S.U.M.O.: Shut Up, Move On: The Straight-Talking Guide to Creating and Enjoying a Brilliant Life

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He’s adaptable. Paul is happy to tailor his famous message to your particular objectives. He can adapt his way of working to suit breakout sessions, masterclasses, conferences, and keynote presentations. Paul McGee’s areas of expertise are in topics related to change, resilience and wellbeing, inspiring leadership and communicating with influence and impact.

To date, Paul has spoken for over 1,000 organisations in 41 countries, and from Sheffield to Spain and from Thailand to Tehran, his messages resonate with a global audience. His clients include prominent blue-chip organisations such as Specsavers and Harrods, public sector bodies like Cambridgeshire Police, and the Premiere League football club, Manchester United FC. He has also been a visiting professor at the University of Chester.He may not be an Olympian or an explorer, but Paul has a story. Overcoming a debilitating illness, Paul swapped invalidity benefits for starting his own business from scratch and now has clients around the world, having spoken in over 40 countries. In 2008 he set up SUMO4Schools, a life skills programme for young people which has now been adapted and used in the largest young offenders’ institute in Europe. However, if you want to learn in a fun environment, and walk away inspired to take action and make a difference, not only to yourself but to friends, relatives, colleagues, and strangers, then Paul McGee will fit that bill. LET PAUL MCGEE EXPLAIN SUMO TO YOU IN 2 MINUTES:

Paul McGee’s approach is to engage his audience’s hearts and minds. He provides inspirational and entertaining content, but most importantly, offers practical tools you can use immediately to help you in your professional and personal lives. Paul may have had over 25 years of running a business, sold over a quarter of a million books, and have qualifications in psychology, but the real benefit of Paul’s approach is that he communicates real-world examples that are relevant to his clients. Do you want to build better relationships? Then you will benefit from ‘ How To Handle, Not Strangle Difficult People’. Objectives: Help staff to recover, recharge, and develop daily habits to maintain their morale, motivation, and sense of wellbeing. In his spare time, Paul enjoys watching Wigan Athletic, visiting Comedy Clubs and enjoying nature, preferably when the sun is shining Testimonial:Paul’s no-nonsense style enables him to facilitate enjoyable but realistic workshops, keep clients engaged, and help them to make a genuine change to their lives. He’s practical, memorable and entertaining. He gives his audiences ideas and an insight that can help them immediately and also last a lifetime. His style means that people laugh as well as learn. Paul’s work speaking for more than 1,000 organisations, in over 40 countries has been endorsed by the Elite Performance Director of the British Olympic Association, Sir Clive Woodward, and he has appeared on BBC Breakfast television and is a regular contributor to Radio 5live. The broadcaster Chris Evans described Paul's books as ‘a gift to the world.’ Paul has spoken in over 40 countries across five continents. A visiting Professor at the University of Chester, he has the unique ability to communicate ideas in an easily accessible and relatable way. As a motivational speaker, Paul McGee delivers expert advice, combined with humour and practical insights to ensure your audience has a memorable, motivational ‘moving on’ experience. Kevin was author of the national Trading Standards training programme and delivered talks and lectures to a range of national audiences, and soon discovered his passion for teaching. He has been a visiting lecturer in Law and Business for a range of colleges and universities for over 30 years.