Engage-meant | An evening with two motivational speakers - Manchester

Mon Sep 12 2022 at 06:30 pm to 09:30 pm

The Heys School | Prestwich

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Engage-meant | An evening with two motivational speakers - Manchester LinkedIn pun-daddy Nick Smethurst is teaming up with 12x CPR survivor and Inspirational Speaker Anthony Bennett for an unforgettable evening
About this Event
Nick Smethurst | The pun-daddy
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Why on earth has a cat got my tongue?
Why does a wall have ears? And why the heck are my ears burning? Why would I possibly want to break a leg?

If you think you know the answers, you might be close but have no cigar and if you don’t want to wake up on the wrong side of the bed or even worse, wait until you kick the bucket then you may want to step up to the plate and read on.


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Nick's Experience:
Nick is a Published Author, wordsmith and former Senior Leader in the worlds of Hospitality and Telecoms.
  • Head of Engagemeant for the UK's Fastest growing internet service provider - Giganet
  • Led operational teams as large as 500 people within the UK's largest hotel chain - Premier Inn.
  • Managed Europe's biggest indoor football arena.
  • Held Senior leadership positions in Whitbread, AA, Superdrug, Halfords, Topps Tiles and JJB.
  • Qualified in customer service excellence at the Disney academy in Florida.
  • Over 20 years of management experience, vastly experienced in operations and customer service, influential on social media and Published Author of 2 books.

What to expect from Nick...

Nick offers fun and educational talks on etymology (the study of the history of the form of words), the power words can have in the workplace and how using the right words can help with mental health and overcoming adversity.

Sharing the journey of his life, covering his darkest moments of physical and mental breakdowns and how he overcame these with his terrible sense of humour and love of words, Nick will tell you how this led him to becoming an author, influential person on social media and public speaker.


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Book Nick!...I mean, Nick's book!
Nick never intended on writing a book but the Covid lockdowns in the UK allowed him to start posting on social media about one of his passions, Idioms/sayings/phrases and their origins.

Nick quickly realised he wasn’t on his own with his fascination and after posting well over 300 of these ‘origin’ stories he gained a large following of people who would get involved by posing new ones to Nick.

Buy Nick's book here


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Anthony Bennett | Miracle Man
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Near Death
In 2006, after returning from a school trip to Disneyland Paris, Anthony contracted:

- Influenza

- Streph Pneumonia

- Staphylococcus

- Sepsis


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In Hospital

- Heart stopped 12 times

- Given just 10% chance of survival

- Spent 21 days on an ECMO life support machine

- Relearned how to breathe, sit, stand and walk unaided


£7.5m

2012 - Played a key role in securing a £7.5m charity partnership between Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity and Whitbread PLC.


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A Happy Chappy

2015 - Named one of the happiest people in the UK, by the Independent on Sunday in their annual Happy List.

A programme recognised by the then Prime Minister for 100 people that enrich the lives of others.


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Positive Ripples

Anthony has been sharing his story and infectious positive energy globally, inspiring audiences around the world.


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What to expect from Anthony...
  • Teamwork - It took over 100 people for Anthony to get his life back, from the surgeons, nurses, cleaners and people working behind the scenes. Everybody, no matter how big or small their role is, plays a major position when it comes to teamwork.
  • Saying Yes - Throughout the talk there is an underlying and recurring theme of 'when you say no, nothing changes, but when you say yes to opportunities, amazing things can happen'.
  • Motivation - Exploring the positive and negative voices within and how to keep self-motivated and work with yourself rather than against yourself.
  • The Positives and Negatives - Appreciating the ups and downs. How negative situations can plant seeds for positive outcomes.
  • Overcoming the lows - Practical steps to get back on side with yourself when times get tough.

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Connect with Nick and Ant

Nick's LinkedIn

Click to connect with Anthony on Social Media

Event Venue

The Heys School, Heys Road, Prestwich, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 30.00

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