‘I really loved what he did and more importantly so did the whole room. He was a pretty perfect host – he knew his subject inside out and made people happy.’
The Mayfair Times Awards, 2024
‘He read the room quite brilliantly. He was spot on. Just perfect.’
MA Group Awards, 2024
‘The brief was to deliver a fun night and it was certainly a mission accomplished! A magnificent job engaging our diverse, international audience. The feedback from our team has been wonderful. Colleagues were touched by the way he weaved our brands and people into his speech.’
Rentokil Initial Global Conference Dinner, 2023
‘The room was abuzz … He didn’t just make my day, he made my year!!! Such a pleasure to work with … utter joy.’
Later Living Conference, 2023
‘He brought the house down. So entertaining. The perfect way to end our conference.’
Agenda Conference, 2023
‘Genius. So brilliant. Exactly what we wanted. Spectacular.’
Tunstall Healthcare, 2022
‘Utterly superb. Topical. Relevant. Brilliantly researched.’
LAPF Strategy Conference, 2022
‘A standing ovation for the best speaker we’ve ever had.’
Bournemouth Law Society, 2022
‘Genius. Incredible. Even better than last time.’
Close Brothers Asset Finance, 2022.
‘I’ve been to hundreds of these and that was the best speech I have ever heard.’
Western Timber Trade Association, 2022
‘Simply the best presentation speech I have ever heard.’
Timothy James & Partners Van Gogh Alive event, 2022
‘Exactly right – exactly what we needed.’
BVCA Gala Dinner, 2022
‘A standing ovation for quite simply the best speech we have ever heard.’
MCC, 2022
‘Undoubtedly the best after dinner speaker there is and a thoroughbred professional on all levels.’
Surrey Property Awards, 2021
‘Beyond brilliant. Thank you for making our return to physical events such a spectacular and memorable success!’
Society of Old Friends, 2021
‘We have him back again and again because he is simply the best in the business.’
Brick Awards, 2021
‘The funniest and most brilliantly observed speech I have ever heard.’
Denholm Group Conference Dinner, 2021
‘The best conference host and speaker in the business. That’s why we want him back next year.’
Optix Conference, 2021
‘Our first Virtual Awards – he nailed it. Utterly awesome. The perfect host, virtual and real.’
Silver Travel Awards, 2020
‘Truly a professional who made our virtual event a fantastic evening.’
GPA Global Payroll Awards 2020
‘A huge thank you for Gyles hosting our virtual Awards recording. He certainly brought lots of laughter and a wonderfully energetic and positive vibe to the whole thing! Cannot imagine that many celebrities would have been so engaging and easy to work with. We really appreciated his sincerity and professional input throughout the day and thoroughly enjoyed working with him.’
Gatwick Diamond Business Awards 2020
‘The best presentation at any conference I have ever heard. A standing ovation. Brilliant.’
HLPartnership Success Awards, 2020
‘The talk of the show right into the wee hours – respected and loved by the whole room. Fabulous.’
Card & Payments Awards, 2020
‘Simply astonishing. The best speech I have heard in many, many years.’
The Cream Awards, 2020
‘Funny, informative, and brilliant – the funniest wise speech I have ever heard.’
Society of Heads Conference, 2020
‘The best compere at any event I have ever heard.’
Card & Payments Awards, 2019
‘Simply sensational. Can we have him again next year?’
Casual Dining Awards, 2019
‘His energy, witty anecdotes and enthusiasm were completely irresistible.’
Center Parcs Charity Gala, 2019
‘A great success and all of our guests enjoyed him as much this time as they did back in 2016!’
National Federation of Demolition Contractors Awards, 2019
‘A standing ovation. Gyles was a HUGE hit. Best host yet is the feedback we have had.’
Personal Touch Live Awards, 2018
‘The perfect MC. A great start to our conference. He was brilliant.’
Bunzl Catering Conference, 2018
‘A standing ovation. He nailed it.’
Moneycorp Staff Awards, 2018
‘An absolute triumph: we could not have asked for a more engaged and entertaining host.’
China Media Centre/CCTV Conference, British Museum, 2018
‘Insightful … extremely amusing … an absolute pleasure … I hope we can convince him to speak at our events again in future.”
Standard Bank Corporate Investment Dinner, 2018
‘Great hosting. Once again he entertained, educated and enthralled the audience, with feedback from those in attendance being extremely positive.’
Elevator Awards, 2018
‘Utterly stunning. In twenty years the best we have had.’
H & B Buying Group Conference, 2018
‘Gyles was brilliant. Not only was he fantastic to work with behind the scenes, his set and hosting was fantastic.’
National Skills Council People in Power Awards, 2018
‘A standing ovation. Stunning. A truly awesome presentation.’
HEA Awards, 2018
‘He must be the best speaker we have had in 52 years – utterly stunning.’
EPIC Egg & Poultry Industry Conference, 2018
‘Feedback from the teams has been amazing … he made it a night to remember.’
Hesley Awards 2018
SPEAKER & AWARDS HOST
Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster, former MP and Government Whip - and one of Britain's most sought-after award ceremony hosts, key-note and after-dinner speakers.
