Testimonials

Public Speaking Topics

Professional development: Bernie talks about creating a career after being a housewife, childminder and chip shop assistant. Along the way she will give you hints, tips and advice on how to build your career, change direction, create and achieve your goals.

Personal Development

After 30 years of marriage, Bernie found herself starting again, having divorced her alcoholic husband. She tells the story of how she moved forward from this and changed her life for the better. It is a story that is moving, inspiring and often hilarious. It will touch everyone who hears it.

Organisational Development

Bernie talks about her experience of creating and developing organisations: notably the Community Development Finance Association, which she, as its first CEO, set up and turned into a highly respected trade body. Under her stewardship the sector it is now worth over £¾ billion. She will give you insights into recruiting, team building, developing services, building relationships and managing boards. She also covers campaigning, lobbying, advocacy, fundraising and sponsorship. Thought-provoking and entertaining, she makes her points with experience, insight and humour.

Speaking Skills

Bernie is an excellent presenter with a professional approach but more importantly she is a passionate comedian with hilarious stories to tell that will entertain you throughout an evening, I would recommend Bernie to anyone wanting to entertain guests whether it's a professional corporate event or for an informal evening of fun.
Melanie Andrew
Chief Executive, Midlands Community Finance

Bernie’s speeches always resonate well with the audience. Not only do you learn a lot when Bernie speaks, but you also get emotionally touched, in a most positive way. Bernie is a great a and gifted speaker.
Grzegorz Galusek
Director, Microfinance Centre, Poland

Bernie Morgan...A great speaker? Of course... you just need to attend one of her speech to be "sous le charme", as we like to say in France. She has the rare capacity to start to talk about something that doesn't seem related to the subject at all and slowly bring you right to the point of the debate taking you by surprise...and admiration. You can be sure that you'll always get out of the room with something for your own personal and professional thoughts, as she is not scare to share both professional and personal experiences in a very alive, innovative way, with new ideas. A talented speaker...for sure!
Philippe Guichandut
Executive Director, European Microfinance Network, Paris

Bernie Morgan - a most informative and yet entertaining speaker. Has a most engaging personality and she will keep your attention riveted to the extent that you won't notice the time passing!
David Herd
Head of Loans, Social Investment Scotland

After listening to Bernie deliver a very inspiring, and entertaining, closing speech at a national conference, I invited her to take on the keynote speaker role at our own AGM, and once again was not disappointed not only with the relevance of her message but the delivery, which was interesting and engaging for the broad aspect of our audience.
Ann Oldroyd
Chief Executive, Office Key Fund Yorkshire

Bernie is a dynamic and creative speaker, combining excellent public speaking with artistic flair. I saw her in action and was enthralled!
Octavio B Peralta
Chief Executive, ADFIAP, (Phillippines)

Bernie Morgan is an exceptional speaker who sees exciting ideas in every topic. Her humor makes her accessible for diverse audiences, her experience makes her invaluable, and her wisdom makes her educational. Once Bernie starts you thinking, you do not want to stop.
Mark Pinsky
President & CEO, Opportunity Finance Network, U.S.A.

If you want a speaker that can amuse, captivate and motivate in equal measure - go for Bernie Morgan and hope that some of the praise that your audience will lavish on her will just rub off on you for selecting her.
Laurie South
Chief Executive, PRIME

Chairing Skills

Bernie is the ideal type of chair - she chairs with authority but also with humour keeping audiences informed, interested and engaged.
Mick McAteer
Director, Financial Inclusion Centre

Bernie has a unique style, always managing to winkle-out the best from any group. She's sensitive enough to ensure those who might want to contribute get to have their say, and hard enough to ensure things run to time. Her use of humour, stories and often a significant investment of her knowledge and personal experience gives her events something quite special and unquantifiable.
Andrew Robinson MBE
Director, CCLA, Investment Bank

Facilitation Skills

A one day event between Board Directors and staff to outline the strategy for the next three years for our organisation exceeded its objectives primarily due to the excellent facilitation skills of Bernie Morgan. Participants arrived as individuals and left as a team committed to the new strategic plan.
Grahame Latus
Chief Executive, Cumbria Community Asset & Reinvestment Trust (IPS) Ltd

Bernie is a skilled and experienced facilitator of both small and large events. She successfully facilitated a group training programme for the board of my organisation; The attendees had diverse backgrounds however I am pleased to report the feedback from all attending was very positive, and the event proved to be invaluable and one which will be repeated.
Elaine Rimmer
Chief Executive, Lancashire Community Finance