Miranda Krestovnikoff Television Presenter
 

Speaking Testimonials


“Bewdley Festival has had many speakers of some stature over it’s 26 years and we are used to the quirks and idiosyncrasies that each person brings to presentation. It was therefore a pleasure to have Miranda’s easy, straight talking and yet entertaining presence at the festival. Her personable, self-effacing and witty demeanour drew the audience in, setting people at their ease, while communicating information based on a genuine academic knowledge and passion for her subject. For the organisers, she was a delight to work with and the numerous positive comments from the audience and substantial numbers of books sold showed her to be a highlight of the festival week.”

Neville Farmer, For Bewdley Festival


“Please would you send our thanks to Miranda for the splendid talk she gave us on Wednesday - it was very well received and we were very pleased with the attendance. The talk was full of background information to the trials and tribulations of her sort of filming and also light hearted and humorous.”

Royal Scottish Geographical Society


“You were truly inspirational, the best speaker we’ve had in my seven years at The Abbey; we are indebted to you.”

Sue Jones (Deputy Head)

The Abbey School


“Thank you so much for your talk. It was extremely well received. I don't know what the dealers were expecting but every one I spoke to said they were surprised how much they enjoyed it and learnt from it.”

Jennie Hamblin

Oceanic


“Thank you so much for coming to school on Friday. I have heard so many people saying that they really enjoyed your talk and your Q & A  session in the afternoon. The story about the tarantula in the frog and toad box has made a particular impression!! I think that, despite your vivid descriptions about the lack of glamour, we will have a lot of girls who will now be putting 'TV wildlife presenter' on careers questionnaires this year.”

Teacher


“On behalf of Nathan, myself, and the whole of the organising team for our event yesterday, I would like to sincerely thank you for what you did to make the afternoon a great success.

Comments made to me since have sparkled with praise of your professionalism, just as we expected.  Your words helped not only to move the program on in a seamless manner, but also provided interesting interludes which those in attendance much appreciated.”

Anthony R Smith.

Salvation Army


"Miranda's talk to the Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum was an entertaining and enthusiastic 'Whistle-stop Tour Around the Coast'. The trials and tribulations of a TV presenter doing her part of the programme underwater had the audience in stitches. At the same time Miranda introduced us to some of the amazing marine life around our coasts. Why should we holiday anywhere else?" 

 

Other speaking engagements...


Miranda has spoken many times at the London (LIDS) and Birmingham DIVE shows; also at the AGM of the British Sub Aqua Club, the Irish South West Dive Show and numerous dive clubs around the country. She spoke about her work on COAST at the Caravan and Motorhome show 2010, at the 2010 Luxury Travel Fair. Miranda was also one of the Guest speakers at the 2010 Bristol Festival of Nature. For more information go to the festival website.

Miranda has spoken twice at the Royal Geographic Society, Bristol and Durham University, Repton School's Lower Sixth Global Perspectives Conference and The Abbey School , Reading at their annual speech day.

Wild Sherston weekend.

Miranda was delighted to attend the very first Wild Sherston weekend which is a celebration of all the things nature has to offer. it was conceived following the recent  recognition of Nature Deficit Disorder (NDD).

Organiser Geoff Carss said: “NDD is about children not getting out and about enough so they become distracted and disruptive at school and so I thought we needed to do something about it”. If you would like more information, there is excellent coverage on the Gazette & Herald website.


Launching a new RIB for Street Sub Aqua club with Michael Eavis.


2013 Bewdley Festival where Miranda entertained the audience with anecdotes of her experiences on the hit BBC program Coast.



Event Openings



Miranda's close links with marine and aquatic wildlife has lead to a series of invitations to open exhibitions and buildings around the country. Recently she opened the new Wetlands exhibit at Twycross Zoo.

    She has also opened a new centre at

Sparsholt College in Hampshire, a new

biology block at Loughborough college

and pond exhibits at the Wildlife and

Wetlands Trusts in Slimbridge and

Barnes, London.

 

Speaking &

Hosting engagements


Miranda is an extremely experienced public speaker, addressing schools, universities, clubs and charities. A lively addition to forum and discussion panels, she also hosts various prestigious corporate and charity events and judges competitions. 

Miranda talks on her passion for wildlife and the natural world and her desire to connect people with the outdoors. She loves to share her experiences of juggling a busy job and having 2 children, the importance and relevance of science in her life and career, her experiences of filming ten series of COAST around the UK coastline, wreck diving and behind the scenes filming wildlife television programmes. 



What will it take to save

Elephants and Rhinos?

Miranda recently chaired an evening with Fauna and Flora International: What will it take to save Elephants and Rhinos? During the evening, Miranda interviewed three young conservationists from Vietnam, Mozambique and the UK to discuss different approaches to dealing with the crisis for rhinos and elephants. You can watch an edit of the event here.



An Audience With

Miranda Krestovnikoff

“A Whistle Stop Tour around the Coast ”


Miranda takes the audience around the UK coastline around the Welsh coast, across to Northern and Southern Ireland, the Western Isles and Scotland, down the east coast and back along the south coast, before returning back home safe and dry! This tour takes in some of the best stories she has filmed for the BBC series "COAST" and "The One Show" and Channel Four's "Wreck Detectives". She gives a behind the scenes view on how some of the items are filmed and what happens when it all goes wrong!


Doors open 6.30pm.


Tickets are FREE and available from Eventbrite.

London launch of Love Your National Parks which celebrates all that is good about our 10 National Parks.