics at university and it annoys me when members of the public say… Read More

With the annual awards season in full flow, Halloween always seems to sneak up on us – that last themed party before the eight-week slog to Christmas. In the corporate world where… Read More

This week JLA director Jeremy Lee and our office appeared on primetime BBC for the second time in two years (Check out BBC 2’s Funny Business from 2013 too.). In this Friday’s… Read More

There was a time when Tim Minchin regularly worked with speaker agencies.  A time before the sell-out arena tours, Olivier award winning musicals and armies of obsessional fans, when he was a… Read More

Trying to explain to people exactly what my job is has turned out to be more challenging than I’d originally expected. I’m an assistant in a Speaker Bureau, but to those not… Read More

Andrew McMillan headed the John Lewis Intelligence Team, with responsibility for customer service and analysis of demographic trends. He is now JLA’s most popular business speaker when addressing the challenges of creating… Read More

If you’re organising an event in Yorkshire, we will help you find a suitable speaker. On this page you’ll find Yorkshire speakers who have made their name in business, politics, sport or… Read More

On this page you’ll find a cross section of female speakers who all relish the after dinner slot. One has been the face of foreign news reporting, another leads the way in… Read More

We supply sporting after dinner speakers for all sorts of event – from sales conferences to client hospitality and annual association gatherings. Sporting after dinner speakers come in all shapes and sizes…. Read More

JLA provide guest speakers, presenters and performers for more than 2,000 client events each year throughout the UK and Europe. If you’re organising an event in Scotland, we will help you find… Read More