Speaker Profile: Clive Lewis
Clive Lewis is a world-leading expert in Mind Mapping, Speed Reading, accelerated learning and related aspects of managing information overload, creative thinking and motivation at work. He is also the Director of Training and co-founder of Illumine Training.
Clive has unparalleled experience of delivering speeches and breakout sessions to diverse groups and organisations throughout the public and private sector in the UK. He has developed a reputation for delivering entertaining and inspiring keynote speeches and presentations. Some recent engagements have included:
- Mind Mapping and Problem Solving Keynote sessions delivered over 3 continents for a major Financial Institution
- Creativity for Managers in a major business unit of a major UK bank
- Professional Institute Conferences and branch events
Through his wide business experience (along with a business degree and accounting qualification, he has worked to FD level in the IT industry) Clive creates customised interactive experiences to ensure meaningful dialogue among attendees. Seminars can be based around key themes, current issues or shared working experiences. His business acumen is reinforced with his regular training and coaching of a range of clients in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. He works at all levels within organisations and draws on his experience and enthusiasm for his subjects in all of his speaking assignments.
Clive is also a highly experienced executive coach providing one to one coaching to senior business professionals.
Clive's profile is such that he is frequently asked to comment in the media. He has been interviewed for news programmes on BBC World Service, Channel Five and Five Live as well as most of the major national newspapers. In addition he has written numerous articles about managing information overload and creative thinking. Most recently these included pieces for The Guardian, Training Journal, The Manager, Personnel Today and Customer Management.
Clive published his first business book in 2007 called 'The Extraordinary Reader'. The book concentrates on the techniques of Speed Reading and Clive's own INSEAK® system (Intelligent Strategy for Effective Acquisition of Knowledge) model.
Clive was elected a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in 1992 and is a member of the Institute of Directors. Prior to co-founding Illumine in 1996 he spent eight years as a Senior Management Consultant with Coopers & Lybrand. As a Consultant he led many assignments in diverse industries and has worked in many different countries and cultures. He draws on this strong business background to ensure that everything he does is grounded in practical and pragmatic applications.
He is licensed by the Buzan organisation to conduct training in their full range of mental literacy programmes and in 2005 Illumine Training was appointed as the preferred corporate partner of the Buzan organisation.
If you would like Clive to speak at your next event call us on +44 (0)1753 866633, or email info@illumine.co.uk.