Event resources
Everything you need to promote the session, brief your MC and set up the room.
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Short bio
Vince Ford is an award-winning author with 16 novels for children and teens. He’s a TEDx speaker and semi-finalist in the 2025 Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking in Philadelphia. Vince’s inspirational stories and powerful takeaways will leave your people equipped and inspired to drive your organisation to excellence.
Full bio
Vince Ford is a student of storytelling. He’s been an award winning author, a journalist and video production manager. He brings together the best from journalism, neuroscience, speaking and storytelling to create a compelling case for leaders to use the power of story to engage, unite and influence their people.
Vince has lived the stories he uses to inspire audiences. Raised in the backcountry of New Zealand, he’s worked in the salt mines and as a jackeroo in outback Australia. He’s led off-road adventures in the deserts and mountains of the Arabian peninsular and he’s slipped undetected across African borders.
Take an inspiring adventure. Experience the desert. Discover the skills. Move your people to lead so others are compelled to follow.
Speaking introduction
Hand this to your MC. It runs about forty seconds out loud.
Our next speaker is an expert on Leadership Influence. Today he’ll share lessons learned while leading trips through the deserts of the Arabian Peninsular and the mountains of Oman.
He’s an award-winning author with 16 novels to his name and a semifinalist in the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking.
Today he’s going to share:
- the route to a paradise in the desert
- lessons from an illegal midnight border run
- and the secret to engage, inspire and influence the people you lead
Please welcome to the stage our guest speaker, Vince Ford.
Promotional images
Use any of these for your programme, website or socials. Photo credit is not required.
Travel arrangements
- Vince travels from Tauranga or Auckland.
- He flies economy in New Zealand and Australia, and business class for longer trips.
- He generally arrives the night before an event so flight delays cannot trip him up.
AV requirements
- A lapel or headset microphone. Vince brings his own clicker.
- His presentation is sent through before the event and supplied to your technicians on a flash drive.
- A regular 3.5mm sound lead and an HDMI cable. He carries adapters and dongles just in case.
Is Vince available for your event?
Tell us the date and the location and we will come back to you as soon as possible.