diff --git a/source/talks.html.twig b/source/talks.html.twig
index feffa372..904211ec 100644
--- a/source/talks.html.twig
+++ b/source/talks.html.twig
@@ -25,13 +25,21 @@ talks:
         date: 2018-06-27
 ---
 {% block content %}
+    {% set talks = getTalks(page.talks|merge(data.talks)) %}
+    {% set upcomingTalks = talks|upcoming %}
+    {% set pastTalks = talks|past %}
+
+    <header class="mb-6">
+        <p class="text-lg">After giving my first talk in September 2012, I have now given {{ pastTalks|events|length }} presentations at various conferences and meetups, on topics including PHP, Drupal, Git, CSS and systems administration.</p>
+    </header>
+
     <div class="spaced-y-10">
         {% include 'talks/upcoming' with {
-            talks: getTalks(page.talks|merge(data.talks))|upcoming,
+            talks: upcomingTalks,
         } %}
 
         {% include 'talks/past' with {
-            talks: getTalks(page.talks|merge(data.talks))|past,
+            talks: pastTalks,
         } %}
     </div>
 {% endblock %}