JULIAN BRAY COMMENTS: 

In just two months politics and democracy as we know it in the UK has been turned on its head but many of the major offenders will still be supported by their parties and put themselves up for re-election.

 

All those (without exception) who have claimed for expenses and allowances not directly associated with their role as an MP should not only be de-selected, ordered to repay taxpayers money (plus any associated interest) but  inter-alia face an independent police investigation and possible criminal proceedings.

 

Property and other proceeds of crime should be siezed and sold by public auction.

 

This whole episode and remember I have been saying for over two years that Jeff Randall and The Daily Telegraph are the ones to follow) has lessons for the private and commercial sector.  Staff will naturally consider that if politicians can do it so can they...

 

 I have a series of corporate leadership workshops and lectures  designed for senior management conferences, ideally to be incorporated as part of any corporate induction or refresher/development course. Please enquire for details.

   

 

 

Julian Bray delivers media presentational interview training and motivational workshops for business and academia. 

For information call 01733 345581 or e-mail julianbray@aol.com

 

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Julian Bray is an internationally recognised business mentor, broadcaster, author, journalist and presenter initially with a commercial company then the BBC.  He departed for the emerging commercial television and radio networks in the UK and Europe, with its lighter presentational style, he's been at the centre of world and current affairs for over 30 years.

 

Julian Bray is a much in demand Keynote speaker on the international corporate and convention circuit. He has featured in the premier reference source to the British establishment: Debretts Distinguished People of Today for the last fifteen annual editions. As founder of a major City of London public affairs corporation and news media group (rated within the PR WEEK Top 150 ranking); he acted as consultant to many leading international corporations and advised Governments.

 

Julian Bray was for several years the international adviser to Dr Romano Prodi, former Italian prime minister, former European Commission President, President of Alitalia and the Italian State Holding Company IRI. Working and socialising with leading political figures, film and stage directors, Julian Bray produced and directed a series of television programmes and led consortia bids for satellite television networks.

 

With such a broad canvas to work with, Julians signature lectures are full of humourous but informative personal anecdotes, all can be optionally brilliantly illustrated with PowerPoint. He positively invites audience participation and is happy to provide sources of further information in several different formats for those who wish to engage in the topic further. 

 

Clients booking Julian Bray are offered a range of options from a classic stand up style of delivery to interactive speech, lecture, question and answer sessions.

 

These can be backed with customised PowerPoint/Video audio visuals (many created and updated on site), classic autocue or a straight 20-40 minute presentation delivered "off-the-cuff" without lectern or scripted notes.

 

His conference production company can additionally arrange for immediate video recording, editing and production of DVD copies for delegates to take away at the end of the session

 

Most corporate and financial topics, from humourous to deadly serious, can be addressed by Julian Bray, who also creates original lectures (many at short notice based on business/DAILY news agenda events) centred on key topics or issues, these can be relating to or suggested by the client. Some recent presentations include:

• Alternatives to Packaged Administration ( liquidation/bankruptcy) and Corporate Tumbleweed
   
• Twitter, Social Media and Blogging. A rapid introduction for senior management 
  
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• The Recession. First aid for emerging businesses - vital check lists for main board directors senior executives. 
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• Why British businessmen visiting the USA may suddenly be incarcerated...Practical advice for doing business in the USA
  
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• a new guide to doing the right thing in the USA

• Corporate survival during a credit crunch
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• Surviving the Facebook generation - key tools for busy HR  staff
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• Shoestring Marketing
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• Networking masterclass
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• Why your event budget is being wasted
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• Uncomfortable questions for politicians of all parties
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• Increasing profitability by reducing staff churn rates
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• Corporate life after credit crunches
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•  Combatting Corporate Identity Theft
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•   The cultural power of the new retail universe
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• Why retail therapy now begins at home and in cyberspace. The demise of the Retail High Street.
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• Induction Strategies for Corporate High Flyers.
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• What outsourced HR companies routinely fail to comprehend.
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• IS MY EXIT SAFE? The private family business - key strategies for the board and succession protocols
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• Going public - what motivates the private equity 'dragon' - Is it just hot air and an early exit?

 

• Public private partnerships (or PPI)- cutting through smoke and mirrors, who really gains... but not in our lifetime! 

 

• Identity theft - How much is at stake?

 

• Motivating Middle Management - The reality TV game show approach....

 

• How weak is our Government ?  Why are politicians unable to see what is obvious?

 

• Credit crunching - A wake up call for retail.

 

• Pubs and brewing - The last chance saloon has already left! 

