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Travels From:
Perth
Fee Range: C
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Andrew Horabin has been a professional speaker for fifteen years, starting at age 18. He is a keynote speaker, trainer, facilitator, MC, comedian and award-winning singer/songwriter.
Andrew works throughout Australia and overseas, speaking at conferences, presenting workshops, facilitating forums, MCing events and entertaining audiences as a comedian, an award-winning singer/songwriter and his alter ego, 'Mick the Demotivational Speaker'.
As a body language specialist, he has trained undercover police officers, detectives and Australian Federal Police surveillance operatives and human source handlers in such skills as infiltration, establishing rapport, building trust, recognising deception, negotiation and his own model of COMMUNICATION AGILITY.
As a communication skills specialist, he has worked with big and small business, Government departments, community organisations and schools in the areas of leadership, teamwork, positive conflict resolution, stress management and building relationships.
As a public speaking expert, he has trained senior managers, directors, sales people, lawyers, detectives and teachers in the attitudes, knowledge and skills of effective presentations.
As a facilitator he has led forums, planning sessions, hypotheticals and ethics explorations for community groups, Government agencies, businesses and educational institutions.
Andrew has acted as Master of Ceremonies for hundreds of conferences, awards nights and special events, including concerts with the WA Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Tasmania Symphony Orchestra and Queensland Orchestra.
As a motivational speaker, he has inspired athletes, professionals, sales people, leaders, managers, entrepreneurs and 60,000 students, teachers and parents in 110 schools.
'Mick the Demotivational Speaker' performed by both Andrew Horabin and fellow comedian Malcolm Dix has encouraged mediocrity at conferences, awards nights and special events across Australia for hundreds of clients including:
Alcoa, AMP, Argyle, ANZ, Australian Association of Credit Unions (ACT), Australasian College of Emergency Medicine, Australian Association of Orthopedic Surgeons, BankWest, BHP, Centrelink (NSW), Century 21 Real Estate, Edith Cowan University, Hewlett Packard, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Orrcon Steel, Perpetual Trustees, Rio Tinto, Seasol (VIC/NSW/WA/SA/QLD), Super Liquor (NZ in QLD), St. Andrew's Insurance, Travellers Choice (QLD), West Coast Eagles, Western Power and Wesfarmers, just to name a few.
At conferences, Andrew often provides multiple services: MC, workshop presenter, keynote speaker, dinner entertainment, 'Mick the Demotivational Speaker' for an hilarious conference wind-up and facilitation of panels, hypotheticals or planning sessions.
As a stand-up comedian, Andrew has performed at two seasons of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He toured twelve towns across WA with the one-man version of his musical, WHAT A MAN'S GOTTA DO. And he has shared the stage with some of Australia's best known comedians, including Adam Hills, Wil Anderson, Tripod, Akmal Saleh, Peter Rowsthorn and Dave Callan.
He is a state and national award-winning singer/songwriter with accolades including ASAs Australian Songwriter of the Year in 2000 and WAM Song of the Year 2003.
The first full production of his musical sold out The Rechabites Hall, Perth, September 2006.
He has also written a novel, called 'Sam'
'Andrew, You were the tonic that everyone needed! What a talent to make folks belly laugh like that. I have no idea how we are ever going to better this in future years.'
Edith Cowan University
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