Public Speaking on Work, Ageing, and Life Transitions
Insightful, evidence-based talks on later-life transitions, identity, and meaning beyond traditional retirement.
Inspiring talks on later life, identity, and change
Dr Denise Taylor is a sought-after speaker, delivering keynote talks, workshops, and seminars on later life, identity, and work beyond midlife.
Her talks draw on doctoral research into post-retirement meaning, decades of psychological practice, and real-world experience working with people navigating profound life transitions.
In 2024, she received the UK Career Development Award for Research, recognising her contribution to later-life thinking and practice.
A Contemporary Voice on Ageing and Later Life
Denise is increasingly invited to speak not just about retirement, but about the psychological and social shifts shaping later life today. Her work challenges outdated assumptions about ageing and offers audiences a more thoughtful, humane way to understand work, identity, and purpose in the second half of life.
Her approach is reflective rather than prescriptive, grounded in lived experience rather than aspiration alone.
Recent topics include
- Reimagining later life beyond traditional retirement
- Finding meaning and purpose after full-time work
- Ageism and the changing workplace
- Navigating later-life career transitions
She has also delivered talks for universities, charities, and professional bodies, with audiences ranging from corporate leaders to community groups.
Enquire about Dr Denise Taylor speaking at your event
For speaking enquiries, media interviews, or collaborative projects, please get in touch.
Speaking Gigs
- Citygate Financial Planning – Retirement Readiness
- The Oddfellows Friendly Society – Friendship & Later Life
- LinkAge Network – Post-Retirement Opportunities Project
- Professional Development Seminars – Career Transitions for Midlife Audiences
- CIPD Annual Conference
- National Careers Guidance Association events
- Society of Authors workshops
- Numerous retirement and career transition conferences
- University and professional association talks
- Government Radio Day
- Retirement Planning Seminars across the UK
A full speaking archive with year-by-year listings from 2006 onwards is available on request.