James Ward (writer)

[18] Speakers at the conference give short talks on a wide variety of "boring" topics, which have previously included sneezing, toast, IBM tills, the Shipping Forecast, and barcodes.

[18] Past speakers include Jon Ronson, Josie Long, Rhodri Marsden, Adam Curtis and Greg Stekelman.

[21] Available as a weekly download from January 2018, each podcast consists of a talk on a single subject that would generally be considered 'boring', such as 'yellow lines' and 'book pricing algorithms'.

Ward regularly gives talks on Boring Conference, the minutiae of everyday life, the nature of boredom and the joys of stationery.

He has spoken at IBTM World in Barcelona,[22] Secret Garden Party,[23] Kings Place in London,[24] the Hay Literary Festival[25] and Nerd Nite.