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Take your auctioneering to the next level!

The Australasian Auctioneers Convention was born from the long overdue need for the industry's upper echelon property auctioneers to refine and grow their skills in a mastermind format.

Following the success of last years event, this unforgettable day will give you access to an exciting menu of auctioneering experts who, until now, have never appeared at one single event together.

Each 'hand-picked' speaker will provide insights regarding all aspects of auctioneering success. Areas covered include:

- The key attributes of a leading auctioneer
- Public speaking mastery and engaging your audience
- Keeping your energy high on auction day
- Delivering a credible and moving property overview
- A detailed look at bidding 'styles'
- Auction day negotiation techniques with buyers and sellers
- Building an auctioneering business
- Tips on competing and winning at competition level
- Presentation and body language

You will hear from some of the best auctioneers in Australia who will share their experience and knowledge, as well as have the opportunity to interact with other leading auction delegates from around the country. The event will also be co-hosted by two of the country's leading young auction entreprenuers, Damien Cooley and Dane Atherton.

This year also includes leading international body language expert Allan Pease who will deliver a fabulous session on body language and auctioneering!


Guest speakers for 2010 include:

Allan Pease
Pease International Pty Ltd

Celebrated globally as ‘Mr Body Language’, Allan is acknowledged as one of the true leaders and experts in the study of interpreting, understanding and explaining the behaviour of others. In a highly entertaining, fast moving presentation, Allan takes you through powerful communication techniques and how to decode a wide range of everyday clues which appear in meetings, phone calls, negotiations and face-to-face encounters.



Tony Fountain
Fountain Auction Academy

In a career that has spanned nearly 50 years and involved acting as an auctioneer Australia-wide, and in Indonesia, New Zealand and the United States, Tony has had a career like few others. Known as ‘the flying auctioneer’ from when he flew his own aircraft around the country, he has auctioned rural properties to a high of $19 million, residential properties to $15 million, stud cattle to $32,000 and mining equipment to nearly $1 million.



Jason Andrew
Jason Andrew Auctioneers

Jason has conducted close to 4000 auctions, with results as high as one million dollars above reserve. Jason’s business Jason Andrew Auctioneers conducts close to 1500 auctions each year. He has been awarded an assortment of industry accolades including the Real Estate Institute of Queensland’s Auctioneer of the year for 2009 and was also announced as one of the top three in the country by the Real Estate Institue of Australia and New Zealand in 2008.



Justin Long
Marshall White & Co

Justin Long’s career has been noted with numerous awards including the 2005 REIV Champion of the Year and the 2005 Australasian Auctioneering Champion. As a Director of Marshall White & Co., Justin brings to the Real Estate business a scientific approach tempered with a wicked sense of humour and dedication to achieving the best result for each successive owner.



Damien Cooley
Cooley Auctions

When Damien started Cooley Auctions in 2003, he had one clear vision - to put together the best auctioneering team in Australia. Now, as the auctioneer of choice for Australia's most respected real estate agencies, his clients rely on his unimitable style and unsurpassed calibre of service to achieve consistently exceptional results. Some of Damien's accolades include Finalist in the Australasian Championship in 2008 and the Australian Property Institute's Young Achiever of the Year Award in 2007.



Dane Atherton
Atherton Group

Dane Atherton is the Director of Atherton Group, one of the countries most successful auction services teams that conducts over 1200 auctions annually. In fact, Dane has been personally involved in over 6000 property auctions since joining the industry in 1998. Dane is now regarded as one of the country's leading independent auctioneers and auction trainers. Dane has previously been awarded the 2004 REIQ Auctioneer of the Year Award and has also competed at the Australasian Championships.



How much:
$495 per person inc gst.
Includes all sessions, lunch and morning and afternoon refreshment breaks.

Visa, Mastercard and Cheques accepted.

How to register:

Please click here to register online for this amazing event.

Alternatively, for more information or questions, phone 0414 559 253 or email dane@daneatherton.com.au.







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