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Adam Salzer, Director/Greater China at PricewaterhouseCoopers, is an economist by education and practice, with 20 years experience in high level strategic and management consultancy throughout Asia Pacific. Mr. Salzer has extensive experience in Greater China and was responsible for establishing the first HR joint venture consulting group between a Western HR company and a Chinese government ministry in the early 1990s.

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It's refreshing to find a successful face in business involved in day to day business and brand expansion. Winning the first season of The Apprentice Australia has set Andrew "Morello" well on this path. It was clear to see that Morello put the summation of his life, learning and impeccable work ethic into the series. Willing to "walk the talk" and standing behind his values he won the hearts and ...

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Charmaine Keegan-sales influencer, trainer, author, international speaker, and founder of Smarter Selling-is a transformational sales expert with over 30 years' international sales & leadership experience. She redefines modern sales excellence through the powerful intersection of mindset, communication, & strategic commercial savvy. Renowned for her dynamic, catalytic presentations, she empowers leaders and professionals to be collaborative Trusted Advisors - blending proven sales methodologies with neuroscience, NLP, and psychology to boost personal & team performance.

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  • Topics [{"Title":"CLIENTS BUY FROM TRUSTED ADVISORS","SubHeading":"Modern Sales & High Performance Mindset","Content":"

    Modern sales is constantly evolving in a dynamic marketplace.<\/p>

    Buying journeys no longer follow a predictable funnel; they are complex, non-linear, and involve multiple, well-informed decision-makers.<\/p>

    Clients are more discerning-instead of seeking a 'deal', they are looking for a subject matter expert and a 'partner'.<\/p>

    This means today's sales professionals need to be proactive, employing a collaborative and sophisticated sales communication framework that establishes their credibility long before the first client conversation.<\/p>

    Welcome to my signature, transformative keynote that unveils and redefines how successful sales professionals gain the leading edge by positioning themselves as The Trusted Advisor. Revealing the psychology and phases of modern sales, you'll discover the crucial stages of positive "pre-selling"- influence that authentically demonstrates your expertise and authority, becoming the trusted voice clients turn to.<\/p>

    We'll explore how to craft compelling messages and meaningful conversations that resonate deeply with clients, compelling them to choose to do business with you.<\/p>

    Key Takeaways to be on the front foot:<\/p>

    Understand how to adopt a high-performance mindset that primes you for consistent success<\/p>

    Learn three powerful "pre-suasion" strategies to 'pre-sell' a client with integrity<\/p>

    Discover immediate action steps to stand out in your marketplace with authenticity, confidence and certainty.<\/p>

    Develop techniques to elevate your market position and be the obvious client choice as a Trusted Advisor and authority in your field.<\/p>"},{"Title":"CONVERTING ROADBLOCKS TO REVENUE","SubHeading":"Embracing Objections as Opportunities","Content":"

    Objections are to be embraced as catalysts for demonstrating your value.<\/p>

    When handled masterfully, empowered sales teams openly lean into and embrace objections as a call for more information and a strategic opportunity towards deeper client engagement and understanding.<\/p>

    This powerful keynote integrates advanced sales communication and psychological insights to understand why clients hesitate, and how you can 'pre-sell', inform and educate them early on, positioning yourself as a Trusted Advisor.<\/p>

    By exploring the intricate landscape of sales interactions, we'll explore:<\/p>

    \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The real reasons objections arise<\/p>

    \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How to pre-empt and prepare for different types of objections<\/p>

    \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Recognising that your personal mindset, beliefs and personality style critically influence client projections and interaction<\/p>

    \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Understanding how your personality type affects your relationship with objections which may inadvertently create client communication barriers and feedback avoidance<\/p>

    \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Reading and understanding your client's beliefs and how to guide and educate them<\/p>

    You'll comprehend the 5 key places to anticipate likely objections and how to strategically think ahead, paving the way for a smooth and professional client interaction where you are converting potential resistance into meaningful dialogue by collaborating and partnering, educating and guiding.<\/p>

