Dr. John Paling has produced numerous award-winning
films from across the world. As a result, he is able to
incorporate spectacular wildlife sequences as appealing
metaphors to illustrate his live stage presentations.
His insightful perspectives make him a respected thought
leader in the field of dealing with change.
National
Geographic Society
Producer/Photographer of Emmy Awarded Wildlife Programs for
National Geographic Society, BBC and PBS Nova.
Keynote speaker for many years running at Constitution Hall
in Washington DC presenting his “Lessons from Nature” on
behalf of the National Geographic Society
Films
and TV
20 Years
Experience as Producer/Film Maker of over 50 Wildlife
MoviesFounder
and Director of Oxford Scientific Films,
EnglandAppeared/Produced/Filmed National
Geographic Society TV Special "Realm of the
Alligator"-winner of two Emmy AwardsOn-camera wildlife expert for "The
Disney Club" TV SeriesNational Science Foundation's
Video Series "Science Helper" ProducerHost of Award-Winning TV Series
"Outdoors With John Paling"
University Professor
Formerly Biology Professor at Oxford
University in England, University of California, Santa Cruz
and University of Florida, Gainesville.
Experienced
International Speaker
For over 30 years and in 58 countries, Dr. John Paling his
been sought after as a valuable resource who uses fresh and
entertaining approaches to remind organizations about what
we humans can learn from the lessons from nature:
He has made many
speaking appearances for the National Geographic Society at
Constitution Hall in Washington and for the Young
Presidents Organization world wide. He continues to be in
demand as a keynote speaker and seminar leader to major
corporate groups and associations including World Bank,Legg
Mason, GM. IBM, Target, 3M, Shell Oil, Ocean Spray, Pfizer,
Eastman Kodak,Shell Oil.Ocean Spray, TVA,Monsanto and many
other organizations.
Founder of The Risk Communication Institute
offering simple tools
to help people put risks into perspective so that they can
thrive in the uncertainties to the modern world
Author
of popular and technical books - including
Squirrel On My
ShoulderSnowy & Company: The
Science of Pets
Up to your Armpits in Alligators? How to sort out what
risks are worth worrying about.
Author
of Popular Articles
Many including Reader's
Digest and National Geographic Society World
magazine
Winston Churchill Award
to travel the world
filming examples to illustrate the theme “Aggression in
Animals and Man”, This was one of the first examples of
John Paling’s “Lessons from Nature” , aimed at stimulating
fresh perspectives on important topics.(1973)
Elected
President of 5000 strong Student Union at Birmingham
University in England
involving considerable
experience in public speaking and other leadership skills.
For many years
John combined an academic career as a professor with that
of a professional photographer of wildlife movies. As well
as his time at Oxford, he was a Regents' Professor at the
University of California and on the faculty of various
departments at the University of Florida (including Human
and Environmental Toxicology, Education, Entomology and
Nematology and, Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of
Health Sciences.) Although he has several university
degrees (5 including two honoraries), his passion for life
enables him to successfully popularize his message for
audiences at all levels.
He has made many speaking appearances for the National
Geographic Society at Constitution Hall in Washington and
for the Young Presidents Organization world wide. He
continues to be in demand as a keynote speaker and seminar
leader to major corporate groups and associations including
World Bank,Legg Mason, GM. IBM, Target, 3M, Shell Oil,
Ocean Spray, Pfizer, Eastman Kodak and many, many other
organizations.
Deliverables
John
reliably provides his audiences and clients with simple
tools to help them better achieve their goals in this
rapidly changing world. He is valued in part because of his
Paling's Perspectives - ideas and questions that he puts
into play that invigorate fresh thinking.
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