Matthew Collins is a writer, speaker and voice coach. He spent twelve years as a TV presenter. He raised two sons alone. And he spent ten years teaching in prisons.

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Matthew runs presentation, public speaking and Explore Shakespeare workshops for businesses, schools and social organisations.

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He gives regular talks and speeches. This year he spoke at The European Speechwriters Network conference at Exeter College, Oxford.

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And he launched We Sons of World War Two Vets, a podcast about men who fought in World War Two whose stories are told by their sons. The latest, Episode 9 - Richard and Jack, about ace night-fighter pilot, Jack Foster, was published in August '25.

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In August he also ran a Speaking Shakespeare workshop in West London's famous Brompton Cemetery. The workshop toured Shakespeare-related graves then moved to the chapel where ghost-related texts (from Hamlet; Richard III; Julius Caesar; and Macbeth) were explored using spoken voice exercises.

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More Speaking Shakespeare workshops (in London and elsewhere) will be on offer soon. For information about public sessions (or to discuss the possibility of a Speaking Shakespeare workshop for your business or social organisation), please contact Matthew via the form below.

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For more information about the We Sons of World War Two Vets podcast click here.

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And for more info about Matthew himself click here.