    It's never about the money. It's about the outcome.<\/p>"},{"Title":"NLP & THE NEUROSCIENCE OF COMMUNICATION & INFLUENCE","SubHeading":"Rewire Your Sales","Content":"

    Dive deep into the fascinating world of Neuro-Linguistic Programming as I reveal powerful insights that transform and enhance communication in sales conversations and business relationships.<\/p>

    In this eye-opening keynote, I'll uncover the hidden patterns driving human behaviour and decision-making, showing you how to leverage these insights for more influential engagement.<\/p>

    Discover how unconscious messaging, deeply held beliefs, assumptions and hidden biases influence and shape every interaction. Learn how to read these subtle signals in others (and yourself!), as I share advanced NLP techniques that help you improve and adapt your communication style for maximum impact, creating more authentic and meaningful connections.<\/p>

    Key Takeaways:<\/p>

    \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Recognise unconscious buying strategies<\/p>

    \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Master the nuances of language that trigger positive responses<\/p>

    \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Develop a deeper understanding of what truly motivates our thinking and behaviour<\/p>

    \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Learn to harness your mindset for effective communication<\/p>

    Whether you're in sales, leadership, or client services, these powerful NLP insights will transform your ability to effectively communicate, influence, and build trust-based relationships for positive outcomes.<\/p>"},{"Title":"READING AND MOTIVATING DIFFERENT PERSONALITY TYPES","SubHeading":"The Power of Understanding People","Content":"

    Effective interpersonal communication is fundamental to all professional and personal success.<\/p>

    Every person has their unique communication style, yet our own defaults and assumptions can create unintentional barriers to building meaningful connections.<\/p>

    In this dynamic and engaging keynote, you'll learn the art of speed-reading people, as we reveal subtle behavioural cues that signal different personality types and communication preferences, enabling you to effectively transform your leadership and communication style that resonates with your team, colleagues and clients for better outcomes.<\/p>

    Drawing on insights from the Extended DISC model, you'll discover powerful techniques to adapt your communication approach to create stronger, positive connections at every interaction that turn challenging relationships into productive partnerships.<\/p>

    Understand what truly drives different personalities and how to tap into these core motivations for more effective collaboration.<\/p>

    Whether you're leading and inspiring peak performance, building team cohesion, or solidifying client relationships, these practical communication insights will help manage expectations, build genuine connections that enhance both interpersonal and business success.<\/p>"}]

