| Sean Taylor | Keith Scott | Nick Penn |
SEAN TAYLOR
SEAN TAYLOR
Sean Taylor is a truly amazing
performer. His Mind reading presentations are a unique combination of wit,
intuition, audience interaction and psychology. He claims not to be psychic,
but you be the judge.
Sean is widely recognised as one of Australia's top corporate entertainers.
His razor sharp wit, hilarious audience management and cheeky British humour,
make him a natural for the corporate environment. Beginning his career in
the UK, he toured with young talent shows around the country in the early
eighties. Soon after, he began tackling the university and corporate market
in his home town of Cambridge. The corporate shows suited his marketing and
management development background and he soon adopted this as his permanent
niche.
Sean has been a professional
magician and mind reader for over 25 years, more than half that time within
Australia. His work has taken him to more than 15 countries around the globe
including guest performances at the World Magic Championships in Holland,
The Monte Carlo Casino and London's famous Magic Circle. He has also made
more than 20 TV appearances and has even read minds LIVE on Radio.
He is widely respected among his peers and has been asked many times to lecture
around the world on his innovative techniques. He is the author of several
books and is well known as a creative force within the highly secretive magic
fraternity. In Australia he is respected as a force among magicians and, when
not performing, he works hard to help develop the work of others within his
field.
In Australia Sean's work takes him regularly the length and breadth of the
country and often into Asia and New Zealand. He frequently tours with specially
tailored presentations taking in every state capital for his corporate clients.
Sean believes in working closely with his client to deliver a special presentation
each time which is not only suited to the target audience but conveys something
of the client company's wisdom or corporate message. His shows will frequently
involve slogans, advertising materials or even the actual product, which he
can use in interesting ways to create uniquely different yet totally mind
blowing effects.
Event Managers, Party and Meeting Planners, Sales and Marketing Managers and Senior Executives repeatedly select Sean to anchor a successful event. Trade Shows, Conferences, Sales Meetings, Dinners, Seminars, Product Launches, Hospitality Suites, Training Days, Golf Days and Conventions are all ideal targets for his special brand of presentation. Sean has launched and promoted more than 200 different products from mobile phones to pharmaceuticals, cars to razors, chocolates to software and printers to footwear.
Companies such as Fuji Xerox,
BAT, Singletons, Qantas, NAB, Roche, Toshiba, Lindt, 3M, Baxter Healthcare,
SKB, Ricoh, Core and Zenith are just a few of his recent clients who have
delighted in his tailored presentations.
I know what you're thinking...........
No, really, I do know what you're thinking.......It's my job!
Question: What do you get when
you cross a magician, a psychologist and a hypnotist?
Answer: A seriously funny guy who knows exactly what you're thinking. That
guy is Sean Taylor - The Corporate Mind Reader
Rolling text of quick snippets of client comments...
"Thank you for the amazing
contribution you made to our head office Christmas party last night."
"I will thoroughly recommend you …."
"Your scripting and magic was creative and innovative..."
"You more than satisfied my expectations….."
"The feedback we received regarding your professional presentation definitely
added to the success of our launch...."
"Thank you for a fantastic night's entertainment....."
"I've seen so many magicians and they're great but you know it's a trick,
with you it's real and I love that......"
Client Quotes ……
"Sean, I have now booked you twice in the past six months and on both
occasions you have perplexed and entertained the audience with your remarkable
abilities. You provide excellent value and if I meet anyone looking for an
entertainer who can both amuse and captivate an audience I will thoroughly
recommend you."
M.H. General Manager - State Rail
"Thank you very much for your work at the recent GP conference. The three
Roche stands greatly appreciated your magnificent efforts at drawing crowds
repeatedly to our exhibitions. It was strongly felt that your acts worked
extremely well in attracting the doctors to our exhibits."
KMW - Roche
"Thank you for the amazing contribution you made to our head office Christmas
party last night. We've had many parties over the past 30 years. The word
coming to me is that last night's was the most enjoyable ever. The venue and
food were great but it was your entertainment that really made the night.
