Mr Hyde's Other Notebook

Timothy in Hospital again

Actually, I was on assignment, up at the shiny new Mater Hospital in Newcastle. They are very proud of it and rightfully so. It's bright and full of light and I ran a fun half day creativity and problem solving session for their Department heads up there.

This was my 3rd session for the Little Company of Mary Healthcare group. What a great bunch they are too.

 

 

Investigating the Investigators

Thrilled to get my third after dinner assignment with ASIC recently down in Melbourne.

These guys are a great bunch to work with,  with their diverse mix of people and skills.
Investigators, ex police, high level accountants and a whole lot more.

The mentalism and mind reading show was a mix of People Reading, Lie Detection and Amazing Memory skills and was a great hit.

They've just rebooked me for another session in Sydney later in the year.

 

Your Goals for 2010 - Ask yourself these 4 questions!

Goal Setting doesn't need to be a long and laborious process

Just ask yourself these 4 questions...

1/ What should we be doing this year?

2/ What should we stop doing this year?

3/ What should we do differently this year?

4/ What should we keep doing this year?

Answer those 4 honestly and you are half way there.

Is this the best Speaker website ever??

 
I guess many of you are starting the year off and thinking .. "I need a new
website"

Speaker coach Jane Atkinson recently ran a contest where her readers could
submit their own websites. An expert panel judged and declared a winner from
the 80 sites. Here it is ..

http://www.toninewman.com/
 

Here's the full blog story with the reasons they picked it plus two of the
runners up.

http://www.speakerlauncher.com/blog/877/website-contest-we-have-our-winners/

Thought for the Week

A herd of buffalo can move only as fast as the slowest buffalo.

When the herd is hunted it is the slowest and the weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole herd keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.

 

In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells.
Excessive intake of alcohol, we all know, kills brain cells, but naturally it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first.

 

In this way regular consumption of alcohol eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster  more efficient machine.

 

That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers.

 

Association Conferences - Outlook for 2010

As a lot of my work is as an MC or Keynote presenter to the Association market, I found the following survey very interesting.


After a couple of hard years the outlook is a bit more confident  

http://tinyurl.com/yfmtocr

Feedback

I did a big keynote presentation two weeks ago.

I thought it went well. The audience laughed in all the right places, took part in all the exercises and responded well with their applause at the end.

But I had doubts if the client actually liked it. They had been there the whole time watching, but very little feedback, stated or unspoken was forthcoming. I followed up with a thank you note a couple of days after and received a nice comment, but again brief. Oh well I thought, win some lose some.

So imagine my surprise yesterday, when the Speaker Bureau rings to tell me the client absolutely LOVED me and wants me back to MC the whole conference next year.

Perhaps they had to wait to read the evaluation forms.

Corporate Xmas Party Sydney 2009

November and December is always a busy time for me with End of Year Party's, Awards Nights, Gala Dinners.

Coming up in the next few weeks I have engagements for Panasonic, Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation and ARICA (Australian Radio Communications Industry Association.)

Assignments include acting as MC for the events and/or performing my Mind Magic Show.These bookings are in both Sydney and Melbourne.

While most of these have been booked for months and we've had planning meetings / phone briefings, I'm still getting calls for assignments just a week away!

Some people are leaving things to the last minute. However there are still quite a few prime dates available on our calendar, so happy to help out if we can. Luncheon dates especially!

Phone the office on 02 4758 8961 or ask your local Speaker Bureau to contact us.

http://www.TimothyHyde.com

http://www.MentalistAustralia.com

Brilliant guide to being a Corporate MC!

Extreamly pleased to see that the Peter Miller and Ron Tacchi book UP FRONT IN CONTROL is available again!

I get asked all the time about what is the very best guide to being a Corporate MC and this is it. Peter must have found another few boxes so be quick and check out the special bundle deal.  DETAILS HERE

NSAA Convention 2010

 

What are you doing in April 2010?

How about joining me on the Gold Coast for the National Speakers Association of Australia Convention.

The Program has just been released and it looks fantastic.

I'm scheduled in as MC for the Saturday Session, which will make the 8th year I have been MC at the prestigious event

Full details here     

www.speakersconvention2010.com.au