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Matt is an inspiring and thought provoking transgender speaker. His life experience as a trans man himself means those who hear Matt speak are inspired and encouraged. The principles of facing something so profoundly difficult and making such a huge and fundamental change apply to everyone in all areas of their professional and personal life.

Tailored towards the audience, Matt has something to offer all audiences, including healthcare professionals, businesses, educational institutions, emergency services, political and religious groups, plus more. Depending upon requirements he can delve deep into the mind of what it feels like to be transgender with a story full of highs, lows and humour. He can educate the audience around such things as the medical interventions, social aspects, safe practices for service providers and employers, as well the legal implications of the Gender Recognition Act and the popular Q&A if requested gives the opportunity to answer all those burning questions.

With today’s more accepting society the number of trans folk having the courage to transition is doubling every few years. So this topic is relevant and something everyone should know more about.

Matt’s Clients include:

Matt’s showreel

Matt, as seen on Channel 4 (Documentary)

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Matt’s ebook

“One of the best talks I’ve ever heard at a conference!”

Robbie Turner
Robbie TurnerDirector For England, Royal Pharmaceutical Societyhttps://www.rpharms.com/executive-team/robbie-turner – https://www.rpharms.com/executive-team/robbie-turner

“You know you’re seeing a *great* talk when you don’t think to tweet about it”

James AndrewsTreasurer, RPS Surrey Local Pharmacy Forum

“Matt Ellison is an engaging performer and an inspiring teacher who has been changing lives for years. He has courage, integrity, passion and a unique story to tell. “

Dr Geoff Lindsey
Dr Geoff LindseyInternational Speech Coachhttp://englishspeechservices.com/ – http://englishspeechservices.com/

“I have known Matt for many years. During which time I have observed him speaking to a variety of groups and audiences. What can I say… Interesting, informative and engaging. Often thought provoking always honest.”

Dean Hollands
Dean HollandsDetective Chief Inspector (Retired)
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Matt was co-chair of FTM London (FTM = Female-to-Male) for two years, probably the UK’s largest support group for trans men. He’s engaged with NHS England to help improve trans care and is knowledgeable on both safe practices for trans people and the Gender Recognition Act.

He founded a successful guitar school, is a qualified horse-riding instructor, holds black belts in both judo and ju-jitsu (has run clubs in both), was a Police cadet and other hobbies also include weightlifting and kickboxing.

Matt speaking in a podcast for Men’s Magazine Port, alongside Jake and Stephen Whittle, OBE

Overview of Matt’s keynotes:

Change & Motivation – Having made life changes more fundamental than most people are faced with, Matt brings his insights to the issues of blocks, facing the unfaceable and redefining your life for the positive.

After nearly four decades being too fearful to go through the changes that he needed to be happy, he finally found the answers that made the scariest challenges of his life feel easy and effortless. What he learned can help others to also overcome fears that are often exaggerated, and to increase their motivation to achieve their goals in life.

In this keynote, Matt will give you tools and strategies to increase motivation and overcome fear!

Diversity & Inclusion – How diversity and inclusion can help your company thrive, from recruiting more highly skilled staff to increasing staff productivity and boosting staff retention

Practical advice on how to be more inclusive, develop good practices and put together company policies and procedures.

How to be more dynamic with your diversity and inclusion policies and procedures, creating a higher degree of engagement, including with your non-LGBT staff

The UK Gender Recognition Act and how to avoid inadvertently committing criminal offenses

Gender – What is gender? Male, female and non-binary. The difference between sex, gender and sexuality.

Identity – Who do you identify as? Internal and external factors – appearance and inner identity. How aspects of identity may be in conflict, or undergo change. Identity, self-discovery and self-realisation.

Social norms – Our minds and lives are conditioned by the norms we have grown up with. They may seem natural, inevitable or just plain common sense, but they can be limiting or worse. Creative questioning of norms can allow liberating change.

Courage & Inspiration – Matt knows what it’s like to risk everything. Gender transition meant he could have lost his family, friends and business & he feared he might been branded a ‘freak’ by society, yet none of those things happened.

Trans Awareness & Acceptance – Raising awareness of transgender issues. How best to support staff, clients, students etc who are undergoing or are around those undergoing gender transition.

Equality & Rights – The UK’s Gender Recognition Act: a British perspective on the right to be respected and to be accepted whatever one’s gender identity, sexuality, race etc.

Some countries don’t recognise acquired gender, or require sterilization to do so. (Matt is happy to research the individual laws and social laws of your country if required).

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