 

• Schools Out Class of 0! What is in store for the next generation - an Employers view on education output

 

• Why many family businesses will fail in 2009/10/11..
  

·        Running your own community TV channel.

 

• Cruising the Med. Classic destinations uncovered. 
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• How to get much better value out of advertising, PR and marketing agencies
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• Major Highstreet retailer  withdraws Kiddies Lolita Doll Furniture range. "We didn't know what 'Lolita' represented until we looked it up in Wikipedia" Why focus groups can leave you exposed

 

•  European Community Enlargement, how can we access EC development funding

 

• The truth behind the Saatchis Pregnant man poster campaign. Is advertising little more than smoke and mirrors? How to stretch above the line spend.
  

 

• The Biggest Bank Robbery. Hollywoods take on a very British institution and David Nivens swansong ....

• The demographic time bomb has exploded - stark messages for Human relations professionals

• Making an exhibition of yourself - key targets for exhibitors

 

• What middle management wants to keep hidden from the Board

 

• Life is not all Beer and Skittles. The stark reality of owning and running enterprises in the hospitality sector such as an award winning country pub or chef/patron restaurant

 

• The litigant in person - funny ways through the court and legal system

·        THE IMPLICATIONS OF BIG TICKET DIVORCES ON SENIOR MANAGEMENT

 

• Global Warming Is it already too late or is it simply a new green tax cash cow? 

 

• The Great American Disaster - more than a hamburger joint in Chelsea London - innovative ideas on old themes  

 

• Modern fables for senior management

 

• Air power, wind power or a large dose of nuclear - options for the new world

• Great Political Gaffs of the Century  

• FAST TRACK TO CELEBRITY STATUS - FROM ZERO  TO  'B' LISTER IN JUST 30 DAYS  

• Show me which half of the Budget you've wasted!?

• Many more in development!
• All topics considered.
• All lectures with optional PowerPoint on CD-ROM or Laptop driven
• Content guidelines welcomed and observed.
• Post lecture Q&A sessions warmly welcomed.
• No area off limits!!!! 
• Optional radio/wireless mic and transmitters can be supplied/hired to fit your PA/Audio system - or we can supply the whole conference PA audio support package for our speakers
  

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Breaking out...

Strategies for Conference & Convention planners

Much of the content of this portal was originally directly generated in response and as a result of situations encountered, running City, Financial and Marketing companies, acting for private equity clients also responses to questions and answers given by me, Julian Bray during professional assignments as a corporate mentor, conference moderator, symposia chair, seminar author and presenter, creator of corporate presentations and as an after-dinner speaker. 

Many events are not fully leveraged. Where is the tangible or intangible return on investment? Objectives are not clearly set out or the basic purpose of the activity is not fully understood or communicated.

If it is an exhibition with the aim of driving potential customers onto the stand; will the reception, enquiry handling and post event follow up be appropriate? We've known stand enquiry forms (when they are filled in) to be dumped in a box on the stand and only actioned days or weeks after the event.

The smart money is on the organisation that aims to get the printed response in the post, or e-mailed, the same day and the programme of follow up telephone calls and visits logged onto systems within 24 hours. It might be that the participation is simply to renew industry contacts, additional networking and to re-present or re-position the product or offer the organisation currently has.

It could be the result of a buy-out or takeover/ acquisition activity. Seminar Programme National Venue Show All these are legitimate reasons for holding or attending events and conferences. So bearing all this in mind, enter the website and if we cannot answer your questions then, drop us a line or telephone and we'll do our best to provide the answer.

This is a fast moving industry and as such the information we present today could well have changed by tomorrow. So come back on a regular basis as we try to anticipate the changes, introduce new features. Make this your homepage and circulate the details to your colleagues.

From time to time, I'm lucky enough to present lectures on the new generation of luxury cruise ships plying the Med and the Atlantic and as for those relaxing on the cruise, some of the core scripts used during these on-board PowerPoint supported presentations are, for a limited period during and after the cruise duration, to be found on the pages entitled 'on-board destination lectures', located near the end of the index.

This way my current 'at sea' audience can pick up on the detail of the lecture or Port of Call, they are about to experience or have just experienced, probably by accessing this website using the cruise ships own sophisticated internet café to download the pages.

Treat this as an added bonus to the variety of topics offered on here. ---------------------------------------------------------------

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Background Briefing

Julian Bray an internationally recognized broadcaster, author, journalist, actor and motivational business speaker and presenter initially with the BBC then spearheading the emerging commercial radio and television networks in the UK and Europe.

