Matthew Collins is a Speaker, Writer, Voice Coach and Single Dad.
Having travelled professionally from the age of 18 when he worked as an air courier for a freight company (he once escorted a prize-winning cauliflower back from the Paris Agricultural Show – so big it had its own plane seat) Matthew Collins became ‘Special Assignments Man’ on BBCtv’s The Travel Show.
Each week for ten series he was given a travel challenge. These ranged from travelling to Spain with his leg in plaster when it wasn’t broken (he had to sample facilities for disabled people) to spending a week in a French nudist camp where single men and photography were banned (he was alone with three cameras round his neck).
As well as The Travel Show, Matthew has presented on numerous other programmes, written books about father-and-sons adventures and brought up two children alone.
In 2007 and 2008 he performed a sell-out, one-man show at the Edinburgh and Buxton Fringes. And in 2009 he took an MA in Voice Studies at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
These days he writes about fatherhood and gives frequent humorous and motivational speeches to audiences ranging from the WI (Federation AGMs a speciality) to corporations and schools. His most popular speech title in 2011 was 'Budget Travel, Borrowed Grannies, Tax-free Cash From Your Kids and Shopping for Free in Supermarkets'.
He also works as a voice coach with clients ranging from actors and lawyers to business people, on areas ranging from accent reduction and vocal projection to overcoming public speaking nerves. He has extensive experience helping native Korean, Spanish, French, Polish and Russian speakers improve their English accents. He also works with native English speakers who want to soften their accents.
Exploring Shakespeare - by Speaking Him
Matthew runs workshops on all aspects of voice. He also runs workshops that indulge his passion for Shakespeare on exploring the Bard’s work vocally and in 2012 he has already taken these all around the UK (see Recent press). Find out about Exploring Shakespeare – by Speaking Him and a special workshop for French speakers, Decouvrez Shakespeare – en parlant son langage, at Riverside Studios, Hammersmith on 26 May and 23 June 2012.
Exploring Shakespeare – by Speaking Him - book tickets online here
Decouvrez Shakespeare – en parlant son langage - book tickets online here
Email Matthew: post@matthewcollins.co.uk | Or ring: 0207 385 0977
