Olympic Silver Medalist Christian Sprenger's swimming career began at the Australian Swimming Championships where he qualified in the 100 m and the 200 m breaststroke, placing second in both events to qualify for the Olympics in Beijing. He failed to make the finals in either event but picked up a silver after swimming in the heats of the medley relay. Later on in the year he won nine individual ...

Known for his ability to entertain, to inspire and to energise, Andrew Griffiths has become a highly sought after keynote speaker. Widely acknowledged as Australia's #1 Business Author, Andrew has ten books that are now sold in over fifty countries around the world. He is published by Allen & Unwin and Simon & Schuster, two of the biggest names in the publishing industry. Andrew is also an ene ...

Colin is a world class keynote and conference speaker and facilitator, bringing a fresh, challenging approach to topics as diverse as Adaptive Leadership, Managing in Chaos, The Change Game, Influencing Anyone Every Time amongst a host of others. For the past 23 years Colin has worked all over the world as a Speaker, Facilitator and Workshop Leader for some of the world's leading organisations. 

Rachael led the Australian expedition to Davis Station, Antarctica - the second female to lead a team at the Station and the youngest ever leader. She managed a team of 18 people through the long, dark, Antarctic winter and through trial and error built a resilient and highly successful team based on the foundation that 'respect trumps harmony'.

Since returning Rachael has completed her MBA, written 2 best-selling books, Leading on the Edge &Respect Trumps Harmony, and has presented at over 2000 events around the world.

At one of our most incredible showcases to date, Andrew Daddo, Bob Pritchard, Rachael Robertson, Glynn Nicholas and Colin James wowed the audience.

The video of the showcase is online now!

Our first ever showcase on the Gold Coast at the new Hilton Surfers Paradise was a huge success.

With a lineup of 5 outstanding speakers, the attendees went away buzzing.

Watch the showcase online now!

Five superb speakers and celebrity MC Virginia Trioli created an amazing morning to a totally sold out event.

Watch the showcase online now!

We had a star studded line up with comedy legends Peter Berner opening the showcase and Fiona O’Loughlin closing it.

To relive the event click through to the photos of the showcase.

The first of our 2011 National Speaker Showcase series got off to a great start in Melbourne. Record numbers and five of Australia’s top speakers including James O’Loghlin wowed the crowd.

To relive the event click through to the photos of the showcase.

We were extremely lucky to secure #1 NY Times Bestseller author and speaker Keith Ferrazzi for a very special showcase event. The room was at full capacity and people left inspired to develop their professional relationships.

Another super successful Speaker Showcase to complete our National Speaker Showcase series for 2010. The room was packed with a five speaker line up, two of them Internationals.

We already have clients asking us to be invited to next year's series!

Record numbers of clients joined us at The Hilton Hotel while our seven speaker line up left an impression.

To relive the event click through to the photos of the showcase.

Now you can also watch the showcase online!

A big thanks to our speakers and everyone who attended The Novotel Hotel for our Melbourne speaker showcase – it was agreed that the Ovations community in Melbourne is certainly growing momentum annually.

To relive the event click through to the photos of the showcase.

Now you can also watch the showcase online!

We would like to pay special thanks to everyone who made this event possible: The Merivale Group and The Ivy Room staff for their remarkable service and scrumptious breakfast spread, Haycom Staging for their flawless AV management and equipment hire, Speex for the video sessions – what a great new way to communicate and Eventpix for the event photography.

To re-live the event you can view all the photos here.

Olympic Gold and Silver medalist, Telstra Swimmer of the Year and five-time Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist Alicia Coutts star continues to rise. Alicia had overcome several personal health setbacks. Excelling in her junior swimming career, glandular fever stifled her ambitions to qualify for the Melbourne Commonwealth Games. When she joined the Australian Institute of Sport health complication ...

