{"id":10883,"date":"2014-10-11T14:58:50","date_gmt":"2014-10-11T13:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/avada.theme-fusion.com_demos\/portfolio\/?page_id=10883"},"modified":"2017-02-20T11:41:04","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T11:41:04","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.davidvigar.co.uk\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"

About me<\/h1>\n

I am a communications professional with top level experience in journalism, business, politics and campaigns. My specialisms\u00a0include speech writing, training and publicity, as well as advice on communications strategy.<\/h3>\n

My work has ranged from producing award-winning radio programmes and writing speeches for global business leaders to managing multimedia teams and securing front page media coverage to help organisations get their message across. My interests include\u00a0education, digital communications, energy and climate change and the role of business in society.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s my career in brief.<\/p>\n

1981-85\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reporter for the Surrey Mirror, Redhill, UK
\n1985-87\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Press officer for UK Department of Education
\n1987-93\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Senior Producer, BBC Today Programme
\n1993-94\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Press Secretary to UK Liberal Democrat Leader, Paddy Ashdown
\n1994-96 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Head of Media Relations, BTEC (Business and Technician Education Council)
\n1996-98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Director of Communications, European Movement
\n1998-2002\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Speechwriter, BT
\n2002-10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Writer and consultant
\n2010-16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Editor-in-chief, BP
\n2016\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Writer, coach, consultant<\/p>\n

Qualifications:
\nMA in English from Oxford University
\nNational Council for the Training of Journalists Proficiency Certificate;<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"SEMINAR-1\"<\/p>\n

Everything I do is based on two skills \u2013 read more<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>
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