ANDREW KLEIN

Speaker
Trainer
MC

Andrew Klein (MC – Speaker) Showreel

Highlights of Andrew’s work as a Conference MC and Presentation Skills / Pitching Skills Speaker and Trainer

Andrew’s ‘Life’s A Pitch’ Showreel

Highlights of Andrew’s work as a speaker on Pitching Skills (“Life’s A Pitch”)

Who is Andrew?

Conference MC
Pitching Skills & Presentation Skills Speaker / Trainer

Andrew Klein is one of Australia’s most engaged and engaging Professional Conference & Event MCs. He is also one of this country’s foremost speakers and trainers on Presentation Skills and Pitching for Business.

A former corporate lawyer, Andrew quit the law in the late 90’s before starting up his own business as a corporate trainer and speaker.

As an MC, Andrew brings his casual yet corporate style to proceedings and is well-known on the conference circuit for his revealing speaker introductions, his improvisational skills and ability to adapt to different audiences.

Andrew also runs educational & interactive keynotes and workshops on Presentation Skills and Pitching Skills.

His clients include BT Financial Group, ANZ, Sanofi Healthcare, QBE, MLC, Aon, McDonalds, KPMG, NSW Health, Hesta, Suncorp, PoolWerx, Sigma, CPA Australia….…………..and his mother-in-law’s bridge club.

Andrew’s hobbies include coaching basketball, shaving his head, eating hot chips, watching ‘Survivor’, walking his dog Pebbles and trying to convince his wife and 3 kids that he has a real job.

Andrew’s Services

Conference MC

Andrew is one of Australia’s most in-demand Professional MCs.

Andrew has brought his casual yet corporate MC style to countless conferences and events over the past 20 years, engaging audiences across Australia, the Asia Pacific region, South Africa and the USA.

Andrew thoroughly researches each client, tailors his material accordingly and writes his own script notes, yet is well known for his quick wit and ability to think on his feet.

He has also become well known for his ability to involve the audience in proceedings, adapt to vastly different audiences and for his improvisational skills.

His unique, intricately researched speaker introductions, his lively conference openings as well as his final night conference summaries transform a potentially dry conference room into an environment where laughter and learning blend seamlessly.

Andrew is not a comedian, although he uses appropriate humour constantly. Rather, he is a specialist Professional MC, so he knows how to make a conference Agenda run smoothly and ensure the conference messages are delivered effectively.

The comments from his impressive list of clients (see testimonials) are testament to his prior planning and unique style of delivery.

Andrew brings a new creativity to your event, creating an atmosphere where learning is easier… as people learn more when they have been having fun… resulting in people gaining better value for their conference dollar.

To download an outline on Andrew’s MC work, CLICK HERE

Pitching Skills & Presentation Skills
Speaking & Training

Andrew is one of Australia’s leading trainers and presenters in the area of Pitching for Business, Presentation Skills and general corporate communications.

Andrew delivers conference keynotes on Pitching (“Life’s A Pitch”) and Presentation Skills (“AWE Them DON’T Bore Them”) as well as inhouse training in these areas for small groups.

A trained and fully qualified corporate lawyer, with years of experience in public speaking, training, acting and improvisation (and formal performing and theatre-studies training), Andrew has been bringing his experience in the art of presenting, pitching and public speaking to the corporate world for over 20 years.

The content of Andrew’s keynotes and training workshops are also based on first-hand experience. In his other role as a Professional Conference MC, Andrew has been closely observing the world’s best (and worst!!!) presenters strut their stuff for many years now – so his content is practical, cutting edge and packed solidly with case studies and real-life examples.

To download an outline on Andrew’s ‘Life’s A Pitch’ sessions, CLICK HERE

What do Andrew’s clients say?

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AON

"Honestly, Andrew is the best in the business. In my 14 years managing corporate events, he remains my absolute favourite MC to deal with. Yes, of course.... there are plenty of corporate MC's out there, but the reality is that the majority of them are hard work behind the scenes. Not Andrew. He is incredibly professional, takes the time to actually LISTEN to the brief, goes above and beyond with his research and always delivers to the highest standard. Quick witted, highly intelligent and just a joy to deal with. Two very enthusiastic thumbs up".

DYMOCKS BOOKS

"The man is a genius and is the most involved MC we have ever had. He knows our group so well that he is now considered part of the Dymocks franchise family. If you need a considerate, intelligent, witty, hilarious MC, then I cannot recommend Andrew highly enough".

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA (CBA)

"We all love working with you, love your professionalism and the ease of working together and the complete and utter faith we all have that you will just nail it every single time".

NATIONAL MORTGAGE BROKERS

"Where do I start? Andrew is a consummate professional and second time running I don’t know how I could ever run a conference without him again! He 100% engages with the group and is now very much a part of it. Every one of our big extended NMB family loves him, but none more than I! As our events get bigger, my job gets more difficult but Andrew helps me to bring it all together on the day".

