Gary Bertwistle …founder and director, Blue Moon Creative....
Gary is Australia’s new pioneer in creative thinking and problem solving. With over 20 years experience in Marketing and Promotions, he has extensive knowledge across a diverse ran...
Being a believer of simplicity, Gary was able to present this workshop in a very straightforward, uncluttered but outstanding substantial manner. From now, I will never see marketi...
AMI Institute
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Elaine Canty …pioneer in media, sport and law....
Elaine Canty is a respected broadcaster, journalist, lawyer and businesswoman, whose passions (amongst others) are the law, the media and sport. In 2001 she was listed in the top 1...
Elaine read her audience very well and pitched her talk perfectly. Very entertaining and funny. Elaine was also very easy to look after.
A.C.H.S.E. Melbourne
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Peter Couchman …master presenter....
Peter Couchman's reputation was forged on the ground-breaking ABC current affairs programs This Day Tonight and the highly respected Four Corners, the long-standing benchmark of Au...
Held the day together extremely well - showed excellent understanding of seminar objective. A most pleasant and co-operative gentleman.
A.S.K. Promotions
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Gavin Freeman …the Business Olympian....
Gavin Freeman is the author of the Business Olympian and the creator of the Business Olympian series of professional development workshops.
Gavin has a Bachelor of Science Degr...
Gavin provided Hudson with an engaging and insightful presentation on two fronts. Firstly a chance to look at the world of sport and athletics from the inside and secondly, an unde...
Hudson
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David Galbally …from the courtroom to the boardroom....
David Galbally is a leading Australian QC and son of Australia’s greatest criminal lawyer Frank Galbally. He has appeared in more than a dozen murder trials with his father.
Da...
David's talk was entertaining and interesting. He captured and held the audience's attention very well.
Australian Taxation Office
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Richard Morecroft …versatility and style....
Richard Morecroft is perhaps best known for his 20 years as the face of ABC television news and the host of many other programmes, from current affairs to business and documentarie...
This the 4th year in a row that Richard has acted as MC for our Convention, and delegates continue to praise his contribution to our program. The value that Richard brings to our ...
Abacus - Australian Mutuals
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Robert Motton …the art of presentation....
When it comes to persuasion Rob Motton knows what it takes to have his audience accept the image and believe the message. Rob will amaze, inspire and challenge you to improve your ...
Rob gets 10/10. Co-operative, easy going in the preparation. The troops had a great laugh and it was a great hoax.
Department of Natural Resources & Environment
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Catriona Rowntree …multi-talented media personality....
Catriona Rowntree is well-known as the presenter of the Nine Network's Getaway program. She studied journalism after working as a researcher with Business Review Weekly, 2GB and P...
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Ian Stephens …sales results, coaching and talent retention....
Ian Stephens is one of Australia’s leading keynote speakers on customer service, business development and a variety of other subject areas. He is a speaker with a passion for the ...
In my 15 years as a HR professional, I have never seen a speaker capture an audience’s attention like Ian did with his speedball routine. Inspiring, fresh, and still talked about, ...
Cleanaway
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Bob Feldman ...improving your personal and professional life. ...
Bob Feldman is an international professional speaker, corporate trainer, executive coach and management consultant for communication and presentation skills. Born and raised in Ch...
Bob Feldman is an excellent performer, uses theatrical techniques to bring life to the class. Unusual and very enjoyable!
Ministry of Education (MOE) (Singapore)
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David Jones …reinventing virtuoso drumming and percussion....
David Jones is a leading Australian drummer with an international reputation. His presentations start with a drum solo and then he divides his audience into groups, each of which w...
Bang bang boom boom ! bravo ………. Thoroughly loved this presentation, very thought provoking ……….. excellent as a starting point, made you think about your personal aspirations, whe...
Catholic Ed. Business Administrators Association
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Des Mueller …former Vice Chief of the Australian Defence Force....
Lieutenant General Des Mueller was Vice Chief of the Australian Defence Force between June 2000 and July 2002 before retiring. He entered the Royal Military College at Duntroon in ...
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Tonya Roberts …lifestyle broadcaster....
Tonya Roberts has worked as a journalist in both print and radio for almost a decade. She joined the ABC in 1991 and since then has worked in the rural and metropolitan current af...
Tonya's presentation was great. She had clearly put some effort into preparing for the event and it showed, particularly the language she used which aligned with what we had asked ...
