View the full webcast from our Melbourne and Sydney showcases!

PLUS: Spend 5 Minutes with advertising and marketing Guru Dan Gregory!

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We have just completed our Melbourne and Sydney National Speaker Showcases for 2011. Both events were complete sell outs again this year.

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Due to the huge success of 2010's sell out National Speaker Showcases and the amazing feedback we received from our clients, we are excited to announce our National Speaker Showcases for 2011.

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Our '5 Minutes with O' video library continues to grow, with an additional new video for you to view below. Videos are a fantastic way to enjoy a real close up of our speakers and see first hand what makes them an expert in their chosen fields.

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Get an iPad When You Book a Speaker! Yes, you heard it right, book a speaker in the month of March and get an iPad!

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The start to any new year is always invigorating for me. I've had time to think, read, reflect and plan....and am always keen to get proactively stuck into what we've set up for the year.

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National Speakers Showcase Roadshow a Huge Success!

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With spring in the air and two successful Showcases in Sydney and Melbourne under our belt, we are excited to bring you our Brisbane Showcase in September (15th) at The Hilton Hotel.

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As the cold weather starts to kick in the team at Ovations have been heating things up the last month with a series of successful showcases in Melbourne and Sydney. Be sure to check out the photos and the speaker line up futher down.

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Ovations National Speaker Showcase 2010 road show is coming up this month. The biggest event of its kind will showcase over 30 of Australia’s finest speakers and entertainers including international guest speakers Tim Gard, Stephen Lundin and Ngahihi Bidois.

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At Ovations, we are always looking for new ways to communicate and share important information with you, so we have started Onews video updates. Expect to see our videos each month bringing you the latest in the world of speakers and the world at O.

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We recently had the pleasure of spending an afternoon with one of the top 25 speakers in the world, Peter Sheahan, to see what he's been up to. The fact that Pete spends the vast majority of the year in North America and Europe means he gets to bring back to Australia some fascinating global case studies.

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In a recent survey of 360 Ovations' clients' we discovered your top three reasons to buy. 1. Relationship - If you haven't met your Ovations consultant yet, let us introduce ourselves! Please click the videos below to meet a few.

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Road Show or Traveling Circus

Your choice of presenter can make the difference

1. Consistency vs Economy
One of the first considerations in booking speakers for a road show is whether to book a separate speaker from each area or state that your road show will be working, or to book one speaker that will travel to all areas. The issue here is deciding which is the most important: Having multiple presenters which will reduce travel and accommodation costs, or having one presenter which will provide a much more consist presentation and bring further advantages as the presenter becomes increasingly familiar with your target audience and their typical questions. This aspect alone and the fine tuning it allows can make a big impact on the overall success of your show.

2. As good to work with off stage…
Something that is often not considered when booking one presenter to cover the whole road show is the personality or temperament of the presenter.  You or your colleagues may have to live with this person for several weeks, so have a presenter with an agreeable personality will have a marked beneficial effect on the overall performance of the team. The last thing you want is to have a moody or inflexible presenter bringing the tone of your show down. So seek advice here from your consultant to ensure compatibility. We have a saying on the office, “Are they as good to work with off stage as they are when presenting on stage?”

3. Travel Partner
Not only will you have to live with your presenter for the period of your road show, but you will also have to accommodate them and pay for travel. So in choosing one presenter for the whole term of the show your Ovations consultant will also give consideration to whether the presenter is flexible in their travel arrangements are they happy with economy airfares, are they overly fussy about accommodation, do they have expensive demands.    

4. Local Considerations
In traveling the various countries and cities throughout Asia there is always local issues and local pride. In preparing your road show it is good to investigate some of the more dominant ones and incorporate these into your briefing with the presenter. This can make a considerable difference in how the audience relates to the presenter and therefore to the message you are endeavoring to impart. READ MORE