BEAUMONT PEOPLE

"Yesterday we had Andrew come and share with our clients his "Life's a Pitch" session. Having known Andrew for near on ten years and having seen him speak publicly on numerous occasions I had high expectations. Even with those expectations Andrew exceeded them. Feedback from our clients included comments on how engaging Andrew is as a presenter, and how relevant the content was. What I love about Andrew is that so much can be learnt by observing how he does it - how he talks without notes, how his slides are humorous and engaging but they never prevent you from listening to what he's saying - and how he makes everyone in a room feel like he is talking to them personally. If you want to know more about increasing your engagement with your customers, members, stakeholders, volunteers, or staff I couldn't recommend Andrew more highly".

SANOFI HEALTHCARE

“Andrew was an outstanding addition to our event”

AUSTRALASIAN SOCIETY OF COSMETIC PLASTIC SURGEONS

"Andrew, you make such a huge difference to our conferences and we are so appreciative of all the hard work that goes into preparing for the event, all the energy you put into when being there and the incredible respect you show our clients and delegates. We know you do this week on week, month on month and year on year, but somehow you manage to make it feel fresh and new each time. Thank you for all your hardwork and we will definitely be having you back again next year".

HILTON HOTELS

“Andrew’s ‘Life’s a Pitch’ seminar was one of the most beneficial sessions I’ve ever been to”

AUTO ONE

“Charismatic and passionate…….Andrew's 'Life's A Pitch' presentation was relevant to our rapidly changing business - but also had many great life lessons”

AUSTRALIAN CORPORATE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

“Andrew is a master MC and presenter. For 7 annual conferences now, he has orchestrated our proceedings with wit and insight, gaining and maintaining delegates’ interest and engagement. Feedback on Andrew from attendees has been overwhelming. As a MC he makes people feel comfortable, relaxed and gets them involved, with all the energy level you need in a two day conference. As a (Presentation Skills) presenter, Andrew has delighted delegates and always rates highly for both content relevance and delivery. A great MC and presenter.”

HOTONDO HOMES

"We have now worked with Andrew many times, in fact ever since he had hair!! Over this time, we have been delighted with the professionalism, intellect, humour, passion and energy that he has been able to deliver and engage to the various audiences. Andrew is amazingly quick-witted, can deliver a funny anecdote about the night before and then host a serious business panel with professionalism and enthusiasm. Andrew’s warmth both on and off the stage has seen him adopted by our franchisees and his humour and communication is always tasteful and inclusive of everyone in the room.To get an audience to feel part of one team, have fun, and also deliver key messages, Andrew has proven to be an asset at all 12 of the annual conferences for which we have worked together"

WESTPAC

"Andrew’s active involvement in our business to understand our needs and our people, is what differentiates him from other speakers and MC’s. Onsite Andrew’s observations and insights on the overall conference experience for our people goes beyond the brief of his role. His ability to communicate in an engaging and uplifting way to his audience sets him apart. He is now part of the fabric of our organisation balancing his professionalism with building strong personal relationships, so much so our people look forward to seeing Andrew each year and our executives advocate him as our MC."

DELL - EMC

"I would have absolutely no hesitation as describing Andrew as the best corporate host I ever worked with in more than 12 years of running corporate functions in Australia and Britain. Grand praise indeed, but absolutely deserved! Andrew’s preparation for this event was just fantastic. He went out of his way both prior to and during the conference to understand our organisation and culture, and used this knowledge to unite the speakers and the audience, and build a fantastic, collaborative atmosphere and rapport amongst a group of more than 260 employees, the majority of whom had never met"

"The level of professionalism that resulted from your involvement and the response of our delegates to your style ultimately delivered significant value to Ernst & Young. Our delegates were fully engaged in the conference messages from the outset and I believe your involvement was a key factor in achieving this"

To download some recent client comments about Andrew - CLICK HERE

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Andrew’s Blog

For Fork’s Sake!

Sep 9, 2019

(What ‘Toy Story 4’ can teach us about conference presentations) I'm a huge fan of Pixar movies, which apart from being immensely entertaining and moving and amongst the most creative films released each year, always contain brilliant messages, multiple layers for...

My Man-Crush, Malcolm

Jun 25, 2019

(WHAT MALCOLM GLADWELL TAUGHT ME ABOUT PRESENTATIONS) I’m not at all embarrassed to say I have quite a few man crushes. From LeBron James, Stephen Colbert, Barack Obama, musician Neil Finn and a few professional wrestlers from the late 80’s (yep, I’m waaaay past...

In Defence of Goldfish

Apr 10, 2019

As a presentation skills speaker and trainer I tend to read a lot about the subject of attention spans and how to keep an audience engaged. A years or two ago I started seeing articles that scientists had conclusively proved that the average human attention span was...