He's been at the centre of, influencing world and current affairs for over 30 years. Julian Bray is a highly rated established keynote speaker on the international convention circuit, regularly featuring at the top end of delegate satisfaction surveys and has featured in the premier reference source to the British establishment: Debretts Distinguished People of Today 2009 and for the last seventeen annual editions.

As CEO for a major public affairs organisation, for many years, he acted as consultant to leading international corporations and advised several Governments.

Julian Bray was for several years the international adviser to Dr Romano Prodi, the former Italian Premier and European Commission President. He famously handled the PR for the Saatchi Pregnant Man ads and had a very public spat with the Ugandan Dictator Idi Amin.

Working and socializing with leading political figures, film and stage directors, Julian Bray produced and directed a series of television programs and in so doing revived a boyhood passion for stage magic and illusions; Duly elected into full membership of the secretive but world famous Magic Circle and also recognized as a performing member of British Actors Equity.

With such a broad canvas to work with, Julian's signature business and motivational lifestyle lectures are full of humorous but informative personal anecdotes, all brilliantly illustrated with PowerPoint (where available).

His relaxed, professional but welcoming style of presentation and convention keynote and hosting positively invites audience participation and Julian is happy to provide sources of further information in several different formats for those who wish to engage in the topic further.

Current Activities Company Doctor, Marketing Director & Corporate Counsel: Media/PR/Investor Relations and HR/Marketing Communications Interim Consultant : All HR disciplines, Change Management, CRM, Internal Communications, Marketing Communications, Business Re-engineering, PR, Media Relations, ICT Project Management, Reconstructions and roll-outs. Incident management. Business & New Product Development. 2005-8 Royal Caribbean International Guest Lecturer -'series activated between assignments.

BBC Radio Contributor - Expert in Aviation, travel and business matters. Management Consultant, Corporate Strategist Consultant:

Accenture Providing best practice input in media and public relations capacities as part of major international projects, re-structures and complex change management programmes.

Business and process re-engineering. FMCG Pathfinder Project Group Travel & Related Industry Experience DTI/ European Community Eureka and Enterprise Events Programme Europ Assistance BBC Radio

'Aviation Expert' Alitalia Re-brand and -IRI- Italian State Holding Company (Alitalia majority stakeholder) Alitalia Group Major Incident Plan Reporting into Chairmans office Dr Ramano Prodi - also former Italian Premier and President of the European Community; Galileo Global Computer Reservation Project (IRI-Alitalia main partners) Air Inter Internal regional airline Airtours World Travel Market Project Manager British Aerospace (BAE) CAMRA The Queens Head BrewPub Group British Airways British Airways Retail Agents Marketing Service (RAMS) British Island Airways redesign and rebranding for the MD83 series Interflug GDR Airline inflight publications and Lot Polish Airlines Island Sun Holidays Rolls Royce Aviation Skyways scheduled carrier Thales technical support and milspec contractor Fujitsu.

Tel: 01733 345581 (UK) e-mail: julianbray@aol.com

 

GENERAL WEALTH WARNING!

Advice and suggestions on this and other websites will ONLY be of value if you or your business has during this DEEP RECESSION established and confirmed in writing clear lines of credit, or if you have cash or banking facilities in place with an available cash reserve to fully cover any immediate call on your account.

Be strongly advised that any bank overdraft (however the lender likes to dress it up) and whatever size non-refundable 'arrangement' or 'facility' advance fee paid by you or your business to your bank, does not guarantee your facility and an overdraft is always repayable on demand. That is immediately!

So if your future business depends on any form of borrowed money, consider factoring or other forms of defined cashflow finance.

Failing which, seriously work within your available cash resources perhaps by trimming your business making it leaner and fitter.

Consider ruthlessly culling credit accounts and customers who do not meet your strict credit terms.

Checklist

• Show that you have a committed, united and disciplined management or partnership

• Show you are in control of costs

• Demonstrate that you have a strategy for dealing with the recession

• Ensure that financial management is strong

• Reduce your lock-up - target 100 days for the average firm

• Communicate early, regularly and often - no surprises

• Be up-front and honest, especially with unwelcome news

• Provide financial information on time

• Do everything possible to make cash and profit projections accurate

• Develop relationships where possible above and beyond your relationship manager (e.g. credit, senior executives)

• Make your relationship manager's job as easy as possible - he/she is working harder than ever for less reward. If you can do these things you can get the bank on your side and produce the commodity which can't be bought - trust.