Dr Michael Hewitt-Gleeson is one of Australia’s most inspiring motivational speakers. His talks are both thought-provoking and entertaining. He has taught more people how to think than any Australian in history.

He’s shared the platform with Presidents, Prime Ministers and CEOs and has been engaged to motivate thousands of audiences in over 20 countries around the world.

Michael is also sought after as a facilitator for high level boardroom retreats, strategy meetings and international business conferences.

(Michael conducting a masterclass for business leaders in Shanghai)

TOPICS

Topics are tailored for each audience from these areas:

• innovation and creativity

• how to design a better future

• business survival and growth

• work and life balance

• selling and marketing.

 

AUDIENCES

Since 1970 he has conducted masterclasses and given keynote lectures to Australian and international audiences.

Many of the world’s leading organizations and corporations have engaged him from the United Nations and the White House to IBM, Fujitsu, BMW, General Electric, AMP, Telstra, Vodaphone, Saatchi & Saatchi, Australian Institute of Sport and St Kilda Football Club.

Michael’s been invited by governments and businesses in Canada, China, Bermuda, Indonesia, Tahiti, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Netherlands, Mexico, Spain, France, Israel, Japan, Italy, Greece, Malta, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia.

BIOS

• Short Bio – Innovation/Creativity

Dr Michael Hewitt-Gleeson co-founded the School of Thinking, with Edward de Bono, in New York in 1979. He holds the world’s first PhD in Lateral Thinking and currently runs the longest-running program in the world for teaching thinking, innovation and creativity skills. His presentations have been enjoyed by Fortune 500 companies, governments and schools worldwide. He is the best-selling author of Software For Your Brain.

• Short Bio – Sales/Marketing

For over 25 years Michael Hewitt-Gleeson’s sales and marketing strategies have been successfully implemented by companies such as IBM, General Electric, Coca-Cola Amatil,  Telstra and ANZ Bank. He is the best-selling author of NewSell, WOMBAT Selling and Multiply Your Business By Ten!

• Long Bio

For additional background on Michael’s unique experience and career which combines military, science and business: http://www.schoolofthinking.org/who/who-dr-michael-hewitt-gleeson/

FEES

Michael’s personal appearance fees also include: Research, Pre-event Client Consultation, Planning & Preparation, Production of Handouts and Report & Recommendations (where appropriate).
• There is no limit to the number of participants at any event.
• Recording and replication by prior written agreement.
• 50% deposit on confirmation of booking.
• Plus Business Class travel and accommodation and airport transfers.

INTERNATIONAL: 50% surcharge on all fees

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• KEYNOTE – AUD$6,500.00              (30 to 60 minutes)
For breakfast, lunch or dinner meetings; conference motivational presentations; keynote addresses; or branch, regional or national sales meetings.

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• MASTERCLASS – AUD$8,500.00 (90 to 180 minutes)
This intensive and interactive Masterclass is used for imparting mastery of skill, not just knowledge and entertainment. Clients use the MasterClass for in-house training, off-site professional development, sales and marketing conferences, or management development at any level. See 2011 topics below.

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• FULL DAY – AUD$11,500.00 (in Australia).

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•  PERSONAL COACHING  – AUD$1,000.00 per month
For career acceleration coaching. Personal daily training and guidance and live weekly tutorials with Michael. Individual and corporate members. 100 maximum members considered for 12 month assignments.

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MICHAEL’S ‘STRONG TOPIC’ FOR 2011:

“Multiply Your Future By Ten”

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VIDEOS

These two of Michael’s lectures have been attended by thousands of people in Australia and around the world:

• On THINKING – “The Thinking Switch – cvs2bvs”

- http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8711542767099301869

• On SELLING – “The Selling Switch – uncheck2check”

- http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1914750376913106627

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KEYNOTE or MASTERCLASS—How to choose?

What is the big difference between the Keynote/Conference and the MasterClass presentations?

The big difference is between knowledge and skill.

