Rachel Morgan-Trimmer

Rachel Morgan-Trimmer: I love public speaking and I am passionate about my specialist topic – neurodiversity. Because I’ve got ADHD, I’ve got the attention span of a gnat and can’t bear to bore anyone. So you’ll find my talks peppered with jokes, stories, fun facts and genuinely useful information that attendees can actually use in their daily lives.

I’m autistic too, so I over-deliver on pretty much everything. I develop each presentation with the dedication of a master craftsperson, because I figure if people are going to give up their time to listen to me, I should give them the best experience I possibly can. I’ve had public speaking training (I never present with notes), and I’ve even had voice coaching to improve my delivery.

My background is in communications and I have been an entrepreneur for 16 years. I run a neurodiversity consultancy – training organisations on being inclusive and why it will actually benefit them. I do a lot of speaking and advocacy in my free time too – I’m passionate about promoting the positives of conditions like autism, ADHD and dyslexia and bringing this knowledge to a wider audience.

Did you want a bit of personal stuff too? OK. I live with 5 boys (1 adult, 2 small, 2 feline) in a suburb of Manchester that estate agents call “leafy”. I worry about banana monoculture and wonder what that weird noise is that my car is making. I spend a lot of time outside so I have a big coat.