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 Your Voice by Speaking Shakespeare workshops.

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He gives regular talks and speeches:

 

Corporate/Social

 

Funny/Serious

 

Entertaining/Informative.

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Subjects include:

 

Ten Years of Trips for BBC TV's The Travel Show

 

Across Canada with the Boys and Three Grannies

 

How Shakespeare Can Improve Your Public Speaking

 

Teaching ​Shakespeare to Prisoners

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and

 

We Sons and Daughters of WW2 Veterans

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Last 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 Veterans, a podcast about men who fought in World War Two whose stories are told by their sons.

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​​​​Among recent Shakespeare workshops Matthew has run are:

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Speaking Shakespeare's Ghosts in Brompton Cemetery

 

Speaking Shakespeare's Women in a Chiswick pub.

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School workshops in Kensington's Lycée Charles de Gaulle.​​​​​​

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His next Shakespeare session, open to the public, will be Explore More Shakespeare Sonnets by Speaking Them in the Brompton Cemetery chapel on Wednesday 29th July 2026 (5.45pm to 7.45pm). To book tickets (£16.50 pp) - please go to the bottom of this page.  

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

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For a full bio of Matthew, click here.

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For information about talks and speeches; corporate / social / individual voice work; and Explore Your Voice by Speaking Shakespeare workshops, please contact Matthew via the form below.

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Matthew's next public workshop, Explore More Shakespeare Sonnets by Speaking Them, will be in the Brompton Cemetery chapel on Wednesday 29th July (5.45pm to 7.45pm).

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This workshop is suitable for regular participants and for people who've never done spoken voice work.

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It's equally suitable for Shakespeare aficionados and for those who've never read a line of his poetry.
 

The nearest tube stations to Brompton Cemetery are West Brompton and Fulham Broadway.

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Tickets for the workshop cost £16.50. (Please book using the SumUp link below.)

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Mineral water, tea and biscuits will be provided.

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And if you would like to book more than one ticket, please book them individually, one at a time. Here's the link for booking a ticket:

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https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QKNA8RTE

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Thank you.