Ovations After Dinner Speakers are remarkable individuals, carefully selected for their dynamic, entertaining personalities. Whether its for their personal life stories, their ability to motivate and inspire, or their comedic talents, these speakers know how to keep guests entertained, enlightened and enthralled. Perfect for those hosting large business, government, institutional, academic or fundraising dinner events. Treat your dinner guests to an epic night.
The hero and face of the Bali Bombings, and a person who epitomises the Australian Fighting Spirit. His story is one of humanity overcoming adversity. Jason, a young Australian with an exceptional talent to play Australian Rules Football, was thrust into the hearts and minds of all Australians through his courageous fight-back from horrible burns he suffered in Bali. Jason McCartney has recently b ...
From Australia to Japan, USA to India, Jay Jay is fast becoming one of the most in-demand entertainers and emcees on the corporate market today. His ability to walk into a room and engage any type of audience is amazing to see. He mixes in his skill as a magician, comedian and even pickpocket to get audiences engaging and interacting with each other. Having worked with the biggest brands, ov ...
Jean Kittson is a popular comedy chameleon. Able to turn her skill and wit to a myriad of corporate events. Jean is a experienced MC, keynote speaker, panelist, facilitator and debate candidate. She has an extraordinary ability to draw on her talent as a performer and writer and channel it into any corporate, government or community arena. Jean is a familiar face and easily recognisable from h ...
Award-winning British comedian Jeff Green has become a well known face and voice on Australian TV and radio since arriving for his first Melbourne International Comedy Festival performance. Now an Australian resident (he has an Australian wife), Jeff is greatly in demand here and in the UK, Europe and Asia as a highly entertaining after dinner speaker, MC and keynote speaker. An ex-Chemical Engi ...
A journalist, author and film-maker for over 45 years, Jeff McMullen's work includes many decades as a foreign correspondent for Australian Broadcasting Corporation, reporting for Four Corners and Sixty Minutes, as the interviewer and anchor of the 33 part issue series on ABC Television, Difference of Opinion and host of televised forums on the National Indigenous Television Network. McMullen tra ...
Jeremy Clarkson began his career in television as a budding journalist, broadcaster and writer who specialised in motoring. The original format Top Gear uncovered his unique presenting appeal and his popularity on the hit motoring show soon took off. During his rise in television he guest-appeared on a number of other shows always being true to his tongue-in-cheek, yet humorous self. This irrever ...
A dual Olympian, Australian representative in two sports, highly successful investment banker and sought after keynote speaker and coach! In his own unique style Jeremy shares stories of determination and perseverance from set backs to success that will inspire and entertain. He encourages others to look at their lives, realize and follow their dreams, and leaves the audience feeling empowered, in ...
Once described as a legend in his own larynx Jim refused to be perturbed by the apocalypse; or, for that matter, the fact that the hole in the ozone layer now seems nearly as big as the gaps in a winebox witness' memory. Combining the verbal prowess of Marcel Marceau and the benign wit of Boris Yeltsin, Jim is not only well known to audiences throughout New Zealand but also overseas. He has MC'd ...
Joel Gilmore received a PhD in physics from the University of Queensland in 2007 where he was researching models of biological systems such as vision and photosynthesis. During that time, he founded the UQ Physics Demo Troupe, a group of performers who travel Australia doing science shows and workshops. He now works full time as a science communicator at the University of Queensland promoting scie ...
Between sell out comedy festival shows, national theatre tours and corporate events, Joel Ozborn averages close to 200 shows a year. Joel's clean and professional comedy has made him a hit with corporate clients across the globe, including Qantas, Heinz, Budweiser and Toyota to name but a few. Whatever the corporate occasion, whether it's an award ceremony, gala event, conference, client party or ...
