This picture was taken at the first of three speaking engagements in little over a year as part of Lymington Town Sailing Club's Winter Talks programme.

Speaker Secretary Neil Eccles and his wife Bron were wonderfully hospitable. And because Neil is a retired BBC TV producer, the technical aspects of my presentations, from sound to slides, were given expert attention.

He takes a good photo, too!

Public Speaking Tip #71: A speaking engagement can sometimes result in other useful promotional tools besides testimonial quotes, such as a decent photograph.