John Welch, Professional After Dinner Speaker

No less than five newspapers including a full page article by the Daily Mail have recognised John Welch's rise to fame as one of the top After Dinner Speakers in the country.

He is firmly established as a professional with a tremendous track record and material that is clean, topical and extremely funny.

Speaking at approximately 150 functions every year, makes him the ideal speaker for any occasion.He will work to any brief and is able to adapt his material to suit the needs of the client whether it be a large formal dinner, Sales conferences, Presentation Dinners or Golf Days. With his own brand of humour and endless fund of stories, he has had the audiences rolling with laughter and has received many standing ovations.

After serving as a non-commissioned officer in the Coldstream Guards, often supervising at the ‘Changing of the Guard’ at Buckingham Palace and taking part in the ceremony of Trooping the colour’, he then joined a well known international business systems company. But, such was the demand for his services as a speaker it was soon to become his full-time profession.

He has now been on the after dinner circuit for 15 years he is truly international, having spoken at functions in South Africa, Dubai, Qatar, Bahrain, France, Holland and Spain. He travels some 30,000 miles per year in the UK. He is ultimate performer and his timing and delivery are acknowledged by his fellow professionals to be one of the best.

The key word with John is versatility. Not only does his client list read as the Who's Who of British industry he is equally at home on the sporting scene having entertained at numerous Golf, Cricket, Rugby and Soccer dinners. Many clients have called upon John's services on more than one occasion, which illustrates his ability to vary his material considerably.

The many prestigious venues where he has entertained include, The Grosvenor, Gleneagles and Turnberry Hotels, The London Hilton, The Royal Lancaster, The Royal Garden, The Savoy, Claridges, The Connaught Rooms and The Café Royal.

Top companies who have called upon John to provide entertainment for their clients include Shell UK, Lloyds, Nat West and Barclays Banks, IBM, TNT, Courtaulds, RAC, Powergen, British Telecom, British Gas, Interflora, Tarmac, McAlpine, Whitbread, Cannon UK, BMW, Rover, Ford, Volvo, Mercedes, Scania, Volkswagon, Mitsubishi, British Steel, Securicor, Nestl'e UK, BTR, Norweb, Thorn UK, Eagle Star, BLF, Lombard, Pirelli, Dunlop, ECC, Forward Trust, Girobank, BOC, Bass, Kellogg's, Halfords, Travis Perkins, National Tyres, Axa Insurance, Tricity Bendix and many others.