# I Want To Talk At That returns for 2018

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/11/07/i-want-to-talk-at-that-returns-for-2018/
- Published: 2017-11-07T08:38:10+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Do you fancy sharing your fundraising ideas in front of 250 other fundraisers,
but don’t have much experience of public speaking?**

_I Wish I’d Thought of That_ will be back next year, and so too will _I Want To 
Talk At That_, the competition for three new and up-and-coming fundraisers to win
a speaker’s slot at this popular event.

## IWTTAT and IWITOT? OMG!

I Wish I’d Thought of That, or **IWITOT**, is an annual event at which eighteen 
speakers from the fundraising sector take to the stage to share the fundraising 
idea they wish they’d thought of. Organised by SOFII and sponsored by Open, the 
event is fast-paced, entertaining and inspiring.

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Which is why in the past few years there has been a competition to broaden it out
to fundraisers who perhaps wouldn’t normally think of speaking at such an event.
Hence **IWTTAT** – I Want To Talk At That.

![IWITOT logo square - I Wish I'd Thought of That](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.
cloud/2017/11/iwitot-square.webp)

I Wish I’d Thought of That

## ⏎ JSYK, there is mentoring

These up-and-coming fundraisers do not of course get dropped in at the deep end 
of public speaking. Each audition winner receives one-to-one support from experienced
fundraising mentors to help ensure their speech matches the impact of other more
experienced presenters on the day.
This year’s mentors are:

 * **Julie Weston** – Director, Global Fundraising Hub, Save the Children International
 * **Lucy Caldicott** – Chief Executive, UpRising
 * **Lucy Edwards** – COO, Open

![IWITOT 2014 in the form of a cinema ticket - the event took place at the Barbican
Cinema in London](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2021/10/iwitot-2014.webp)

IWITOT 2014

## Last year’s FTW

Alfie Waldron, copywriter at Open, was one of three audition winners _and_ he won
the audience vote on the day for his talk about the marvellous [Jean Bishop, the Bee Lady](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/12/10/meet-the-fundraiser-jean-bishop-the-bee-lady/).

Waldron said: “Taking part in IWTTAT and speaking at IWITOT was the highlight of
my year! I had a fantastic mentor, Andy Harris, who guided me through the process
from start to finish. And I got to meet so many other kind and supportive people
in our industry.”

He added: “If you’re toying with the idea of entering, my advice would be to just
forget the excuses and go for it!”

![Laura Croudace at IWITOT 2015](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2015/09/laura-
croudace-iwitot-humans-of-new-york.jpg)

_Laura Croudace speaking at IWITOT 2015_

## ETA IWITOT

IWITOT 2018 will take place at Amnesty International’s Human Rights Action Centre
in London on Thursday 18th January from 2pm-5pm. It will be followed by a drinks
reception and award presentation from 5pm-7pm.

Auditions will take place on the afternoon of Friday 17th November at Holborn Studios,
near Old Street in London.

## Apply ASAP

To apply simply explain in no more than 200 words the fundraising idea that you 
wish you had though of, and why it is relevant now to other fundraisers. The only
restriction is that the idea cannot be your own or from your organisation.

Send your IWITOT idea to [fi************@*********es.com](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/11/07/i-want-to-talk-at-that-returns-for-2018/fi************@*********es.com)
by Monday 13th November 2017. BFN.
 

## WATCH: Alfie Waldron at IWITOT 2017

## Comments

### By: HowardLake

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/11/07/i-want-to-talk-at-that-returns-for-2018/#comment-4018
- Published: 2021-10-08T02:55:38+01:00

Jean Bishop, the Bee Lady, died in October 2021, aged 99:

[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-58823209](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-58823209)