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
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Peter Ryan … counter-terrorism expert....
Peter Ryan was the top British police chief who arrived in Australia in 1996, with the toughest job in the country; to reform the NSW police service – considered to be one of the m...
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Toby Travanner …entertaining and challenging....
R.E. (Toby) Travanner is a professional corporate trainer, keynote presenter, master of ceremonies and consultant. His primary area of expertise is coaching individuals and teams t...
Some two weeks later I am hearing comments like 'I'm telling everybody I meet about this great course I've just done'... you have given the team... the confidence to motivate them ...
Cumberland Lorne Resort
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Michael Adams … leading market researcher....
Michael Adams is one of Canada's leading market researchers. Since co-founding Environics in 1970, he has guided the firm's growth from a two-person consultancy to one of Canada's ...
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Nigel Allan …building people, making champions....
In 1972, Nigel Allan commenced his selling career in the motor vehicle industry and has since been Australia’s Number One Telephone Productivity Salesperson on five separate occasi...
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Annette Allison …media, public and corporate relations....
Annette Allison is known and respected for her life long involvement as a journalist and communicator in the print and electronic media, and for her role as one of Australia's lead...
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Chris Aston James …issues facilitator and top event Chairman....
CEO of Aston James International Pty Ltd for over 25 years, Chris Aston James was previously Chief Executive, UK & Europe, Drake International Pty Ltd - a group of eight Business U...
To whom it may concern
I have known and worked with Chris Aston-James over many years. Most recently, he facilitated a number of 'think tank' workshops for PricewaterhouseCoo...
PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Eric Bailey ...activational speaker and team energiser....
Eric Bailey is one of the most sought after motivational speakers and organisational motivators in Australia.
His story will move you, his determination will motivate you and h...
“His presentation is engaging, as he reaches the students on their level, and uses humour, real life and serious messages together to create an atmosphere of serious fun… Personall...
Jennifer Adams, Clairvaux Mackillop College
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Alan Bean … fourth man to set foot on the moon....
Captain Alan Bean, Apollo 12 Lunar Module Pilot, became the fourth man in history to set foot on the moon. As Commander of Skylab Mission II, he lived 59 days in space, 270 miles a...
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Ian Berry … maximise the value of your business....
Professional Speaker and Business Educator Ian Berry’s philosophy is simple; the greater the value of your workplace relationships, the greater the value of your business. He also ...
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Dean Blomson … acquisitions, product development and innovation....
Dean Blomson is the current Director of Strategy for Fonterra New Zealand, and more recently held the position of Managing Director in Australia and New Zealand for Corporate Value...
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Marcus Buckingham ... one of the world's best business speakers....
Marcus Buckingham is one of the world's most sought-after consultants and speakers. As the Global Practice Leader for The Gallup Organization's Strengths Management practice, he ha...
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Glenn Capelli …stimulating business results....
An author, songwriter, radio and television presenter and creator of the Dynamic Thinking course for Leadership, Glenn Capelli has delivered a message of creativity, innovation and...
Excellent - enormously successful - you were voted as the most successful presenter at the conference. 90% of respondents gave you an excellent rating with others rating you extrem...
Advanced Professional Systems Ltd, Auckland
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Randall Clinch …moulding our own destiny....
Randall’s methodology has been credited with preventing numerous suicides. He has gained an Australia-wide reputation as a leader in changing the attitudes of young people towards ...
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Patrick Cordingley ...leadership, control, team-building and decision-making....
Patrick Cordingley commanded the 7th Armoured Brigade (the Desert Rats), comprising 5,000 men and equipped with tanks, armoured infantry, artillery, engineers and support services....
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Kerry Cue …the unbeatable power of humour....
As one of Australia’s most electrifying and witty all-rounders, Kerry Cue is just the remedy needed for minimising stress and maximising energy and vitality! Her columns in the Her...
Kerry was delightful, a “finishing touch” to the first day. Her lecture was humorous, interesting and “spot on” regarding difficulties women face on changing direction and expecte...
18th Aria Pty Ltd, Melbourne
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Mike Da Silva …the leading authority on promotional marketing....
Mike Da Silva is recognised as a leading global authority on Promotion Marketing. He is a pioneer in the Sales Promotion Industry in Australia, the United Kingdom and the Asia Paci...
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Fabian Dattner …envisioning the future....
Fabian Dattner is well known to many Australians. She is a regular commentator in the media on corporate ethics, organisational alignment and leadership issues. Through her compan...
Fabian's session on leadership was extremely well received. Fabian very successfully included the entire audience in an understanding of "leadership" and its practical application ...
AMP Insurance Company
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Bryan Dawe …master of satire and humour....
One of Australia's funniest satirists and humorists, Bryan Dawe is well known for his long-running interviews with John Clarke on ABC TV's 7.30 Report and as one of the stars of it...
Bryan was fantastic - a perfect way to end our breakfast function. People were talking about his performance all day!
Boating Industry Association of Victoria
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Richard Day …speaker, facilitator, coach....
Richard Day is a dynamic Professional Speaker, Corporate Facilitator and a successful Life and Business Coach and has been working within the Leadership, Business Management, Healt...
It was a refreshing change to have a person of your talents address our delegates. Your professionalism and encouragement created an incredible reaction from many of the delegates ...
AMP Agents
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Andrew Demetriou ... CEO of the Australian Football League....
Andrew Demetriou is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Football League recently taking over from Wayne Jackson who held the position for 6 years. For three years prior t...
Very good
Landmark
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Catherine DeVrye … good service is good business....
Combining the energy of Gen Y with the experience of a Baby Boomer, Catherine has the 'street cred' to deliver the results you're after.
Before becoming a best-selling author of...
Thank you for the tremendous contribution to our business & the participative culture we have developed. Part of our success is due to your involvement & I am most grateful.
American Express
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Amanda Ferguson …cutting-edge psychologist and hypnotherapist....
Amanda Ferguson is a registered psychologist and hypnotherapist. She has been in private practice as a counsellor and psychotherapist for over 14 years and for over 10 years as a c...
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Phoebe Fraser … remembering our third world obligations....
Phoebe Fraser spent six years working in emergency situations throughout the world. With experience in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Balkans conflict Phoebe’s experience c...
Personally I found Phoebe to be excellent to deal with and I could tell from our friendly chat before the event that she was going to be excellent. She is a great Australian ambas...
Melbourne Girls Grammar
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Chris Gabriel … Director of Finance, Optus Business....
Chris Gabriel is the Chief Financial Officer of Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco). Appointed to this role in November 2005, he is accountable for Finance, Treasury, Reve...
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Jane Hall …world-class expedition racer....
Jane Hall is a high achiever in every sense, with a PhD in Marine Ecology, a former Director of CleanUp Australia and 13 World Titles in Paddlesport. (kayak, racing ski, outrigger ...
Jane was absolutely wonderful, inspiring - the perfect person for what we wanted to achieve.
Allens Arthur Robinson
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Rick Hansen … determination....
Rick Hansen epitomises “determination”. In the summer of 1973, Rick was a free-spirited, athletic fifteen year old who had a life altering automobile crash that left him a parapleg...
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Terry Hawkins …a leading presenter in human performance....
Terry Hawkins has established herself as one of the leading presenters in human performance. With 20 years experience as a trainer in a myriad of industries, Terry draws on a vast ...
Wow!!! What can I say? Terry Hawkins is absolutely fantastic!!! This woman is the most amazing and inspiring speaker I have ever listened to. Her presentation, delivery and energ...
Century 21
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Chris Helder …mastering communication with your clients....
Chris Helder is one of the most in demand speakers in Australia.
His messages can be life changing in both the personal and business spheres; and while Chris is often called u...
As a result of Chris’s skills the program was enjoyable and quickly absorbed. There have been immediate improved results in behaviour and increased selling skills.
ANZ
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Avril Henry … communication skills and human relations....
Avril Henry graduated from the University of Cape Town in Accounting and Economics, migrating to Australia in 1980, with two suitcases, $500 and a dream to live freely and make a d...
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Hilary Henshaw … a living example of the power of music....
Speaker, singer, composer, educator, actor, company director, wife and mother. Hilary Henshaw is an international speaker and entertainer who is in a class of her own. She has tour...
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Stephen Hodge …Australian cycling champion....
Stephen retired from competitive cycling at the end of 1996, following a long career which began in Canberra, where he also completed a BSc degree at the Australian National Univer...
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Bruce Hughes … personal coaching expertise....
Bruce holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Australia and is also a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA). He is a highly-regarded facilitato...
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