The former Inland Revenue, now Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have been calling on John's services for the past two years to deliver a Diversity Awareness presentation, which is entitled "Fear, Fun & Faith".

John began with the aim of making this presentation to teams within his own office in Birmingham City Centre. The talks created such a buzz of enthusiasm, however, amongst staff that it came to the attention of one of the Area Directors. He in turn approached John to make the presentation to an Area Directors Management Board Meeting in Kettering. The Ads liked what they heard and as a result John was invited to make the presentation in many other offices.

To date John has taken this Fear, Fun & Faith presentation and made it to over 2,000 members of staff of all grades and has received in excess of 300 appreciative emails

John was recognised for the work he has done in heralding the Diversity message by being invited to attend a champagne dinner at the London, Park Lane Hilton in November 2005 when HMRC were one of the top 40 businesses in the UK for actively promoting Diversity and Equal Opportunities.

Now in 2006 John has been given a prestigious "Outstanding Achievement" award at the first ever Civil Service Diversity & Equality Awards held at Lancaster House in London. John received his award from Sir Gus O'Donnell, head of the Civil Service.

Fear, Fun & Faith (Celebrating Diversity) has therefore become John's flagship presentation and it has paved the way for him to develop and deliver other motivational and inspirational talks, which are all outlined below.

John is available to make any of the following presentations at your place of business, as your after dinner speaker or in your church group.

1. Celebrating Diversity "Fear, Fun & Faith" (60 minutes)

A highly personal story, full of touching, humorous and inspirational anecdotes. John takes you on a journey through his life and explains what it felt like to lose his sight at the age of 19 and how he overcame a lot of negativity to get to the place where he is now. As many people have commented, this is an inspirational presentation and one not to be missed.

2. Changing Attitudes "Seeing Things Differently" (30 Minutes)

A talk designed to help people embrace change with confidence, excitement and free from fear.

3. This Is Your Life (30 Minutes)

A talk which seeks to empower the individual to grab life by the scruff of the neck and live it to their maximum potential.

4. Breaking Through (45 minutes)

In this dynamic presentation John recounts and passes on some of the tools that have enabled him to break through barriers in his own life, even in very recent times.

5. What Was That You Said? (30 minutes)

Here John looks at the incredible power of the tongue to build or destroy a person's life.

6. Retirement or Refirement? (30 minutes)

A session aimed at people in their 50s, designed to inspire them for the rest of life.

7. A Passionate Affair (45 Minutes)

A talk for married couples, people thinking of getting married, or indeed anyone in a committed relationship. John highlights some of the keys necessary in order to strengthen the bonds of love, thereby ensuring that passion is present in the relationship.

8. My Love Affair with the Beautiful Game (60 minutes)

John speaks with passion about his love for football recalling memories from childhood of his own ambitions to be a professional footballer, together with the trauma of going blind at the age of 19. He talks about memorable games, players and personalities from across the football world, but particularly focusing on his beloved Aston Villa. John also relates how he has been able to have an influence in the modern game and of some of the changes he would like to see FIFA bring in, in order to make for a better spectacle for the fans.

This is an engaging and inspirational talk - a real must for all lovers of "the beautiful game".

For further information please contact the website via the message board or email john@flanner.co.uk

November 2006