About the author

James O'Loghlin is an author, speaker, comedian and broadcaster. After finishing university he began work as a corporate lawyer, but soon realised he'd made a mistake and moved into criminal law, which he practised for six years. At the same time he was performing stand-up comedy, appearing regularly on television and radio, and doing shows all over the country.

James started working for ABC local radio in 2001 and hosted the NSW and ACT evening show from 2002 to 2007. From 2009 to 2014 he hosted the national Sunday evening show.

Between 2005 and 2011 James hosted more than 300 episodes of The New Inventors on ABC TV.

He now speaks to and works with organisations to help them to become more innovative.

James has written six previous books, including Umm … A Complete Guide to Public Speaking, How to Balance Your Life and two novels for children, The Adventures of Sir Roderick the Not-Very Brave and Daisy Malone and the Blue Glowing Stone.

He lives in Sydney with his wife and three daughters.

You can get in touch with James via his website, www.jamesologhlin.com, or on Twitter @Jamesologhlin.

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