No Nasty Surprises
Whenever we book a speaker for an event we always try to find out as much detail on the event before we go to contract to avoid (as best we can) what we call any “nasty surprises”.
Some of these questions may include, is the event being recorded, how is it being promoted, what are the speakers technical requirements, what are the social media requirements, does the venue have accessible facilities, do you want slides in advance etc etc.
Whilst you obviously cannot control everything, being as prepared as possible, in my view, helps thing to go as smoothly as possible. These are a few speakers we work that talk on the importance of preparation and being prepared.
Justin Hughes is a former RAF fighter pilot and Red Arrows Pilot, and an authoritative speaker on teamwork and achieving high performance
Justin is the CEO of biotech/climate startup NetZeroNitrogen. Combining that with turnaround experience as a senior corporate executive, and as a former fighter pilot and Executive Officer of the Red Arrows, Justin has ‘skin in the game’ when it comes to building high-performance cultures.
He is a renowned speaker on a range of related topics including leadership, building high-performance teams (inc virtual), decision-making under ambiguity, and performance in high-risk environments. Delivery options include keynotes, facilitation and workshops and he has extensive experience with diverse audiences in the US, Europe, the Middle and Far East, and China.
Justin Hughes brings an unusual combination of a highly engaging delivery style and clear, actionable insights based on first-hand knowledge of the most demanding operating environments
Alan Chambers MBE is a Polar Explorer and an Inspirational, Motivational and leadership speaker who led the first successful British unsupported expedition from Canada to the Geographic North Pole.
In temperatures as low as low as -65°C his team walked 672 nautical miles. Dragging a sled with the weight of a baby elephant, and after 70 days on the ice, Alan and his team raised the Union Jack at the North Pole in May 2000.
Not stopping there Alan has led over a dozen North Pole expeditions with top business leaders and chief executives. The experience helps them to explore and reflect on their own leadership capabilities. Alan Chambers engages audiences with a likeable yet determined style of leadership. Alan is a sought-after motivational speaker and workshop leader on topics such as creating a vision, leading a team and building mental strength.
Emma Henderson MBE is redefining the boundaries of leadership and resilience for modern organisations. With over 30 years in aviation – as one of fewer than 500 female airline captains worldwide – Emma brings lessons from both sky and ground.
Her “captain’s mindset” infuses every keynote, workshop and boardroom with actionable wisdom, blending real-world crisis leadership with human-centric management. She pioneered Project Wingman at the height of a global crisis, exemplifying her philosophy: lead with purpose, adapt with courage, and enable others to thrive against the odds.
Emma’s bestselling book, “GROUNDED,” and her media presence, including a feature on ITV’s “Inside the Cockpit,” have made her a guiding voice on topics ranging from high-performance teamwork to resilience in adversity.
Frank Dick is one of the UK’s most popular and respected inspirational and motivational speakers. A speaker on high performance, his speech on “mountain and valley people,” lives long in the memories of delegates after the event.
From 1979 to 1994 Frank was the British Athletics Federation’s Director of Coaching, where he was widely acknowledged as and remains one of the outstanding sports coaches and coach mentors in the world.
In this position, Frank led the British Athletics team into its “golden era” with Olympic gold medallists such as Daley Thompson, Steve Ovett, and Sebastian Coe. Frank personally trained Daley Thompson and created training programmes for individuals such as Gerhard Berger, Katarina Witt, Boris Becker, and Justin Rose.
Frank Dick customises his presentations to each client, but each contains his trademark themes of creating a winning mindset for success both in business and in life
John Volanthen is a world record-holding British caver and cave diver who has been involved in cave exploration over the last two decades. John began caving with the scouts at the age of 14 and has been at the forefront of cave exploration since combining caving and diving. In 2018, John played a key role in the Tham Luang Thailand cave rescue and was named one of TIME magazine’s “Heroes of the Year.”
In a gripping presentation, John Volanthen takes audiences on the journey of a lifetime into the dark and deep caves of Thailand. The veteran cave diver tells the story of how he first located and made contact with the young and scared team in the Tham Luang caves of Thailand in the summer of 2018. He then goes on to detail the crucial role he played in the rescue operation.
With heart-pounding anecdotes from the ordeal, Volanthen hammers home the importance of perseverance, determination, and preparation, and explains why he believes success in life is rarely due to “luck.” An IT consultant by day, he also shares with audiences his belief that anyone can rise to the occasion and achieve extraordinary things in the face of insurmountable odds. With pictures and audio, he communicates what it was like to be there and the joy he felt when it was all over. Uplifting and inspiring, John’s story is one in a million
Helen Sharman is a pioneer, role model, science communicator and world-class inspirational speaker. She became the first British Astronaut in May 1991, aged 27, when she spent 8 days orbiting the Earth. Helen didn’t think she stood the smallest chance of being selected when she applied, after hearing an advert on the car radio on her way home from work. Over 13,000 other people also applied for this one-off opportunity.
But Helen was exactly the type of person they were looking for – calm, practical, friendly, professional, a team player. Two people were chosen for the rigorous training but only one – Helen – went into Space.
Before starting her training, Helen underwent the rigorous selection process with psychological and medical assessments, technical understanding and practical skills. This was followed by 18 months of intensive spaceflight training, which included learning Russian, preparing for “feeling weightless” and g-force, learning how to cope inside a cramped space capsule, how to deal with a landing in the sea and training for all possible scenarios (positive and negative) which might happen when in orbit, travelling at 17,500 miles an hour.
A superb speaker, Helen Sharman enthuses her audience about Space, STEM and the wonders of science. She takes them on her journey, as she describes aspects of the meticulous training, preparation, launch and landing, how weightlessness feels, her science experiments, the team spirit and readjusting to life back on Earth.
If you looking for a speaker around being prepared please do contact us on enquiries@scampspeakers.co.uk