Bryce Courtenay AM
Speaker Profile
Born in South Africa, Bryce Courtenay was educated in Johannesburg and the UK. He arrived in Australia in 1958 and became an Australian citizen the following year.
He entered advertising and over a career spanning 34 years was the Creative Director of McCann Erickson, J.Walter Thompson & George Patterson Advertising, and much awarded both in Australia and overseas.
As a lecturer and speaker he was invited by the Chinese Government to give the first series of lectures on the subject of Advertising and Free Enterprise. He has lectured on the power of the individual to achieve any end purpose in Asia, the UK, the USA, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada and in his own country and is rated as one of the top five speakers in Australia.
However, he is best know as Australia's top selling novelist with titles such as The Power of One (translated into 11 languages and the subject of a major movie of the same name), Tandia, April Fool's Day, The Potato Factory, Tommo & Hawk, The Family Frying Pan, A Recipe for Dreaming, The Night Country, Jessica, Solomon's Song, Smoky Joe's Café, Four Fires, Matthew Flinders' Cat, Brother Fish, Whitethorn, Sylvia, The Persimmon Tree, Fishing for Stars, The Story of Danny Dunn and his latest, Fortune Cookie.
In 1995 Bryce Courtenay was awarded The Order of Australia AM and in 2005 an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) from the University of Newcastle.
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Client Comments
Client Comments
- Bryce is amazing. The energy and passion he puts into every story is breathtaking. His story telling reached out to every single person in the audience and finished with a resounding standing ovation. He was mobbed as he came off the stage and consoled people that were in tears having been moved by his speech. And the best bit, he is a lovely man.
DDB Group Asia Pacific - Bryce was very well received and was extremely inspirational and motivating to all that attended the event.
Perpetual Investments - Bryce was brilliant - we were presenting a business to business concept and needed to add some va va voom to the morning and ensure a good attendance. Bryce did not disappoint.
Pacific Magazines - Bryce was a very interesting and dramatic speaker, all of our clients were very impressed with his presentation, and they are still calling to let us know how much they enjoyed the night thanks to Bryce.
Crosbie Warren Sinclair - Bryce's presentation was inspiring. He is really quite awesome. The audience enjoyed his presentation immensely.
Australian Society of CPAs - Some three hundred and twenty delegates and partners were entertained by his highly professional
spellbinding address. As a measure of their appreciation, at the conclusion of his address the audience gave Bryce a standing ovation.
Corporation of Insurance Brokers of New Zealand - Bryce is a master storyteller and our group loved him.
Schwarzkopf - Many thanks for an outstanding keynote address which served to set the scene for a very positive Conference. More importantly, given that a lot of individual agents are feeling the effects of "hard times", the confidence to believe in themselves as a solution to their problems rather than look for someone else to do it for them was a very real message. The input of your speech was unbelievable. I was inspired greatly by the personal vision you have expounded and practised.
Australian Eagle Life Limited - Bryce's presentation was definitely one of the highlights at each of the venues and was enjoyed enormously by all who attended. Feedback from attendees has been extremely positive on all aspects of the program and we look forward to the possibility of working together again in the near future.
Digital Equipment Corporation - Many thanks for your talk to us all. Your speech was certainly "food for thought" for most of us - my secretary told me that she hoped I especially was taking note (!!) and I know most of the spouses in the audience also could appreciate where you were coming from! From all the feedback we are receiving from the Conference, it certainly appears you were one of the 'highlights'.
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu - Delegates commented that they didn't notice the passage of time
Institute of Municipal Management - Bryce Courtenay is the loveliest man I have ever met and he was not only professional but gracious.
Bay Street Communications - The delegates rated Bryce's presentation as No.1
Showstopper Events - Very entertaining, a meaningful talk that had the audience captivated.
Real Estate Investors Network - Engaging, dynamic, entertaining.
Yahoo!7 - Engaging, dynamic, entertaining.
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