KEYNOTE (30 to 60 minutes)
Conference audiences enjoy the Keynote Presentation because it gives them knowledge—it’s informative, provocative and entertaining. The audience leaves on a high which helps make the conference or meeting a success.

MASTERCLASS (120 minutes to 180 minutes)
Participants in the MasterClass take away skill. In addition to getting knowledge, they participate in a series of 3-minute drills. It’s fun, interactive, challenging and they get a measurable increase in skill which they take away to use in their business or career and at home with their family.

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“Thinking is the skill of leading your self. Leadership is the skill of helping others to lead themselves. So is selling. Like all skills, thinking, selling and leadership can be learned and developed with training”.
- Michael Hewitt-Gleeson

• DESIGNING YOUR FUTURE

“Innovation and The Future of Your Enterprise”
• 120 minutes with Dr Michael Hewitt-Gleeson
The Speed of Innovation MasterClass is a 2-hour interactive training workshop. It also includes the School of Thinking’s renowned ‘59 Minute Course in Thinking’. The purpose of this MasterClass is to double the participants speed of innovative thinking during the class! The class is provocative, cutting-edge and science-based, powerful, interactive and entertaining. It includes a series of 3-minutes drills. These drills guarantee the members will double their speed of innovation during the masterclass.

• THE NEWSELL MASTERCLASS

• 120 minutes with Dr Michael Hewitt-Gleeson
What is the number one most productive thing that any business owner or manager can do?

The most productive thing that any manager can do is to ensure that all their team members are skilled thinkers about better ways to increase their business revenues and to grow their margins. Those managers and employees that are not skilled thinkers at doing this are marking time, churning costly overheads and missing many of the opportunities for growth. The Newsell MasterClass members will learn how to use the two Newsell strategy switches: CVS TO BVS and UNCHECK TO CHECK.

• THE WOMBAT SELLING MASTERCLASS

• 120 minutes with Dr Michael Hewitt-Gleeson
Participants in this masterclass will leave with a new insight into the power of replication—online and offline—and how to exploit this power through word-of-mouth marketing. They will have developed at least two ways they can employ WOMBAT selling to accelerate their own business success.

WOMBAT stands for Word-Of-Mouth Buy And Tell (you can email for a copy of the book WOMBAT Selling: How to sell by Word of Mouth here). The name of a customer is the basic unit of business measurement. One of your most valuable assets is your list of names—your database. The best way of adding names to your list is by Word of Mouth or WOM. This is sometimes called Buzz Marketing. WOM is when your existing customers tell someone on their own database about you and your offer. This kind of replication is very powerful and is the basis of WOMBAT selling or referral selling. A WOMBAT is a customer who becomes a virtual salesperson for your offer. They bought, they are happy, they tell others. This works best when the customer is very satisfied.

• THE SHADOW OF THE FUTURE

• 120 minutes with Dr Michael Hewitt-Gleeson

QUESTION: What is the shadow of the future and who cares?

In the military, because the bottom line is so severe, this is a fundamental question that all practitioners must be able to answer with clarity. Yet, very few people in business can give much more than a fuzzy answer to this question. This is a big problem. This helps to explain why the way in which so many businesspeople approach the game of business makes such little sense. They are reactive, not proactive. They make decisions in a vacuum. Many otherwise competent business leaders, when they decide to think and talk about strategy, end up focusing and thrashing around various tactical ideas. They end up missing the forest for the trees.

Participants in this masterclass will graduate with a clear understanding of the difference between strategy and tactics and will have developed at least two ways they can employ these concepts to accelerate their own business success. The class is thought-provoking, entertaining and practical. It has immediate application to the success of their business.

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2 Responses to “KEYNOTES & MASTERCLASSES – Motivational Speaker and Business Facilitator”

1. Paul Says:
   October 19th, 2011 at 6:50 am

   Michael,

   Congratulations on a great career and on helping so many people improve their thinking !

   Paul Schurr
   USA

2. Melanie Williamson Says:
   May 18th, 2011 at 12:52 pm

   Dear Michael,

   Please contact me in regards to a speaking engagement for my client.

   regards, Melanie