Your easy going and friendly disposition immediately relaxed our people and
everyone was in a happy frame of mind from the beginning. I must honestly
say you had the perfect blend of comedy and magic. Thank you once again for
your invaluable contribution."
RL - Managing Director - Cue Design
"I would like to thank you for the great job you did at our colour launch
in Sydney. Your scripting and magic was creative and innovative and really
helped put the message across. It can be hard to stop traffic flow and you
met the demands with ease. The feedback we received regarding your professional
presentation definitely added to the success of our launch."
PC - PA - Marketing Director - Ricoh
"Sean - Thank you for a fantastic night's entertainment, you more than
satisfied my expectations. Everybody I spoke to could not believe the performance,
you will get very good recommendations from me and everyone at Kleenheat."
MG - Operations Manager.
"Your show has been the talk of the town in the last week.....I've been
recommending you to all and sundry all week!"
RP - Aussie Home Loans
This is a partial list of Sean's clients, but after 20 years the full list
is much, much longer.....
Gillette, Fuji Xerox, Baxter, Roche, 3M, Philips, Lindt, Teachers Credit Union,
Macquarie Bank, National Australia Bank, Vodaphone, Optus, British American
Tobacco, ASX, Reuters, Baker Mackenzie, Bosch, Qantas, Commonwealth Bank Of
Australia, Syntex Laboratories, Merck, Sharp and Dohme, General Motors, Motorola,
IBM, Singleton Ogilvy Mather, World Bridge Championships, MMI, Harvey Norman,
Zenith, Core Solutions, LG, Westinghouse, Zip, NZ National Soccer Team, World
Conference on Renal Medicine, World Conference on Investment Banking, World
Conference for Ophthalmologists, Australian Institute of Chemical Engineers,
Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants, Funeral Director's Institute
(yes really!).
SEAN TAYLOR ….. The Corporate Mind Reader
Sean Taylor is a master performer and key note speaker with over 20 years'
experience of high class corporate entertainment in more than a dozen countries.
His powerful and dynamic presentations create a memorable experience for your
customers, staff or colleagues.
Sean creates professional presentations which can communicate your corporate
message, introduce new ideas and slogans or even include your actual products.
He performs and corporate functions, sales meetings, training days, customer
and promotional events, trade fairs and of course, all kinds of social events.
Imagine an experience half way between the crazy world of the comic magician
and the skill of the Stage Hypnotist and you'll begin to understand the habitat
of the Corporate Mind Reader. Simple thoughts are recreated with unerring
accuracy, numbers, names, dates, words and, by the end the show full sentences
and even drawings can be duplicated in a seemingly inexplicable manner. Lightning
memory and number demonstrations serve to show how easy it is to untap these
little known tricks of the human mind. This is an experience you won't want
to miss.
THE SHOW….
What is mind reading?
It is exactly as it sounds...although we prefer to call it 'thought reading'. If it was possible to read everything in your minds, then Sean would probably be working for the government! The mind reading show begins with some simple but comical warm up exercises for the audience to allow Sean to size them up and get a feel for those who will be most able to communicate their inner thoughts. It's funny and interactive right from the get go!
Then the fun begins, first numbers,
then dates and simple shapes are merely thought of but somehow Sean reveals
them instantly. Words are chosen at random from popular and even borrowed
books and again he nails them every time. Groups of audience members are allowed
to lie or tell the truth but Sean can tell the liars with a degree of accuracy
even the FBI would be proud of. Pictures drawn by audience members are sealed
in envelopes and are recreated with remarkable accuracy. Finally, a single
audience member is allowed to call the shots in a remarkable display of one
on one mind reading.
Are people actually hypnotised?
No, they are not. The process
is aided by relaxation and focus but this is no more than you might do on
a tricky crossword puzzle or on the squash court. The show is easier if people
remain sober but that's the only real requirement!
Is it all a bit heavy?
