You're tasked with making an in-depth and thorough presentation about one topic. You have no prep time you just have to get up and talk. What would it be?

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I was thinking about this earlier while cleaning up and pretending I'm on a show to give my tuppence worth about something I'm a specialist in. I think I would go with skincare as I've done so much reading over the years I'd say I'm fairly well knowledgable. What would yours be and for what reason?

The Jungle Gardening book sounds great! I’d be up for a lot of these talks.

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@Yamadori that sounds interesting. Any idea where I can look for info on how to look after an oak bonsai? I have two that I’ve grown for the last year from acorn. No idea what I’m doing.

Sounds fantastic - I'd be in the front row for your talk! My favourite children's books. I've re-read them many times. Missee Lee is my favourite because it's the first I read, but I can hardly put a cigarette paper between them, to be honest.

Accountancy but specifically management accounts
The development of heavy metal music
Tudor history

I could have done with you a while back!!

Mine is horses hooves. I regularly give in-depth lectures to the dog on this.

Goodness. Impressive!

One - Buy a second-hand copy of a book called 'Bonsai Basics' by Colin Lewis. Loads on eBay and elsewhere.

Two - The Bonsai4Me website is about the best one there is for UK bonsai.

Three - Join the UK Bonsai Association, it is free and you get regular email newletters re events and club meetings, both nationally and locally. Loads of other info on their website too.

Four - be prepared to get hooked!

Down’s syndrome, autism and ADHD in girls

News writing, feature writing and pitching

Much-missed shops and restaurants of NW London

Thanks! I’ll do all of those things. Everything I’ve read so far says not to bonsai an oak. I didn’t know that. But now I’ve started I can’t just let them die.

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Decluttering

Agatha Christie and her books
Tudor women and their travails
100 things to see in the British Museum
Best West End shows

East Sussex School Catchments and furthest distance allocated 2015 to 2019.

How to read the tarot for yourself

The novels of Dick Francis

Neanderthals.

@dodobookends I would listen to that. I inherited my grandmother's collection when she died and think I'm due a reread. Although the first few are practically turning to dust now.

Terry Pratchett's discworld, probably the specifics of the functioning of Ankh Morpork.

School admissions policies

Bellringing

The works of Diana Wynne Jones

Hardwood and softwood trees. I have delivered that lesson every year for the 35 years.

Women of the Wars of the Roses.

Same.

Or, somewhat differently, the legal framework of leasehold land management in England, and how those laws impact commercial entities and engaged leaseholders.

There will be a breakout group afterwards called "Why Phil and Kirstie are wrong: no you cannot 'just knock down that wall' in your new flat"

Various aspects of biology: molecular biology, genetics, human physiology and pathology. Might need more than an hour tbf.