WALK THE tightrope

a keynote talk by Mark Chisnell

Mark Chisnell’s new keynote is Walk the Tightrope - balancing the perils of apprehension versus over-confidence. The talk relates first-hand stories from the great ocean races to better understand why people get into trouble, and how we could all do better to avoid it.

For anyone managing risk — and that’s everyone living in the 21st Century — then this is an entertaining way to get great insight into a better decision making process.

The material is derived from Mark’s most recent book, Knowledge 2.0 – Staying Afloat in the Information Age, and has been featured in Yachting Monthly, Yachting World, Sailing World and PBO.

Mark Chisnell’s speaking and presentation experience includes audiences as diverse as the IBM Global Sales Team, New Scientist Live, the Royal Yacht Squadron and FormNext.

‘Mark spoke to our global sales team at IBM and did an outstanding job! He tailored his speech to help us deliver the messages we wanted to convey to our team, and was able to establish parallels between traits of high performers in the Volvo Ocean Race and what we do in sales. His speech also left us with things to think about and apply in our daily work. I unequivocally recommend him as a speaker to others looking for a thoughtful, motivating speaker.’

Charles Walsh, IBM

‘Engaging, informative, interesting, knowledgeable, thought-provoking, humorous, and easy listening about what some may consider a difficult topic of discussion’

Rick White, Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club

‘The entire presentation was compelling and supported by excellent visual and audio prompts.’

John Pearson, Lymington Town Sailing Club