John is renowned as being one of Australia's foremost business marketeers. His sales-stimulating marketing ideas for businesses both small and large, have blown the lid off conventional marketing thinking. He subscribes to the theory that one's marketing should have 'wow factor' and this mantra is obvious in everything he does. In the early 80's, John organised the famous 2SM radio station Rocktober Festivals. John later established his own advertising agency and boasted clients such as News Ltd, KFC, McDonald's, 7 Eleven, Coca-Cola and Caltex. John sold his advertising agency to concentrate on producing a ground breaking, feel good television program called, Dreams Can Come True for the Ten Network. Hosted by Daryl Braithwaite, the series revolved around delivering surprise 'dreams' to needy people. John's 'wow factor philosophy' once again came to the fore, with him convincing the likes of Michael Jordan, Princess Di, Paul Hogan, Meatloaf and even Steven Spielberg. Testament to John's marketing prowess is his recent coup, getting Jerry Seinfeld to be the spokesperson for the Greater Building Society's advertising campaigns. (The Greater Building Society being one of John's clients.) Given that Jerry has only ever appeared in two other advertising campaigns, American Express and Microsoft, even John admits that this was 'the wow of all wows!'

Emma Freedman is widely regarded as one of Australia's brightest emerging talents. From early beginnings in the sport of horse racing, she has quickly expanded her involvement in media, fashion, sport and entertainment, capturing the attention of industry leaders and consumers alike. Recently, Emma's professional career have been a whirlwind of events, media and endorsement roles with an increasi ...

Dr Phelps speaks in the corporate arena of health, wellbeing, lifestyle and balancing family and career goals. She has presented to such clients as MBF Queensland Wellbeing and the Queensland Health HIV Conference. Kerryn graduated from the medical school of the University of Sydney in February 1981. Her post-graduate training was completed at Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital and her vocati ...

Andrew Sparks is a peak performance expert, motivational speaker and coach to business leaders, athletes and aspiring achievers. His mission is to create positive change in the world by enabling individuals and teams to excel in all areas. Following Andrew's own life turnaround, he now teaches others the strategies that helped him personally make massive change, such, that today he is a recognise ...

James O'Loghlin tells us why Innovation is a state of mind, plus a MASSIVE book giveaway!

Which incredible & inspirational new releases are hitting bookshelves? And what lessons can leaders learn from the hardships of Olympians?

Ten Hot Women Speakers, Intentionomics and the perfect apps for event planners!

PLUS: How to affordably bring international speakers to your next event!

Announcing National Speaker Showcase dates in THREE cities - and a dining experience to be won in each!

Announcing National Speaker Showcase dates in THREE cities - and a dining experience to be won in each!

PLUS: Meet the masters of marketing & branding and watch the video of our first showcase of the year!

We're giving away tickets to the Melbourne Comedy Festival, dozens of books and you'll never guess who's visiting our shores!

PLUS: Spend 5 minutes with Andrew Morello and Penny Burke!

Our first National Speaker Showcase is almost underway and we've got an amazing giveaway to Anh Do's show "The Happiest Refugee, LIVE"!

You'll also never guess who we signed! PLUS Your exclusive showcase invite.

It's 25 Years of O! Win a day with Clooney or Fiona O'Loughlin's new book.

PLUS: find out how to get a bottle of Moet on us this Christmas or an iPad 2 from Viocorp!

Antarctic adventures, Martha Stewart and massages are up for grabs!

PLUS: Colin James explains the secret of leadership: FOLLOWERSHIP!

View the full webcast from our Melbourne and Sydney showcases!

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

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

National Speakers Showcase Roadshow a Huge Success!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Katty Kay (pronounced CAT-TEE) is the lead anchor of BBC World News America and Co-author, Womenomics Biography. Kay's career with the BBC began in Zimbabwe where she covered the end of apartheid in South Africa. Kay worked as a BBC correspondent in London, and later Tokyo, reporting on stories including the Kobe earthquake and the Japanese economic recession. She settled in Washington where sh ...

Anne Lise Kjaer specialises in future trends and their impact on tomorrow's consumer behaviour and needs. She is renowned as a motivational keynote speaker and her inspiring presentations communicate concepts in a stimulating and engaging format. In Anne Lise's view, the future is about vision, not just some place we go. To create scenarios we must understand the mindsets and values of the people we want to address. Scenarios are future narratives that help us to make informed decisions about the present.

