Brexit Q1: Have you found out the ways Brexit might impact the goods you sell?
Brexit Q2: Worked out how this could affect the performance of your farm?
Brexit Q3: Figured out the areas where you can make savings?
Brexit Q4: Seen how leading farmers in your sector are making changes?
Talks and Workshops
Editor Mike Donovan has been talking to audiences throughout his business career. In London with the Economist Intelligence Unit and Financial Tines, and more recently as founder editor of Practical Farm Ideas. As a journalist his aim is effective communication
Evening talks
Have you ever been to a conference that draws people in with a roster of famous keynote speakers, only to end up disappointed with content that's all fluff or high-level theory? Or speakers you have heard before?
Normally lasting around an hour but stretching longer with a keen audience.
Making a booking
Email what you want and give your possible dates. He will reply in a couple of days, so if you hear nothing, please try again.
Talks for students
Younger audiences need a presentation which keeps up a good pace, and a contents that is understandable. When it comes to machinery many students benefit from some basic economics being included in the session. We also are keen to get over the 'soil story'.
Workshops, conferences, speech and commercial writing,
There's often very little conferring at farming conferences. Workshops provide a greater opportunity for participants to find answers to difficulties. Mike is an experienced and lively conference chairman.
Fed up with the speech you have been giving audiences over the years? Too busy to find the time to write something fresh? Use the contact details below.
Reviews
From: Becky Willson
Subject: RE: FCCT Conference
HI Mike,
Thank you very much for chairing the day yesterday, you did a fab job and really
added to the day. I will of course keep you in mind for similar events and that subject
area is something that we are planning on running an event on in the near future.
Practical Farm Ideas is a great publication and hope that the sales continue to increase!
With kind regards, Becky
Hi Mike
Thank you so much for coming last night. It was great to meet you and the feedback on the talks has been fantastic. I hope you got back safe last night.
I will have a check with the venue regarding the box of cards and let you know. In the meantime, I would really like to keep in touch and hopefully meet up again.
Thanks once again for a fun and informative talk.
Best Wishes
Steven Jones BSc (Hons)
Business Development Director
Ballard Dale Syree Watson LLP
Contact: Mike Donovan, Practical Farm Ideas, 11 St Mary's St, Whitland, Carmarthen, SA34 0PY
Email mike@farmideas.co.uk or call/txt 07778 877514 or 01994 240978 so he can see if he can fit you into the diary.
ABOUT Mike Donovan
- Reading University: BSc (Hons) Agricultural Economics
- The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and editor Retail Business 1969 - 75
- Contributor: UNCTAD Conferences in London, Geneva, Madrid and Istanbul 1972 - 77
- Author: 'Consumerism' Encyclopaedia Britannica 1972
- Financial Times, London 1974 - 77
- Dairy farmer, West Wales 1977
- Winner: Bath & West Show Farmers Brainwaves 1991
- Created Practical Farm IDEAS magazine 1992
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