Some Speaker Guidelines
(please forgive our impertinence)
- ASK FOR HELP
- We are happy to assist with problems / technical issues, where possible
- SLIDES (e.g. Powerpoint / PDFs etc.)
- Include relevant images - can help audiences get the gist much quicker
- Keep text as brief as possible
- INTRO
- please aim to start with a brief (<1 minute?) summary of the presentation
- MAIN PRESENTATION
- please aim to continue with your full 20 mins
- QUESTIONS / DISCUSSION
- please aim to leave time for questions/discussion
- ASK YOURSELF:
- "What is my VISION?"
- "What is the PURPOSE of my vision?"
- "What aspect of my vision WORKS best?"
- "How can I make my concept more SHAREABLE?
- "What IMAGES might help to tell the story?"
- "Will this (local) audience find RELEVANCE in my talk?"
- "Should I START with global-issues then ZOOM IN to specifics?"
- "Should I END with specific, tangible recommendations?"
- "What RESOURCES / CONDITIONS my ideas need to work?"
- "WHO would I like/need to contribute or assist me?"
MONDAY | THEME OF THE EVENING | TITLE OF TALK | GUEST/S | |
29th April 2024 | STAYING ALIVE | Utopia v Oblivion | John Wood | |
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| A Worldbuilding Approach | Dorothy Stein | |
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| Permacultures | Les Moore | |
20th May 2024 | SUSTAINABLE EATING | Healthy & Sustainable | Claire Hallam | |
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| Sustaining Lewisham | Laura Tilbury | |
24th June 2024 | SUSTAINABLE FASHION | PANEL DISCUSSION | Prof Dilys Williams | |
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| Dr. Francesco Mazzarella | |
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| Prof. Mathilda Tham | |
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| (chair) | Prof. John Wood | |
8th July 2024 | LIBERATING ENERGY | Getting to Net Zero | David Holloway | |
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| Power in Our Hands | Dorothy Stein | |
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| Power in Our Hands | Phuong Skovgaard | |
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| SELCE | Amelia Kent | |
22nd July 2024 | MOBILITIES & DIVERSITIES | Crash Course | Woodrow Phoenix | |
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| The Planning Dimension | Nick Blomstrand | |
2nd September 2024 | LOCAL ENERGY | TBA | Dan Edelstyn | |
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| Island Power | ???Island Power??? | |
28th October 2024 | BIKES & BIODIVERSITIES | |||
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| Lucy & Laura | ||
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| Duncan Kramer | Green Roof Shelters Ltd | |
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| Deniz Hassan | Digital fundraiser | |
25th November 2024 | TBA | TBA | ||
2nd December 2024 | ACTIVISM & THE LAW | Legal Support for XR | David Holloway |
SCHEDULING TEMPLATE
- Held upstairs at the Brookmill Pub 65 Cranbrook Rd, London SE8 4EJ
- Normally one talk per month
- Normally on the LAST Monday in the Month
- Normally runs from 7.30pm to 9.00pm
EVENING TEMPLATE
- 6.45pm - Volunteers set up the Brookmill's upstairs room
- 7.15pm - Technical run-through complete. Visitors arrive.
- 7.30pm - START
- Host welcome / announcements / housekeeping .
- Brief overview of the St Johns Society mission
- Overview / context of the main theme
- Introduce next speaker
LIKELY FORMAT
- 7.30pm - WELCOME (intro remarks etc.)
- 7.35pm - FIRST SPEAKER
- 7.50pm - SECOND SPEAKER
- 8.10pm - THIRD SPEAKER
- 8.30pm - GENERAL DISCUSSION / ROUNDUP
- 9.00pm - informal continuation downstairs