Talks and Lectures

Helen Lloyd’s conference lectures and community talks feature fascinating and entertaining audio extracts from oral history interviews recorded for the BBC, the National Trust, Oxford University, and many other organisations. 

1. Talks

Helen presents audio extracts from her life-story recordings to a wide variety of audiences, including schools, colleges, history societies, church groups, Rotary, WI, U3A, NADFAS and Alzheimers Society activity groups.

Available Talks:

• Extraordinary Lives of Ordinary People – oral history of 20th century
• Living Back to Back – interviews recorded for the National Trust Back to Backs

The duration and content of the talks can be adapted to particular requirements.

For more details, see Past Work and Audio Extracts

2. Lectures

Helen Lloyd’s distinctive presentations, which feature audio extracts from her oral history interviews, are regularly chosen by conference organisers as their opening or closing lecture. Past lecture topics include:

• her award-winning Oxford University project, Diabetes Stories

• experiences of immigration (Helen won a Race in the Media Award from the Commission for Racial Equality)
• her recordings for the National Trust Back to Backs and the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
• her experience of producing an award-winning radio series for the BBC oral history project, The Century Speaks.

Helen has lectured all over the UK, in Europe and the USA.

See Past Work, Publications and Audio Extracts

Talk, Castle Bromwich Ladies Club

Lecture, Charles Parker Day conference

Contact:

info@oralhistoryconsultancy.co.uk