Geoffrey Hackett is a television Director Producer and writer, who started with over twenty years experience in commercial management before changing to a career of twenty-three years in learning support through script-to-screen creative communication. He has written, directed and produced over 400 management development training programmes, of which some 250 were broadcast by the BBC. During the creation of these he has worked with leading academics, industrialists, politicians and entrepreneurs, from whom he has distilled vast pools of knowledge into meaningful and considered, adaptable guides to success, especially in the areas of team-building, communication skills, performance management, leadership and change management; which was the topic of his first book in 2011. Geoffrey is an engaging speaker opening new insights into both managing change and for effective Presentation/communication on any media or in any organisation. Geoffrey also delivers film day experience for team development and a fun charity event for CSR conscious companies or groups that is so win win - it's a life changing experience for all who participate and benefit. He also gives charity talks on building sustainable echo homes for orphans and the victims of disaster world wide. Geoffrey also works in the community with several preservation, health and children's charities he is also a school chair of governors.