PROFILE
Theo is the only known survivor of a 22,000 volt electrical shock through the heart and shares his amazing story with audiences across the globe. When he removed his insulated gloves while working on a damaged transmission pole, he made a decision that would impact himself and his family in ways he couldn’t have imagined.
But why would an experienced liney make what hindsight would tell you was such a poor decision? Theo captures the precise moment he puts his insulated gloves between his knees and removed his hands. He shares his thoughts, his feelings and more importantly his motives leading up to the exact moment of impact. Co-Author of Get Real: Staying Alive For A Living and a seasoned veteran, Theo will assist your Managers and Leaders and every Member of your team to truly understand the ‘real’ psychology of incidents—with first-hand experience.
Theo will make you discover something about yourself you didn’t know. About your innate human nature. That although taking risks is normal and inherent in every human being, you could potentially be the next fatality at your workplace. That’s why it’s important to talk about it and bring it out in the open. By allowing Theo to share his story, people are impacted in a way that they are reminded of what can go horribly wrong when they take a shortcut.
Discover “3 Key Lessons” that Theo learned while he was waiting to die in hospital. Get “inside” a major workplace accident and discover first-hand how easy it is for a short cut to turn into a catastrophe. When you book Theo to speak at your workplace or function, people are reminded of the hell and heartache that Theo has endured. Most people never forget the lessons Theo will impart.
Theo delivers an unprecedented presentation. He can talk to your workforce directly, on site, or deliver a compelling message at your function and provide you a way of connecting your own safety message with your people—on a much deeper and emotional level. The level where transformation occurs.
SPEAKING TOPICS
Just Another Day
Using tried and tested psychological concepts, Theo Venter examines why incidents and accidents still happen in your workplace today through his Just Another Day keynote presentation.
He uses his own tragic story as living proof that a fatality lurks just around the corner, waiting silently in the background until someone in the workplace takes a “convenient option” (short-cut). Theo discusses the role of every individual within your organisation in his must-see presentation. Not just for each and every member of your work crew or work team, but for managers and leaders alike.
- “Be” Theo Venter, as you experience what it’s like to remove your bare hands from your gloves.
- “Be” distracted by the voices in your head saying, “DON’T DO IT,” then removing your gloves anyway.
- “Be” amazed at how close Theo is to the mark when he asks the audience, “Have you ever been in that situation too?”
Watch all the hands go up. It will shock you to know how many people are taking risks every day in the workplace and not knowing it.