  • Testimonials [{"Referee":"Jon Yeo, TedX Melbourne Licensee","Content":"Charmaine is a true sales expert. \nAs a natural speaker she holds an audience, keeps them engaged and interested. \nYour audience will be inspired, motivated and driven to succeed. \n\nWhat strikes me about Charmaine's work is her sharp mind, brilliant insight and ability to articulate an effective message simply. Her work is the real deal. Her love and passion for sales is evident throughout her speaking engagements as she gets the audience rethinking what sales actually is.\n\nHer fun, light-hearted way of addressing an audience immediately puts them at ease. On stage she is the same as off- natural, down to earth, practical and sincere.\nAdapting to all audience types her talks are always a hit for its engagement, laughter and overall, the powerful key messages on \"how to build trust and how easy it is to sell.\"","Sequence":null},{"Referee":"Chris Knieram, CEO, BDAA","Content":"We had Charmaine speak at our national industry body conference for over 200 delegates. Clearly a sales and communication expert she seamlessly guided and enlightened our members on simple steps of how to make selling easy. \nThe session was hugely informative, very practical, relevant and highly engaging. Charmaine welcomed and made audience participation easy, answered questions insightfully and made the topic of 'selling with integrity' fun and interesting. \nCharmaine is incredibly down to earth, and her session was authentic and very 'real'. She exudes a passion for sales and absolutely loves helping others understand how natural sales can be. She conveys all of this in a genuine, yet energetic and animated style. \nCharmaine is a true professional, from the very first touch point with us she cared about our conference outcome and did some targeted pre work ensuring she knew our focus areas, as well as obtaining a clear understanding of our members and what value she could bring to them and to us. She kept it very relevant. Charmaine is a natural on stage and some 'curved balls' showed just how seasoned she is in handling 'vocal' audiences and public speaking in general. \nWe have had such positive feedback from the delegates that we have invited Charmaine to share more tips at our next national conference.","Sequence":null},{"Referee":"Sam Osborne, Conference MC Strata Community Association VIC","Content":"Charmaine's presentation on sales wasn't just informative; it was a masterclass in captivating storytelling and strategic insights at our association's prestigious company director's retreat. With her eloquence and depth of knowledge, she skilfully wove together anecdotes and industry expertise, leaving our audience spellbound and inspired.\n\nHer ability to distil complex concepts into digestible nuggets of wisdom ensured that every attendee walked away with actionable strategies to elevate their sales performance. Charmaine didn't just deliver a speech; she orchestrated an experience that resonated deeply with our audience.\n\nFrom the moment we connected, Charmaine and her dedicated team proved to be consummate professionals, making the entire process seamless and enjoyable.","Sequence":null},{"Referee":"Brett Clemens, CEO, ALRA","Content":"Not only is Charmaine a Total Sales Expert, she's phenomenal at delivering the content. No-one holds an audience's attention quite like Charmaine, we quite literally held onto every word she said, as her delivery is energetic, engaging, funny, entertaining, and above all effective!\nShe has her finger on the pulse of all things sales, influence, communication, mindset, NLP, psychology of human behaviour (when anyone would want to buy off you). Her style is down to earth, engaging and interesting. Weaving in relevant, often humorous stories. The sessions are always upbeat, positive and inspiring.\n\nI've hired Charmaine twice now for two different events. The first was for my team whom are experienced sales professionals, they soaked up the insights, wrote copious notes of how to engage more meaningfully and were motivated and inspired.\n\nThe second time was an event for 50 of my clients.\nSharing some of the best sales tips I've ever heard, Charmaine is all about how to be the Trusted Advisor, to be The Authority in your field and Subject matter expert. How to have integrity and authenticity. How to bring value. How to engage more meaningfully.\n\nWe had fantastic feedback from that event and are planning another and having Charmaine run that again.","Sequence":null},{"Referee":"Joe Sing, Event Director, Head of Sales","Content":"As an industry mentor and published author on headofsales.com.au, Charmaine's sales and speaking expertise is remarkable. Her infectious drive and positive energy coupled with her vast knowledge of modern sales techniques, naturally captivates an audience while she seamlessly educates and inspires. \n\nWe were delighted Charmaine accepted to be a Keynote speaker at the 2024 Head of Sales Symposium sharing latest insights, advice and practical tips on how to convert more business as Trusted Advisors.","Sequence":null},{"Referee":"Rod Buchecker, CEO Mentor & Chair , Vistage Worldwide","Content":"Charmaine stands out as a proven sales expert and speaker, in the way she connects with an audience.\n\nHer dynamic energy coupled with her credible content on latest sales and communication techniques on how to 'influence' with integrity and authority, helps business leaders set new benchmarks in sales and leadership.\n\nHer passion and professionalism spark and enable insights that help people unlock new parts of themselves as she moves the dial in what defines client and sales success today.\"","Sequence":null},{"Referee":"Caitlin Peterson, Marketing & Communications Mgr, Safety Champion Software","Content":"Charmaine had been recommended to us as a keynote speaker, and it's clear why. \nShe is a total professional. Her upbeat yet down to earth manner delivering tailored content was spot on, making her credible and relatable to everyone in the room!\"","Sequence":null},{"Referee":"Wayne Zhou, MD , Training Gyms","Content":"As a Keynote speaker and presenter, Charmaine was the best I've seen.\nDynamic, motivational, fun, inspirational, relevant, and practical.