Here are my main topics, which can be tailored to any group’s needs. To discuss a booking, contact me.

Second Life: a new third place?
* For those looking for new ways of building relationships with their
visitors or customers and interested in exploring new perspectives on
what they might want.
* What can you do for the residents and the residents do for you?
* Second Life Tour – places to go, things to do, economic information
* Case studies on businesses already in Second Life: their purpose and
outcomes.
* How Second Life may fit with your organisation. Engage audiences in
ways you could not before. Are Second Life residents potential visitors,
customers or donors?

Blog or Be Blogged
* Tour of the latest web technologies (emphasis on blogging)
* How they are changing the internet, your business models, and how and why you should use them in your company
* Overview of how web technologies are changing, what this means for websites and for your business
* Blogs: why and how not
* Blogging don’ts
* RSS
* Podcasting
* WIKIS
* Flickr
* YouTube
* Second Life

Talks in development include:

Going to the bingo – what the arts can learn from the commercial world
Real-time learning: why websites and fruit machines have something in common

Coming up:

12/13 May 2010, Museum & Heritage Show, London, ‘Going to the bingo’, two seminars.

I’ve spoken at:

*June 2008, Michigan State University, School of Journalism, Edinburgh, Seminar.
*February 2008, Museums and galleries marketing day 2008, London, ‘Second Life: a new third place?’, Seminar.
*March 2007, Forward Scotland and six partner organisations, Stirling, ‘Blog or Be Blogged’, Keynote.
*February 2007, Falkirk Council, Visual Arts and Crafts Department, Callendar House, ‘Building a website: Practical advice on creating and maintaining your site’, Keynote.
*February 2007, British Council and Scottish Arts Council, International Curators event, ‘craftscotland international activity’, Keynote.
*November 2006, talkdo – the national conference for public and voluntary sector communicators, two workshops, ‘PRactical new media: know your blogs from your RSS’.
*October 2006, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, Breakfast Workshop, ‘Blog or Be Blogged’
*2006/5 A number of keynote talks for regional Councils and Associations: ‘Good Foundations: Marketing Your Craft Online, ‘Email Marketing and Online Selling’
*2006/5, craftscotland AGM, Keynote.
*April 2005, Applied Arts Scotland Conference (Edinburgh College of Art), Keynote, ‘Reaching People with the web’.
*2005, Scottish Arts Council Alumni Meeting, Keynote

TESTIMONIALS
‘We heard some really good feedback and delegates were enthusiastic about your session.‘ [from conference organisers]
‘[I enjoyed] the presentation and learned about lots of new developments (some stranger than others!).‘
‘Thanks for a very informative session.’
‘New and interesting ideas to think about.’
‘A great overview to the current technologies used on the web. The workshop covered more topics than I expected and gave me more areas to explore in the future.’
‘Very knowledgeable on the subject and answered questions very well.’
‘Cheery and easily understood.’
‘A talk from a boffin.’
‘A very good and concise catch-up for those of us who are not tuned into Internet developments on a daily basis.’
‘The facts and no padding.’
‘A good genuine presenter – you could detect the passion and knowledge once started into each subject area.’
‘I liked the pace.’
‘Warm and engaging speaker who was obviously well versed in his subject.’

To book James as a workshop/breakout or keynote speaker for your next association/company meeting or corporate event, contact James.