Keynotes

'Amplify Your Influence'

With twenty years of coaching and training experience, Terry has a wealth of knowledge and skills on challenging the status quo, getting the best out of people and helping others learn how to get the best out of other people. As a professional stand-up comedian, he can deliver to you many very practical ideas on how you can accelerate rapport-building and amplify your influence in a very entertaining way. He’s the author of the best-selling book, ‘THE GUIDE: How to kiss, get a job and other stuff you need to know’, a book reviewed by Radio NZ National as ‘an essential resource, like a dictionary or an atlas’. Feedback stirred up by his humourous lifeskills book made Terry aware of aware of frustration in many people wanting to influence, mentor, lead, sell or just give advice. They had the answers; why wouldn’t other people just take their advice? After a year of travel, research and writing, Terry presents the reasons and how to amplify your influence.

All of us have people and changes we need to influence and we need to do it in a more proactive and positive way. These people in our lives are our customers, investors, politicians, lovers, staff, friends, sports teammates, family and even... ourselves. Would you like to know how to be in control of that change, initiating and influencing it positively rather than being a victim of random chance and external events?

Who would benefit:
• Leaders wanting to drive positive change in their people,
• Sales people wanting to build high-value long-term relationships,
• People who’ve noticed how some people seem to have a natural knack for quickly getting on with people in a professional environment and want to learn how that’s done.

Key outcomes:
• Accelerate your rapport building
• Go beyond superficial contact with customers and create genuine personal connections
• Understand and avoid the barriers blocking and distorting your influence
• Get an informative and entertaining overview on how our own brains help us and hurt us
• Enable your influence to work for you in your absence
• Boost team morale in challenging economic times
• Make more sales
• Enhance the quality of your relationships
• Help those you care about change their behaviour for the better
• Augment your parenting skills
• Walk away entertained, re-energised and with a pocketful of starter ideas you can apply yourself straight away

“The best corporate entertainment I’ve ever been to” – Professor Alan Stenger, Penn State University
"Terry is an engaging presenter and works well in small or large group situations. In my case we were wanting to use a comedy ‘bent’ to not only better engage with our customers, but also find innovative ways to consider issues, find solutions and of course ‘connect’ people. Terry did a brilliant job for us in this capacity and is highly recommended." – Jason Roberts, Marketing Manager, Zeacom
"Terry presented imperative information for business leaders on how to influence the people around them in a very humorous manner. He highlighted the importance of how your influence as a leader is measured more on how your teams act while you are absent as opposed to how they act while you are there. 83% of attendees (senior finance managers) rated Terry as excellent." – Megan Alexander, General Manager, Robert Half International
“Terry’s session as Keynote Speaker finished our conference on the ‘high’ that we were looking for. His very humorous session gave us skills to apply not only in our businesses but also in our personal lives.” - Brian Berry, Rothbury Financial Services

'2 Dangerous Things A Year'

Between our ‘Comfort Zone’ and our ‘Discomfort Zone’ is our ‘Getting Our Act Together Zone.’ What prevents us and our people from taking and making that step? Leadership trainer, comedian and author Terry Williams entertains and engages as he provides simple yet powerful ideas for us to use to take chances and make chances and how we can lead others into doing the same.

How often do people pass up skydiving, quitting the day job to start their own dream business or going on a blind date? Those are big dangerous things. But even more often people pass up little dangers based on the same fears about risk, change and uncertainty. What is the cost to the economy, to people’s lives? People in a rut need to break free. But how?

Terry entertainingly explores little dangers and how we can remove barriers, develop confidence and prevent self sabotage. A commitment to himself in 2001 to do 2 dangerous things a year has led to happiness and success. 2010’s little danger is performing guitar in public. It could be part of this presentation…

It’s motivational speaking. It’s leadership training. It’s life skills. It’s comedy. It’s not yet a musical.

“An ingenious performer who invigorated our audience with rapid-fire repartee and observational wit. A skilled master of ceremonies, assured speaker, and polished stand-up comedian.” - Debi Chalmers, Asia-Pacific Venue Management Association

Who would benefit:
• Sales people wanting to move customers away from fear-induced inertia.
• Educators and community leaders wanting to safely drive positive change.
• Managers, Team Leaders and business leaders trying to snap their teams out of complacency and encourage their people to develop themselves personally and professionally.
• Professional associations wanting to experience a session with practical, relevant and appropriate content that is still fun, memorable and engaging.


Key outcomes:
• Feel entertained and energized
• Be aware of factors limiting personal development
• Discover ideas on creating positive change in your life and in others
• Move closer to achieving your potential
• Learn how to make better choices and feel more in control

'You must be joking'

For Managers and office administrators who want to increase the energy in their office and Team leaders who want to learn fun and fresh ways to communicate effectively with staff to increase productivity. The key learning outcomes are:

'How to kiss, get a job and other stuff you need to know'

For Gen Y's starting out in the world and Gen Xers wishing they could start again. General life skills in a fun and accessible style - from goal setting and personal effectiveness to dealing with sales people and the ever popular and controversial kissing chapter. Based on the best-selling book. The key learning outcomes are: