After 25 years in the business, Andrew Klein is one of Australia's most engaged and engaging Professional Conference MCs.
He is also one of this country's foremost speakers and trainers on Presentation Skills and Pitching for Business.
A former corporate lawyer, Andrew brings his casual yet corporate style to proceedings, be they face to face or online. He is well-known on the conference circuit for his informal yet professional style, entertaining speaker introductions, live interviews, and quick wit and improvisational skills. He is also adept at connecting with vastly different audiences, including adapting seamlessly to the virtual format.
Andrew aims to make your event memorable and engaging by injecting a professional touch, energy and humour, whilst maintaining full respect for the organisation and people. He does extensive research for each event to be familiar with the industry, people, products and sponsors.
Kicking each session off on a high note, introducing speakers personally, interviewing speakers or sponsors, facilitating panels, hosting dinners, Andrew ensures all these elements are run seamlessly so your conference achieves maximum impact.
Andrew has had years of experience in the virtual events space, having appeared on TV many times and having hosted numerous online conferences and webinars pre-2020 - and since the start of Covid, Andrew has shifted comfortably to the online space, now having hosted over 50 virtual events and counting.
Andrew's past clients include Westpac, Suncorp, PoolWerx, CSL, Macquarie Bank, GPT, Discount Drug Stores, BT, CGU Insurance, CPA Australia, Sanofi Healthcare, Elders, Castrol Oils, Hotondo Homes, Hire & Rental Industry Assoc, ANZ, MLC, Dymocks, Aon, KPMG, QBE, NSW Health, AIA Insurance, Mortgage & Finance Assoc. Australia and his daughter Lucy's Year 9 Science class!
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Master of Ceremonies
Andrew is one of Australia’s most in-demand Professional MC / Hosts (both face to face and virtually).Master of Ceremonies
Andrew has brought his casual yet corporate MC style to countless conferences and events over the past 20+ years, engaging audiences across Australia, the Asia Pacific region, South Africa and the USA. Since March 2020, he now also works as required “live” from his home office or local studios.
Andrew thoroughly researches each client, tailors his material accordingly and writes his own script notes, yet is well known for his quick wit and ability to think on his feet.
He has also become well known for his ability to involve the audience in proceedings, adapt to vastly different audiences and for his improvisational skills.
His unique, intricately researched speaker introductions, his lively conference openings as well as his final night conference summaries transform a potentially dry conference room into an environment where laughter and learning blend seamlessly.
Andrew is not a comedian, although he uses appropriate humour constantly. Rather, he is a specialist Professional MC, so he knows how to make a conference Agenda run smoothly and ensure the conference messages are delivered effectively.
Having worked (pre-Covid19) on several virtual events, appeared on TV many times and presented countless webinars, he is well versed in the world of online events and has now (since Covid) hosted, spoken and trained extensively in the virtual format. See link below.
He is now very comfortable to say he is “Virtually an MC.”
The comments from his impressive list of clients (see testimonials) are testament to his prior planning, unique style of delivery and client engagement.
Andrew will partner with you to bring a new creativity to your event, creating an atmosphere where learning is easier… as people learn more when they have been having fun… resulting in people gaining better value for their conference dollar.
Life's A Pitch
(How to pitch yourself and your business to stand out from the pack)Life's A Pitch
Whether introducing yourself at a networking function, presenting to clients or prospective clients, competing for a contract or trying to convince colleagues or stake-holders of the merits of a new initiative, your success depends on catching and holding your audience’s interest.
This interactive session pinpoints the key areas where your leadership team, staff, franchisees or stakeholders can improve the design, structure and delivery of their pitches, ensuring that their key messages are articulated and delivered effectively.
Andrew’s sessions are packed with practical tips on how to pitch your business or offering, to make it cut through in this age of noise and message overload - to stand out from your competitors and sound inspiring, ‘must-have,’ different etc.
Whether you pitch or present to one person, a small group or a large audience, this interactive session aims to invigorate, provoke, educate and entertain.
A former corporate lawyer, apart from being one of this country’s most in-demand Professional MC’s, Andrew is a respected authority in the area of Pitching and Presentation Skills. He has extensive experience working with corporate, government and industry association professionals, assisting them in creating and delivering pitches and presentations that stand out and keep the desired audience focused and engaged.
Andrew does in-depth research before each presentation ensuring his content is totally tailored to your organisation. His style is super-energetic, interactive, laden with humour, case-studies and practical tips.
He has delivered Pitching related sessions to a wide variety of clients including BT Financial Group, Minter Ellison, Elders, Dymocks Books, CGU, Randstad and the International Bar Association.
Presentation Skills (How to Awe Them Not Bore Them)
How to radically improve the design and delivery of your presentations to make them memorable, dynamic, effective and oozing with personality.
Presentation Skills (How to Awe Them Not Bore Them)
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Andrew is one of Australia's most in-demand professional MC / facilitators and a respected authority on presentation skills. A former corporate lawyer, Andrew has brought his casual yet corporate MC style to countless conferences and events over the past 15 years, engaging audiences across Australia and the Asia Pacific region.Andrew Klein chats with former PM Julia Gillard
Andrew was an excellent MC and we would definitely have him back at our next conference. He was very responsive and very understanding when it came to the challenges and changes had to deal ... keep reading KPMG ADVISORY
Thanks Andrew. Wonderful. It made my job so much easier knowing that our MC had everything under control"
An absolutely marvellous job - somehow you manage to make it feel fresh and new each time"
I have asked Andrew Klein to MC 3 of our National Conferences and he's always a crowd favourite. His well-placed humour and wit, coupled with outstanding organisational skills have ensured each conference to be a success!
I cannot recommend Andrew Klein highly enough! We have used Andrew to MC our Dymocks conferences for the last five years, and each year he gets better and better! Andrew's professionalism to his role as MC is beyond any other MC that I have worked with. He researches thoroughly, personalises every experience, and uses humour brilliantly to inject energy and laughter to the group. Our conferences have been a great success over the years, and much of that is down to the job that Andrew does for us here at Dymocks!
Andrew is an absolute professional. He is articulate, entertaining and works well with the organising team. The conference feedback strongly endorsed his performance
I have had Andrew as MC at our annual conference for three years now and he is the first person I book once our dates are locked in. Why? Because he is great to work with, proactive and ensures everything runs smoothly. As an event organiser, it is great to know that Andrew takes an active interest in our event, with a detailed briefing prior to the event, great suggestions on how things can be improved, then actively seeks me out to ensure the next segment is ready to go and that there has been no changes or additions during the event. I am also very impressed with the amount of pre-work he completes to ensure that every introduction is personal, funny and right on the mark, keeping it fresh even when he introduces the MD of our organisation time after time. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Andrew as an MC for any event I think he amazing both as an individual and an MC!
