Alan Matthews

Alan Matthews was born in Middlesbrough, UK in 1955. He is a highly experienced and inspiring trainer, coach and speaker. He ran his own training business from 2003 until retiring in 2017, specializing in helping organizations to develop outstanding training teams.

Alan has been involved in adult learning and development for around 20 years. He started his career as a Primary School teacher, then changed direction and joined the Inland Revenue to train as a Tax Inspector (we all make mistakes, it seemed like a good idea at the time). He then joined Deloitte, one of the world's largest professional services firms, as a Tax Consultant and soon became involved in designing and delivering their training programmes.

After several years using his wit and wisdom to help people understand the complexities of Tax Law, he moved into training in management and communication skills, becoming Head of the Skills Development team for the UK Tax Practice.

Alan is known for his great sense of humor and his down-to-earth approach, both of which are reflected in his writing.

Please note that, since retiring, Alan has now shut down the business website so that the additional materials mentioned in the book are no longer available.