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Joe Simpson has a book out called Touching the Void. It has become one of the all time classic books of mountaineering, hailed as an account of psychological, even philosophical witness of the rarest compulsion.
Joe tells you his story of two men thrown into a nightmare of terrifying life and death choices and heart breaking decisions. It is about agony and terror, courage and weakness. The story tells of trust and friendship tested to the very limits of human endurance.
You need no special knowledge of mountain climbing to understand the many inspirational messages to be found in the telling of this powerful human drama.
It is about the triumph of the human spirit. Also, the immense instinct to survive and the innate strength we have within us to succeed.
The appeal of Joe Simpson as a speaker is that he tells his story in an unassuming, articulate and often humorous style. He also refrains from giving patronising analogies between his exploits and the jobs of the people in the audience. He prefers they draw their own conclusions from the multitude of key messages that are wrapped up in his story. The overriding feeling is one of total amazement and that no matter how tough things may get, there is a way to not only come through it, but to achieve even greater goals.
Joe is also able to do a certain amount of fine tuning, but it would not be possible to, for example, make the talk all about teamwork. You will find that his presentation deals with many issues that are important in just about every event, and certainly in the lives of every individual.
Touching the Void deals with planning, strategy, teamwork and goal setting. Alos, leadership, responsibility, motivation and our ability to reach beyond what we thought was possible.
TESTIMONIALS
‘I was speechless at the end of Joe’s presentation the casual, informal, personal and captivating way in which he tells his remarkable story held my attention for every second. In terms of achieving my objectives by impressing the audience with the strength and ability to meet tough personal challenges and goals, Joe achieved this 110 percent. He has become a subtle role model for many of our staff in terms of handling challenges and achieving goals.’
Sales Manager, ICL
‘Joe was enormously popular. The audience were staggered by his story. He got a standing ovation.’ ….. ‘There has been nothing but praise for your talk. No other speaker has ever had a reception such as the one given to you’
MLC Australia
‘There is no question that your talk was superbly delivered, was the highlight of the conference and that our clients walked away impressed.’
Director, Russell Investment
‘Joe Simpson flew in from the USA, shrugging off jet lag, he proceeded to captivate our entire sales and service teams, holding them in the palm of their hand and taking them on an emotional roller coaster ride from shock, horror to humour. We were all overawed and inspired by Joes amazing story. Needless to say we will be beating a path to the bookstore to buy Joe’s recently released book.
Customer Service Manager, Abbott Diagnostics
‘The collated scores from the ‘Avandia Experience’ show that Joe Simpsons session scored highest (7 people put Joe off the scale). Please thank Joe for his excellent work.’
National Sales Operations Executive, SmithKline Beecham
”Our conference went very well and the entrance of Joe had an amazing impact (including a standing ovation). A number of people at the end rushed to talk to him and the feedback I’ve had back since has been excellent.’
Director, Capital Radio
