Graham Jones
Facilitator
Graham Jones has been in the speaking business since 1984. He did his first “paid for” gig at the International Press Centre in London. Since then, he has appeared regularly at events of all shapes and sizes.
Graham is a psychologist who aims to help businesses tap into the behaviour of people in the world of the Internet. He runs workshops, speaks at conferences and provides consultancy to companies from small to massive.
He is an award-winning writer, an author of 28 books and is a lecturer at two British universities. He has also won the coveted “Conference of the Year” award from the Incentive, Travel and Meetings Association, for his work on a 3,000 delegate convention at the Cannes Palais de Congres.
As a speaker Graham is said to be inspiring and thought provoking. As a facilitator he is known for his ability to connect each session using stories and keep everything to time. Indeed, one client – an offshoot of AT&T – employed him specifically to prevent “over enthusiastic” senior company executives from over-running their time slots...!
Graham has also written speeches for company executives and coaches them and rehearses them for specific events.
Graham appears regularly in the media commenting on some aspect of the Internet or online behaviour. He fields several requests for interviews every week.
He is a Fellow of the Professional Speakers Association and currently their President Elect (taking office in October 2010).He is a member of the British Psychological Society, the Society of Authors and the Chartered Institute of Journalists. He is highly qualified – B.Sc.(Hons), B.A. (Hons), M.Sc., M.Ed., Adv.Dip.Ed. - and continues to study and perfect his craft as a speaker and facilitator.
Client comments:
There are only a very small handful of people who really impress me with their knowledge and understanding of the Internet. Graham Jones is on that list - at the top. His ability to explain how people use the Internet - and thus how business owners can benefit, is second to none.Highly, highly recommended.
Philip Calvert, IFALife Conference 2010
Graham presented at the Yes Group last night. It was a spellbinding evening full of his trademark stories and humour. He is a true professional who has distilled the essence of what it really means to communicate a message to an audience. It was engaging and thought-provoking from the start, breaking down the confusing and technical topic of using the internet for success into a real, solid understanding. He created confidence in the audience and gave them clear action plans on how they could implement the ideas. The Yes Group audience said it was one of the most powerful topics they'd had delivered and Graham's message would give a tangible, lasting benefit to their lives and businesses.
The Yes Group, 2009
Graham Jones is an expert on social media in general and Twitter in particular. He explains the subject in simple terms with practical examples and anecdotes. He is engaging and entertaining and always gets very high feedback when he speaks at our events. He will be speaking at most of our venues again this year.
Dave Clarke, CEO NRG Networks, 2010
He was one of the most responsive speakers we have seen – he had clearly done his homework by looking at member websites and answered questions impressively using member terminology/jargon. I would recommend him as a "must have" speaker.
Joanna Jesson, Academy for Chief Executives 2009