Carl Honoré
Carl Honoré is a bestselling author, broadcaster and two-time TED speaker. He is also the voice of the Slow Movement. His online keynotes have more than 10 million views. After working with street children in Brazil, Carl covered Europe and South America for the Economist, Observer, Miami Herald, Houston Chronicle, National Post (Canada), Time and other publications.
About Carl Honoré
first book, In Praise of Slow, chronicles the global trend toward putting on the brakes in everything from work to food to parenting. The Financial Times said it is “to the Slow Movement what Das Kapital is to communism”.
Carl’s second book, Under Pressure explores how to raise and educate children in a fast world and was hailed by Time as a “gospel of the Slow Parenting movement”.
Carl’s third book, The Slow Fix, explores how to tackle complex problems in every walk of life, from health and relationships to business and politics, without falling for superficial, short-term quick fixes.
His fourth book, Bolder: How To Age Better And Feel Better About Ageing, is a manifesto against ageism and explores how we can all make the most of the new longevity.
Carl recently published his first children’s book, It’s The Journey Not the Destination
Published in 36 languages, Carl has landed on bestseller lists in many countries.
In Praise of Slow was a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week and the inaugural choice for the Huffington Post Book Club. It also featured in a British TV sitcom, Argentina’s version of Big Brother and a TV commercial for the Motorola tablet.
Under Pressure was shortlisted for the Writers’ Trust Award, the top prize for non-fiction in Canada.
Bolder was also a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week as well as a Reader’s Digest (UK) Book of the Month.
Carl featured in a series for BBC Radio 4 called The Slow Coach in which he helped frazzled, over-scheduled people slow down. His TED Course is How To Slow Down. He also presented a television show called Frantic Family Rescue on Australia’s ABC 1. He recently wrote and presented a series on Status for BBC Radio 4.
Carl lives in London. While researching his first book on slowness he was slapped with a speeding ticket.
Carl can present in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.
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Slow down, Power up
In a fast workplace, slowing down is sometimes the best option. Especially with artificial intelligence speeding everything up.
As The Economist magazine put it: “Mastering the clock of business is about choosing when to be FAST and when to be SLOW.”
In any organisation, harnessing the power of SLOW will supercharge:
1. Productivity
2. Creativity
3. Leadership
4. Decision making
5. Problem solving
6. Communication
7. Collaboration
8. Strategic thinking
9. Health
10. Purpose
Finding Your Inner Tortoise
To thrive in a fast world, you have to slow down. Doing so will boost your health and bring more depth, pleasure and meaning to your life. It will also make you more creative and productive at work. As the actress Mae West once said: “Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.”
Other topics include:
Harnessing the New Longevity
How to Embrace Ageing as an Adventure
Slow Parenting: Helping Children Thrive in a Fast Paced World
Slow Education: Teaching Children in a Fast World
Videos
Testimonials
"Getting city lawyers to slow down is impossible surely? Carl was faced with this task at our latest Life With Law event, and succeeded in every way. Carl captured the whole room’s attention with his thoughts on The Slow Movement. His talk resonated with everyone in slightly different ways, but we all left wanting to find our inner tortoise."
Lawyers on Demand
"The excellent Carl Honoré closed the first edition of WELLNESS986 generating a great success and becoming the highest rated speaker! His fast talk about Slow hit the spot and provided excellent insight on how putting on the brakes could help us have more productive and more enjoyable lives."
WELLNESS16
"Carl was captivating! He has a blend of polished eloquence and sophistication coupled with vibrant and a rare contagious energy that attendees absolutely fell in love with. Carl captured everyone's attention from the very first second and had us smiling, laughing and nodding in agreement throughout. His appeal is universal and he was the audience favourite!"
Higher Branch Success Academy
"Carl’s presentation was a hit, delivering a fresh perspective to our latest conference that tackled speed in business. Carl’s insights and passion managed to inspire so many C-level executives that going slower at times pays more and as a result it helps us improve and possibly find ways of doing things smarter and faster. I highly recommend Carl as he is a very good public speaker and able to adapt his ‘Slow Movement’ to so many different contexts."
Business Leaders Malta
"I was super excited when I was listening to Carl speaking in front of our audience — imagine a hall with 400 people and they are all laughing, nodding their heads, smiling – when you can really see that they are enjoying themselves and listening to the speaker on stage. That is what we had with Carl and I can assure you that he will take your advice into consideration and make the best event possible. Really recommend him as a speaker!"
Eventnika
"I could listen to Carl speak all day! Very dynamic, funny, insightful and engaging. I thought he and his subject matter was the perfect way to end the conference."
Annual conference of the Canadian Society of Safety Engineers
"Carl's story, anecdotes and personality held our audience of business owners on the other side of the world captive for a full 90 minutes, and they wanted more. A worldclass keynote presenter with a message everybody in the world with a pulse needs to hear. Book Carl for your next online event, it's a guaranteed win."
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