\nIt blew us away. Everyone was hanging on every word whilst scribbling insights and action points.\n\nFrom the very first contact Charmaine was different. It was outside of hours; it was a long weekend. She replied professionally, already looking up our business and tailored a response. As MD I was already impressed.\n\nThe content was the best I've seen.\nThe latest in Neuroscience, NLP, Hypnosis, Communication, Influencing, Sales, and Customer Service Excellence techniques.\n\nShe imparted an expertly crafted session that had the exact mix of learnings, insights, workshopping, sharing, laughing, and rewiring!\nThe delivery is the best I've seen.\n\nNaturally full of positive uplifting energy she is a natural in front of audiences, oozing proactivity, and accountability (you are in charge of your state). Down to earth and relatable. Putting everyone at easy, making it both safe whilst stretching\/challenging thinking framed in the right way, easily answering questions in a way that empowered and provided confidence.","Sequence":null},{"Referee":"Mark Hodgson, CEO, Coach, Author, Mentor, Speaker - Transformational Leadership Consultancy","Content":"A few months ago a client said 'I've hired this Gun Sales Guru, you should meet her' and there she was - the very Charmaine I had worked with 20 years ago where she was the '220' for our corporate company (the salesperson 'Second To None').\n\nBright, positive, driven, structured, a high achiever and motivated I knew she would go on to make great things happen.\n\nSo, she trained that team and it was a hit, so much so that we [at another event] shared the stage for a keynote on 'how to drive growth'.\n\nCharmaine engaged and lit up the room, her infectious positive stance created a memorable experience, sharing practical tips on how to have integrity, authenticity AND be commercially minded, positioning yourself as the Expert and bring value.","Sequence":null},{"Referee":"Matt Brannelly, Strategic Advisor, NFP Hub Founder","Content":"Charmaine was enlisted to speak to our group of CEOs. \nShe was able, with ease, to deliver a fun, informative session. She has a process to ensure she understands how best to serve your audience, and this meant the session was relevant, informative, interesting and added value to each person.\nCharmaine has a way to drive home key messages and kept it professional whilst being upbeat, motivational and fun. \nHighly recommend Charmaine for a lively, inspiring session where your group will learn practical skills they can apply immediately. We can't wait to invite her back.","Sequence":null},{"Referee":"Gill Walker, President, PSA NSW Professional Speakers Association","Content":"I would certainly recommend Charmaine for any sales-focussed audience to benefit from her mindset training. \nCharmaine delivered an awesome presentation, perfectly tailored to our audience, demonstrating a real understanding of our needs. She was incredibly easy and a pleasure to work with.","Sequence":null},{"Referee":"Richard Trigg, Founder & CEO, Arete Executive Search","Content":"Charmaine has an innate ability to demystify the art of sales into practical and more importantly immediately implementable strategies to inculcate a desire to service (and therefore sell) into the culture of any organisation. Her presentation style is passionate, accessible, empowering and equally applicable and appealing in both the boardroom and at the coal face. I can't recommend her highly enough.","Sequence":null},{"Referee":"Lisa Sweeney, CEO, Business in Heels","Content":"Charmaine customised and delivered a fabulous session at our Business Solutions Summit, entitled \"SALES: how to sell with integrity and authenticity\". \n\nHer energy and enthusiasm created a quality impactful event that had our attendees raving!","Sequence":null},{"Referee":"Sonia Irani, Max My Profit","Content":"Charmaine addressed our event of 70+ business owners with professionalism and ease. She made it fun to be in sales, made it easy to sell and showed them how to make it easy for their customers to buy. Very down to earth and funny she gave them practical tools to drive more sales. She had come highly recommended from someone on the speakers' circuit- and immediately it became clear why. Thanks again for joining us at our Business Acceleration Quarterly Conference Charmaine. I can safely say the entire team and all the guests thoroughly enjoyed the talk!","Sequence":null},{"Referee":"Ben Fewtrell, MD\/MP, Max My Profit","Content":"Charmaine has partnered with us on several speaking engagements addressing 70+ business owners with professionalism and ease, bringing our valuable sales insights to our members on how to drive revenue with integrity. She came highly recommended by someone on the speaker circuit, and it was clear why: each time she is an absolute winner!\n\nThe expertise she brings is enormous, she makes selling and everything to do with sales, obvious and easy. The way she conducts the session is always uplifting, inspiring, fun, practical and motivational.\nWith her authentic, down to earth manner, she gets everyone engaged, involved and enjoying themselves. \nPractising what she preaches, she makes each speaking even about us and our members, she cares about the outcome, always looking at bringing the most value. A joy to partner with","Sequence":null},{"Referee":"Tarun Changrani, GM, Coregas Australia","Content":"Charmaine addressed and engaged with 85 of our senior sales professionals and leasers at our national conference. Her enthusiastic interactive style elevated everyone. \n\nThe entire team were motivated, energised, pumped and ready to face new challenges. \n\nThe feedback we got was there was a lot of value!","Sequence":null}]
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David Julian Price has been speaking, training, consulting, coaching and facilitating since the early 1980's. He has presented throughout Australia in all cities and many country and isolated communities. David has also presented in New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, the USA and the UK David's work includes, keynote speaking, leader of workshops & training, speaking and presentation coaching, and ...

