The Corporate Hypothetical

What is a corporate hypothetical and how does it work?

As a hypothetical speaker, Simon stretches the audience's imagination and gets them to look into the future and imagine 'what if?'. As an example, Simon often poses as a client or director of the organization 5 years into the future. This works particularly well for those organisations who want to bring the vision of their future to life in a humourous way.

As an example, Simon opened a conference for finance and treasury personnel posing as the CEO of the organization in the year 2010.

Hypotheticals with Alan Patching

If you are looking for something uniquely different , then this double act from Australia's masters of management and mimicry Alan Patching & Simon Tupman may be just what you're after!

Between them, Alan and Simon have vast experience of business and presenting at conferences. After literally thousands of corporate presentations around the globe, both understand what conference organisers need and what sends audiences away happy. Alan and Simon have now teamed up to add a unique style, unpredictability and humour to any business conference.

Built around the hypothetical scenario, our double act sees Alan bring his consummate experience as a facilitator and presenter to introduce a debate with a panel of your selected experts. However, one of those 'experts' is not as expert as Alan would have the audience believe! Whether he be introduced as takeover strategist Helmet Merger, Austrian-born media relations expert Dr. Kurt Manher or the mad Scottish doctor and nutritionalist (and author of the bestseller 'Fast Food for Fitness!') Dr. Peter McDonald, or any number of other entirely fictitious characters, Simon will test the audience's credibility before the laughter destroys all of his character's credibility.

 

Who is Alan?

Alan Patching is an internationally recognised expert in project management, and one of Australia's most in-demand international presenters on motivation, marketing, sales, leadership, management and negotiation. Perhaps best known as the CEO of the owning entity of Sydney's Olympic Stadium, he is a highly-regarded business author, his leadership and management expertise reflected in The Futureproof Corporation, written in collaboration with Dr. Denis Waitley of the USA. Alan is an adjunct professor at the University of Technology Sydney, and is Executive Chairman of the Asia Pacific operations of giant US corporate education organisation Management Concepts.

Alan has also studied the writing and delivery of humour at The Actors' Centre in Sydney.
Visit Alan's website for more information

The hypothetical approach

Alan and Simon thrive on spontaneity and flexibility. Whether you require a definitive hypothetical session to broaden thinking and attitudes within your organisation, or simply to use out-of-left-field hypothetical scenarios to foster more serious discussion on important matters, they will happily design a session approach to suit your specific needs. Perhaps unusual for people with such a depth of cutting edge and high profile business experience, both are excellent humour writers, so you can be sure things will never get any more serious than you want them to be.

"What a great after lunch session. These guys are very smart business people, and very quick wits. The audience was not sure how to take Dr Kurt Manher right up to the end.

When you work with Alan and Simon you understand why their hypothetical sessions are so good. They put everything into the writing and preparation, and even more into the session itself. They absolutely love what they do, and it shows that factor in itself was more than worth the investment."

Jack Wessells Inter-Departmental Accounting Group, Queensland Government, Australia

"I want to express thanks for your part in making this event such a winner for the FTA and all those who attended. Success usually comes from a mixture largely of preparation, ability and dedication. Your professional approach combining all of these qualifications ensured a result that exceeded our expectations."

-Garry Button, Congress Co-Chairman, Finance and Treasury Association Ltd, Brisbane