Professional public speaker on travel, adventure, expeditions, and the environment

David Edwards - public speaker giving talks to schools and clubs on travel and adventure

David Edwards is an experienced, entertaining and informative professional public speaker who gives talks and slide shows to lecture societies, companies, travel fairs, adventure shows, arts festivals, and schools based on his travels and expeditions around the world, and illustrated with high quality images.

A public speaker who has given over 400 talks, David's clients have included the Royal Geographical Society, Royal Scottish Geographical Society, ICI, lecture societies, travel clubs, luncheon clubs, City of London banks, The Geographical Association, The Alpine Club, The National Trust for Scotland, Radio 5 Live, over 50 UK universities, the University of Maine, the Royal Dublin Society and state and private schools.

The quality of the photographs are important for a travel talk, but while the pictures David uses are of exceptional quality, what is more important is the way the slide show is constructed. David uses personal anecdotes and humour to deliver insights that entertain, surprise and inform the audience. All the slide shows revolve around stories, and David has a fund of these.

David's talks are informed by a wide range of experience, including: being a Grand Canyon National Park ranger; an expedition adviser for the Royal Geographical Society; a conservation data collector at the onset of a volcanic emergency; and a wilderness explorer.

These experiences are underpinned by an enthusiastic and informed mind, keen to extract maximum insight from such experiences, which makes his talks even more satisfying. The Testimonials page shows what an accomplished, popular and appreciated guest speaker he is.

Click on the images at the top of the page to see more about specific slide talks, including his environmental talks based on his university work, and use the green menu bar to explore the whole website. All the talks have been digitised, and some are also available in their original 35mm slide format.

Testimonials from recent talks

"As we pay our speakers for their presentations, it is rare for me to write and thank them. In fact this is only the second occasion I have written in my ten-year tenure as programme secretary, and believe me, we've had some excellent speakers. An unprecedented number of our members commented to me on the all round excellence of your presentation. I feel sure it won't be long before we are welcoming you once again - the members will make sure of that!"

"Just thought I'd let you know that 148 people attended your talk - by far our biggest audience this season and the biggest I can recall for a January meeting. I have spoken to many people since the talk and everyone was effusive in their praise for your presentation - I can't recollect such a positive reaction before. Like many, I rate your talk as one of the best if not the best in the 5 years I've being going to the RSGS. I'm sure you will have been aware of people's reaction - the volume of the applause at the end was a strong indication of how much they had enjoyed the experience."

"On behalf of the Lecture Series Committee, I would like to thank you very much for speaking at the RDS yesterday. We had the largest audience we have ever attracted for a travel lecture. I had some wonderful feedback on your talk from Members as they left the room, and have had calls from Members today telling me how much they enjoyed it. I look forward to inviting you back to the RDS in the future."

David Edwards - public speaker

Testimonials from recent talks