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Elliot Epstein enables senior managers and sales teams to master the next level of persuasive business communication in order to drive those bottom line results. Elliot works with many top 100 Australian companies, high profile sports people and BRW fast 100 companies, improving everything about the way they present. In addition Elliott is also an experienced MC for conferences, sales, leadershi ...

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The Interrogator Behind Saddam Hussein's Capture In July of 2003, Staff Sergeant Eric Maddox was deployed to Baghdad alongside intelligence analysts and fellow interrogators. Their assignment was clear: gather actionable intelligence - leads that could be used to launch raids on High Value Targets within the insurgency. After months of chasing down leads, following hunches and interrogatin ...

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Eytan Segev - The Profiler is a world-leading expert in face reading, body language, and micro-expressions. For over 19 years he has trained global corporations, security agencies, and thousands of professionals to master the art of human connection. A board member of the Virtual Speakers Association International, Eytan is a captivating international speaker and bestselling author of The Complete Guide to Face Reading and Body Language, inspiring audiences worldwide to influence, connect, and lead with confidence and impact.

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Iven has a background in psychology and is a graduate in marketing. In sales he has been a qualifying member of the "Million Dollar Round Table" and as the youngest regional manager at Australia's fastest growing Life Insurance Company looked after over 50 branches and a team with production in excess of $15 million annually.

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Rising to notoriety with his most-viewed TED Talk (top 200 out of 60,000), What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection, which became the basis for his bestselling book and #1 audio book, Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection, Jia Jiang has become the world's foremost expert on rejection. A top-booked speaker, Jia is the sought-after authority on empowering confidence and resilience, overcoming one's fear of rejection, and daring to be bolder in both life and career. His upcoming book, The Art of Achieving Ambitious Things (Simon & Schuster, May 2026), expands on his mission to help anyone overcome obstacles and achieve their dreams and goals by adopting his breakthrough One Action Goal system. Jia's tenacious (and often, humorous) journey from teenage Chinese exchange student to entrepreneur and high performance, personal development guru has captivated Fortune 500 audiences such as Google, Dell Technologies, Johnson & Johnson, Visa, Allstate and others. He consistently earns rave reviews and the personal thanks of audience members who credit Jia with changing their lives.

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John helps leaders and teams use brain science to achieve high performance and create the culture they want. John is a highly skilled facilitator, presenter and trainer. He is also a professional mediator with extensive experience in conflict resolution. John brings to our clients a deep understanding of their needs and the challenges they face in today's rapidly changing world. He works side by ...

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