Paul J. Abbott
Coach / Trainer / Events Specialist
Paul J. Abbott has been planning and managing events for 25 years, including meetings, large-scale conferences, exhibitions, concerts, dinners and parties. He has welcomed attendees to a wide range of venues from specialist conference centres to arenas. He has created spectacular performance events in concert halls and public spaces. He is now an independent events consultant, coach,trainer, and author.
Paul learned his trade 'on the job', working his way up from events assistant to director in different organisations, delivering thousandsof events along the way. He has a reputation for his attention to detail, imagination, and the quality of his work. He has significant leadership experience, and he has served as non-executive director on several boards. Before starting his own company, he was Director of Events in a UK Conservatoire with responsibility for all events output, a mixed-use commercial venue, technical and catering operations, programming and commercial sales. He was also Artistic Director of an award-winning contemporary music festival.
Alongside his work with celebrities and major names in music, radio and television, he has significant experience working on community projects and delivering high quality events to showcase next generation talent. Paul is a talented composer and performer inhis own right gaining a PhD in Music from the University of York at the same time as building a successful career in eventsmanagement.
Alongside his events work, Paul is a busy mentor for other artists and small creative businesses. His rich and varied experience has enabled him to view live events from many different angles which gives him the unique perspectiveswhich he shares through his writing, training and public speaking engagements.
Paul's Speaking Subjects:
- Using your PA Skills for Event Success
- Events Are Easy…
- Mastering Live Events
- Very Human Leadership
- Why People Have Power
- Purpose is Power
Every talk is bespoke to the event you are planning, although key topics Events planning and management, loving risk management, and a human approach to leadership. Everything Paul does is founded in his core values of kindness, honesty, trust and integrity. Excellence and success sit alongside are central to his own success but they mean nothing without those other values.Paul J. Abbott is an intelligent, funny and engaging speaker who cuts through the bullshit to give your attendees the kickstart they need at the beginning of the day, the detailed analysis of a subject in the middle or the sparkling and effective summary they need at the end.
Events Are Easy...
Of course, it looks easy when events have been planned with care, detail and precision. That is the art of the events professional. This book offers a practical overview to help anyone who needs to plan and deliver an event, however small or large.
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