Talks and Public Speaking

Public Speaking

Kari is an inspiring and energetic public speaker, who takes her audience on highly-visual thrilling journeys from Arctic Greenland to the deserts of Oman. Her presentations are engaging, deeply personal, frank and inspiring. In Kari’s various talks, she speaks about her early childhood living with a tribe of Greenlandic Inuit in the most northerly settlement in the world; what it means to be an explorer; how to become a writer and the importance of developing a connection with nature. She also tells emotive, illuminating stories about strong, yet forgotten, women in polar history. All have an engaging, motivational edge and a powerful environmental message.

Kari frequently lectures at literary festivals and events and has spoken at TEDx and venues such as the Royal Geographical Society, the British Library, the Maritime Museum and the Explorers Club in New York, as well as at many schools and universities. Her most challenging talk, however, was given on board an expedition ship crossing the thirty-foot waves of the Drake Passage en route to the Antarctic, with tables, chairs and her audience sliding back and forth across the room!

Watch her TEDx talk ‘A Pocket Full of Wonder’ here.

Voice Over

Kari has presented on both Television and Radio for the BBC, has appeared on National and Local radio stations in the UK, and has voiced recordings for documentaries, adverts and navigation systems. Some of her clients include the BBC, Audi, Nissan, Audio Technica, Prada, Erineve TV, Caldecott Productions, INCA, SVOX and Ogier. To hear a demo mix click the link below.

Feedback…

"Thank you for the superb lecture you gave us yesterday. You held the audience spell-bound with your beautiful images and your knowledge and insight." - Dr Rita Gardner, Director, Royal Geographical Society

"On Thursday our pupils were treated to an exceptional lecture given by the charismatic travel writer, Kari Herbert. From her remarkable upbringing immersed in Inuit culture as a toddler through to her treks through deserts of all descriptions, Kari has led a thrilling and wonderful life and is an inspiration to many about what it is possible to endure, love and write about. Of particular interest were her thoughts on the relationship between mankind and nature." - Simon White, Cokethorpe School, Witney

"Thank you, Kari, for making the opening of the Lines in the Ice exhibition such an enjoyable evening. Your keynote speech was most inspiring." -  Philip Hatfield, Curator, British Library  

“What a superb presentation, thank you. You had our students enthralled. We will not forget your talk at St John’s for some time!” - Nick Haddock MBE, St John’s School, Leatherhead

'We had incredibly positive feedback about the [voice over work] you did for us ….what you produced was such a big part of the overall success – so a huge thank you… And definitely, if we ever require another voice over you’ll be very top of my list.' Harvey Roberts, Marketing Director, Audio Technica UK