How to Present – Presentation Skills Tips from the Masters – Downloadable audio series

More than 20 years ago, Amanda launched her speaking career by talking about connections that count, leading with the heart, motivating with laughter, and bringing out the best in people. With today's mergers and cross-cultural workplaces, Amanda stresses the importance of creating joyful corporate communities that bring people together productively and profitably.         Author of four books and numerous videos, Amanda has a degree in Physical Therapy, a major in Psychology, and expertise in physical therapy, group dynamics, neurolinguistics, and occupational health. She has worked in corporations, colleges, hospitals, and private practice and has often been interviewed on radio and TV on her areas of expertise. Author of four books and numerous videos, Amanda has a degree in Physical Therapy, a major in Psychology, and expertise in physical therapy, group dynamics, neurolinguistics, and occupational health. She has worked in corporations, colleges, hospitals, and private practice and has often been interviewed on radio and TV on her areas of expertise.

Glenn Capelli is an author, song writer, television and radio presenter and the creator of the Dynamic Leadership Thinking program. Glenn has presented his message of Working Smarter and Innovation Thinking in 27 countries. His award winning US cable television series ‘Born To Learn’ aired to over 26 million households weekly and his Thinking Caps radio pieces have aired on the ABC throughout Australia and are currently on 3AW Melbourne. Glenn is a Sir Winston Churchill Fellow, a member of MENSA, a much awarded NSAA speaker and his book Thinking Caps is in bookshops throughout Australasia.

Energy, Passion, Fun ….that’s Lisa McInnes-Smith! She is Queen of the corporate stage and a master of audience participation. Along her incredible journey, Lisa has presented to more than one million adults across twenty-two countries, inspired one million young Aussies, authored seven best selling books and is the first person outside North America to be inducted into the international Speaker Hall of Fame. She has an extraordinary gift to communicate, connect and transform.              Lisa’s focus is Peak Performance – how to be the best you can be in business, and all areas of life. She has a burning passion to encourage and inspire people to make the most of every opportunity and to participate fully. Through her studies, research and many years connecting with corporations and business people, Lisa knows what it takes for people to change – to change direction, change attitude, change behaviour and change outcomes. She also knows that people don’t go to conferences just to learn; they also want to be entertained. Yes, people want to learn, but they don’t want to be just told. Hence, Lisa has developed a unique process of teaching her principles. Her fast-paced keynote presentations take her audience on a journey, an unforgettable experience where they are challenged to embrace a new way of thinking about, and seeing, their current world. They are touched and inspired to grow. Commitment to her craft, and her audiences, has placed Lisa in the top echelon of corporate keynote speakers in this country. She is a master of large audiences. Her largest audience to date is 33,000. She is definitely one of the best! Lisa speaks regularly throughout Australia, Asia, NZ and the US. She has shared the stage with two American Presidents, one Vice President and a host of celebrity entertainers, including the late Ray Charles.

Bruce is a relationship specialist and a proven performer in achieving results through people for over 24 years. His practical, hands on experience is based on working in both the community and business. He is a Husband to Gillian of over 20 years, a Father to Hannah and Declan and he currently balances this with being a Director of six private companies.               Managing his own businesses since his teens, by age 24 he had established his own million-dollar network of businesses and he has an extended track record of working with a wide range of private and public organisations’, both in Australia and overseas. His enthusiastic, entertaining and hands-on approach gets long term tangible results and has resulted in 100% of his work being generated from repeat and referral business, which is of course the strongest possible testimony to his skills. Bruce has worked with individuals, families, businesses and communities providing education and opportunities for personal improvement. It is this experience that has given Bruce a unique understanding of our ability to relate to one another in the workplace and at home. This is what sets his work apart and gives a very practical and timely insight into the human side of the corporate environment. Bruce is a CSP which is the highest possible international qualification & accreditation for professional speakers. He is also the 2007 National Speakers Keynote Presenter of the Year and the Author of Hannah’s Christmas Gift, 1 Life Journal, and Rippa! How To Have The Energy Of A Four Year Old Almost Everyday.

David is an expert on the ethics of selling and one of Australia’s most sought after conference speakers on sales and success. He is a business owner, author, and the founding director of SalesCoachCentral.com which is an on-line world leading membership site that helps business owners (and anyone in sales) build the skills, and confidence to win more: new, repeat and referral business. With over two decades of helping corporate Australia create sales cultures to be proud of, David has degrees in business and human resource development as well as an MBA and a Masters in Professional Ethics. AND, in 2008 David was inducted into the Speakers Hall of Fame winning both the Educator Award for Excellence as well as the coveted Nevin Award which is the highest professional speaking award granted by the National Speakers Association of Australia.

Marty Wilson used to be a Pharmacist… but he hated it. Then he became an Award Winning Advertising Copywriter… but he hated that too. Then he worked for seven years as a full time Stand Up Comic on the UK circuit – handling hecklers at the time Australia lost the Ashes and the Rugby World Cup, And now he is a bestselling author, a successful speaker, but more importantly for us today he does what he calls “Be More Funnier Mentoring” where he takes people’s meat and potatoes presentations and does a bit of a Jamie Oliver on them, spicing them up, adding some herbs, and making their speeches, pitches or sales presentations come to life.

Rodney Marks is Australia's misleading comedian. He is a corporate hoaxer, an impostor … a comic in a business suit. His comedy satirises management language, in the form of fraudulent keynote speeches at business events. His website says it all: www.comedian.com.au.