Jon Petz is an engagement expert. He ensures your meeting or event attendees are engaged into the meeting objectives, team, environment, work effort and passion of what they do and how they perform. Jon delivers this impactful message as a high energy and funny motivational keynote speaker, Master of Ceremonies or corporate magician. Clients including the US Air Force, IBM, AT&T, Walmart, Deloitt ...

Bill is a comedian, musician and actor, most well known for live shows 'Bewilderness' and 'Part Troll', and his work on television in programmes such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Black Books. ...

When world cricket's finest captains are discussed, Ian Chappell's name is invariably among the front-runners. The South Australian-born right hand-batsman captained Australia in 30 Tests between 1971 and 1975 and while he was in charge Australia didn't lose a series. Ian Chappell made his Test debut against Pakistan in Melbourne in 1964 and played his final Test against England on the same groun ...

Known to his mates and cricket associates as ''Slippery'' for the way he bowled, fast quick & slippery, a term used by cricketers to describe fast and furious bowling. Get his slant on ''sledging'', it will give you a great laugh, and an insight into what really does go on, out on a first class cricket field. Locker room yarns, plenty of them, but there is a business side to the ''Slip'' as wel ...

THE MAN IN THE MIRROR 'Reflections Of Michael Jackson' is Australia's finest tribute to the late King Of Pop featuring world acclaimed MJ impersonator PAUL RIZZO and his sensational dance team. This is simply the finest Michael Jackson tribute production featuring electrifying lighting and high energy flawless dance routines and also includes MJ's famous Smooth Criminal 45o anti-gravity lean! TH ...

Evelyn M Field, FAPS is a psychologist, author, professional speaker and media commentator. Evelyn works with children, adolescents and adults. She specialises in understanding, preventing and managing school and workplace bullying. She has an international profile as co-chair of the Therapeutic Practitioners Group, IAWBH, (International Association of Workplace Bullying and Harassment) and is on ...

What workforce or people challenge is your organisation facing right now?

Chances are Julie Piantadosi has been there before. A successful entrepreneur and business woman of influence Julie is a rare and clear voice in the corporate world. Julie believes in practical solutions for people and their businesses. Julie is an extraordinary motivator with business experience who delivers practical advice with impact. If you want your audience to sit up and take notice, change, action and bottom line results she can help.

Julie is a no nonsense modern-day woman, whose raw and uncensored approach to business coaching has transformed leaders all over the world. Her vast wealth of business knowledge and experience, combined with her highly contagious positive spirit, make her a powerful and effective business and life coach.

Her exhilarating business seminars explore the steps necessary to achieve and maintain success, no matter what your beginnings. Highlighting what it really takes to make the shift from ordinary to extraordinary and create a business and life that exceeds your wildest dreams.

One of Australia's most sought after speakers and presenters, Julie has presented in over 22 countries and trained over 500,000 leaders around the world. She empowers individuals to truly live a life excellence, removing their own limiting beliefs so they can do, be or have anything they desire, standing in their own circle of excellence.

On stage Julie delivers a high energy and dynamic keynote with substance. Her strength lies in shifting mindsets, showing people the tools to improve and then helping them to formulate strategies. If you are looking for your people to receive a clear call to action Julie relishes the toughest of audiences. Her workshops are simply life-changing.

Never one to shy away from a challenge Julie is relevant for all levels of business, corporate leaders, managers and their teams.

Suzanne is a highly experienced strategist, leadership champion and expert in the area of human potential. She has been improving business and individual performance for more than 25 years. Her focus is on removing the barriers to performance for talented Leaders and Managers within organisations. As a result, she has improved employee engagement and enhanced performance at every level. For 20 years, Suzanne has run her own business and for the past 15 years, has focussed on speaking, training, coaching and facilitative consulting to create sustainable and profitable businesses. Suzanne develops and delivers transformational keynotes, activities-based workshops, facilitative consulting and Executive Coaching designed to identify and remove the barriers at all levels, to liberate leadership, improve management capability, lift sales results and identify potential to enhance business performance. She is a thought provoking speaker and a published author.