Nic Yates

$3,500-$5,000
Australia - Vic
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With over twenty years of professional experience, Nic's creative portfolio reflects a career rich in diverse performance experience.

With a client list including Coles, Victoria Racing Club, AFL, MYER and incentive and conference groups, Nic is in high demand for his creative concepts and wide variety of performance skills including MC, conference facilitator, character actor, team builder, producer, musician, creative writer and problem solver.

With his modus operandi of 'engage the audience, gain their trust and take them on a journey', Nic's friendly nature, flexible approach and ability to use comedy to motivate the audience always ensures a great outcome.

Recent MC engagements include;

MYER Christmas Windows Launch 2011
Coles Christmas Party 2008 - present
Cook Medical Conference 2011
Diabetes Educators Conference 2010/11
City of Melbourne Staff Christmas Event 2011
City of Melbourne - Melbourne Awards Breakfast 2012
Transition Lenses Gala Dinner 2011/12
Oprah's Melbourne Tour -  Museum Dinner 2010
Castrol Sales Masters National Awards 2011
Caulfield Race Course - MC Kids stage 2012
Macquarie Matrons Fund Raising Ball 2011
Frankston Lord Mayors Trust Fund Raiser 2011
Wild Gifts and Cards Gala Awards Ball 2010/11
Mercy St Vincent's Private Health Gala Ball 2011
Sebel Albert Park  Domain Chandon Champagne Night 2011
Rotary National Conference 2010
Bank of Melbourne Family Day 2012
Melbourne Convention and Visitors Bureau Networking Evening 2012
Tourism Victoria Indian Mega Famil 2012
Crown Casion Food and Beverage Graduation Ceremony 2012
Melbourne Convention and Visitors Bureau Asian Mega Famil 2012
Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club Awards Night 2012

Testimonials

It has been a pleasure to work with you and we have felt at every point that we were in capable and professional hands. Your ability to focus everyone's enthusiasm and then kick it up a notch was brilliant.
- St Vincents Mercy Private Hospital Gala Ball

The feedback from our group was terrific, we all had a fabulous night. I have never seen our conservative group go off like that!
- City Fertility Centre Conference Dinner

Your humour blended excellently with the more serious items on our program and you helped us achieve a sense of continuity through the plenary sessions.
- Rotary National Conference

Nic delivered a faultless performance which was entertaining, witty and interactive.
- DHL

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