I’m excited to say that Catherine DeVrye was awarded the 2010 Australian Keynote Speaker of the Year award. She is the author of a #1 best selling book titled ‘Good Service is Good Business’. Her latest book is titled ‘Paperclips Don’t Grow on Trees’…Other best-sellers, translated into over a dozen languages, include: ‘Hope Happens’ and ‘Hot Lemon & Honey’…and the late Sir Edmund Hillary said…’Information in this book can lead you on the road to success’. It must work because Catherine is a past winner of the (Telstra sponsored) Australian Executive Woman of the Year Award…and an Australia Day ambassador.               Catherine DeVrye was an executive with IBM for a decade where she held numerous roles in sales, marketing and management development. Prior to that, she was Director of Sport for the Victorian Government and involved in the establishment of the Life. Be In It campaign-and a speech writer and advisor to two government Ministers She has a Master of Science degree and has attended short courses at Harvard University and lectured at the Melbourne Mt Eliza Business school- Catherine has completed marathons, bungee jumped, swum with sharks, climbed 20,000 feet to the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro, cycled over the Andes & even trekked to Timbuktu in search of new material for presentations. Her memoir, nominated for the National Biography prize- is titled Who Says I Can’t? On the cover Bryce Courtenay says: ’story of hope and perseverance-when’s the movie?…. And perseverance is something one needs to be a successful professional speaker for nearly two decades.

Dale Beaumont is widely recognised as the expert for those that want to “build profile” fast and make more money. He is also remarkably the author of 16 best-selling books, which have collectively sold over 250,000 copies. Incredibly, 11 of those books were published a single year, a feat that earned him the title ‘Australia’s Most Prolific Author’. With an amazing track-record of personal and business success, Dale is now a sort-after speaker. He teaches others how to quickly become a micro-celebrity in their field.

It is no accident that Terry Hawkins is one the most sought after speakers in Australia, New Zealand and increasingly the globe for her dynamic, informative and memorable presentations.               Ask Terry what her specialty is and she will tell you simply - PEOPLE. Terry knows how to give her audience a great time whilst they learn strategies that can change the way they look and feel about life forever! She is one funny lady and her gift of connecting with people from every walk of life allows her to deliver high impact, hilarious and thought provoking presentations – she takes the complicated and makes it so simple to understand that it indeed seems like magic. Rather than bamboozle the audience with jargon, Terry will deliver a message that will be nothing short of spectacular. This lady is engaging, insightful and inspiring! It's hard to describe the impact Terry Hawkins will have on your audience. She is one of those rare people who can deliver a message that you will remember forever! Terry is also a successful author and well established business woman. Her training company People In Progress was founded in 1988 and 20 years on it continues to be a leader in the delivery of high impact, results based learning. Having personally trained over 100,000 people in the business sector, Terry knows what works and what doesn't work when it comes to learning. She is a pioneer in developing leading edge programs and presentations that support teams and businesses in finding their 'gap' and achieving their goals.

Avril was the first female speaker I ever saw when I came out of uni and entered the workforce and she was a key inspiration behind my choice to become a speaker and trainer.               Before forming her own company in 2003, Avril’s career spanned over senior roles in Finance, IT, Project Management, Change Management and HR across multiple industries and countries. Over the past seven years, she has transformed herself from a corporate executive into a successful presenter, public speaker, author and corporate motivator. She has delivered hundreds of keynote addresses and workshops to companies and industries in Australia, New Zealand and other places around the world. She is the author of “Leadership Revelations: An Australian Perspective”, “The Who What When and Y of Generation Why?”, and is a co-author of the book “Ideas, Original Perspectives from Leading Thinkers”. She is featured in the book “Secrets of Inspiring Leaders Exposed”, as one of Australia’s most inspiring female leaders. Her latest book is entitled “Inspiring Tomorrow’s Leaders Today: Breaking Down Generational Barriers At Work”. Avril has been honoured in the 2009 and 2010 Australian Who’s Who of Women, as one of the most inspiring businesswomen and female leaders.

Siimon Reynolds is one of the most well known and respected names in advertising. Siimon is a motivated and driven man, with an outstanding career history. He was described by "60 minutes" as one of Australia's youngest, self made millionaires and is very passionate on subjects such as lifestyle, focus, dedication, and one’s own personal power.               His success in the Advertising and Marketing industry is almost unprecedented. He won his first award for advertising while still at school. At just 21, Siimon was appointed Creative Director of Grey Ltd. (He was around 15 years younger than the average Creative Director.) In age 23 he co-founded OMON Ltd. Which in the four years he was there, won Agency of the Year twice. In 1989 OMON opened in New York and was soon voted one of New York’s 5 most creative new agencies, by the New York Times. It’s clients included Toyota, Phillip Morris and the Trump Organisation. In 1995 Siimon won the highest advertising award in the world, the Grand Prix at Cannes. In 1996 Siimon bought half of VCD, which within one year grew by 500% and won 1997 Advertising Agency Of The Year. Siimon is a winner of the International Advertising Association Scholarship and NSW Young Achiever Of The Year, career section. He is the only Australian to have won every major industry award in the world; Newspaper Ad Of The Year, TV Commercial Of The Year and Magazine Ad Of The Year as well as numerous Australian Awards. He has lectured nationally on advertising to over 50,000 business people, and is a successful author in six countries. Simon Reynolds speaks on success in Marketing, Advertising and Life.

Sam Cawthorn is awesome! He is the 2009 YOUNG AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR for Tasmania. Less than 3 years ago he was involved in a major accident and DIED, thankfully he was resuscitated. He was left with an amputated right arm and a permanently disabled right leg. Since the accident Sam has become a thought leader and expert in corporate and personal turnarounds. He is obsessed with not only bouncing back but bouncing forward. He captivates his audiences with stories of hope for the future, he empowers people through his story of life after death and he delivers a powerful call to action to everyone who is fortunate enough to meet him and hear him speak.