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 in Spring 2025 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, "Richard and Jack", about ace night-fighter pilot Jack Foster, was published on 7th August 2025.)

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On 14th August 2025, Matthew is running a 90-minutes-long Speaking Shakespeare workshop in West London's famous Brompton Cemetery. The workshop starts at 6.00pm with a brief tour of Shakespeare-related graves. It will then move to the cemetery's beautiful chapel where ghost-related texts (including scenes from Hamlet; Richard III; Julius Caesar; and Macbeth) will be explored, using spoken voice exercises.

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Tickets are only £15. Please get in touch with Matthew via the contact form below for more information.

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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.