Actually no, it's hilarious.
Wait until you see your colleagues trying to draw pictures, focus on words,
pass a lie detector test. Sean is often billed as a corporate comedian, a
label he's not really keen on since he believes it's the audience who make
it funny as he's merely the catalyst. It is fair to say that his razor sharp
wit and uncanny English way of pointing out the ridiculous make it all a bit
of a lark.
So how does it work?
Well we're not going to tell
you but what we will say is that Sean uses a range of little known mind techniques
to create the impression of true mind reading. Back in the 80's he worked
for many years in the recruitment business and with interviewing executives
at the rate of six or seven a day, he finally realised that he could accurately
predict the answers to most of the simple questions. This formed the basis
of the technique he uses today. Naturally there are elements of body language,
NLP, simple mind control techniques and pure perception which, when combined,
leave a very powerful impression on your audience. Add to this some presentations
tailored to your company and you'll see that it's a powerful business tool
as well.
Where does Sean work?
Sean is based in Sydney but
a good proportion of his work is interstate and overseas. Unlike a magician,
the act requires no special equipment and so it can travel anywhere. These
past two years he has been involved in four or five national promotional campaigns
which have involved presentations in every state capital in Australia and
also in Auckland.
What is the duration of the show?
Typically presentations last
45-60 minutes depending on the schedule of the event but equally a short sharp
15-30 minute tailored performance could be added to a product launch.
How big could the audience be?
The show can be tailored to
suit all groups. 30 - 40 is realistically the minimum size and Sean has worked
for crowds up to 850 in cruise ship showrooms around the South Pacific. The
level of interaction of this style of entertainment means that even with a
bigger crowd it seems somehow very personal.
How is he able to work in the product or message?
Sean prefers to meet with you
prior to the engagement to discuss your requirements, learn more about the
ethos of the organisation and work out how best to make the audience feel
that this is presentation is for them alone.
What are the technical requirements?
Public Address system. Sean
requires a Shure quality lavaliere or lapel microphone (or headset) and a
separate handheld radio mic with sufficient quality PA for the size of the
audience. (A PA is necessary even for the smallest crowds in most settings.)
Sean will provide his own music which can be connected to the system provided
and controlled remotely by him during the performance. A house system is,
in most cases, insufficient. The audience must hear the instructions clearly
every time and without distraction. (Within Sydney he is able to provide his
own PA in most circumstances.)
Lighting
Sean has limited special lighting
requirements other than the fact that he must be able to see the audience
clearly at certain times during the performance. This may require house lighting
and a competent lighting controller. A technical rehearsal earlier in the
day is essential for most events, so access to the performance room is important.
Staging
Again the requirements are limited
but as this is an intimate style of entertainment, Sean must be able to communicate
with individual audience members regularly throughout the show. There are
often as many as 5 or 6 people on the stage at any one time so this should
be considered when setting the performing area. Playing across a dance floor
will make the show almost impossible. We are happy to provide a diagram of
suggested layouts if you have any doubt.
CASE STUDIES …..
Fuji Xerox was working on a
large scale national roadshow to showcase its new range of printers to the
commercial print industry. The theme of the event was to be Special FX, so
who better to add some effects than a mind reading magician. The presentation
called for a different kind of act since it was to be seen by 300 - 500 potential
customers from a variety of businesses in each state. The capital investment
in this kind of equipment is considerable and rather than taking the focus
away from the product it was essential that it be at the forefront of the
presentation.
Corporate Mind Reader and Magician Sean Taylor was called in to assist and,
working closely with the client, he created a unique stage show which not
only followed carefully the theme of the event but also incorporated the product.
Warm up exercises incorporating a colour theme conditioned the audiences by
showing them that what you see with your eyes, and what your mind thinks you
see, are not always the same thing.
Volunteers were called to the
stage to 'proof read' books and documents and somehow Sean knew exactly which
words they had read and even drew pictures they had merely thought of. Finally
a Docucolour 8000 was unveiled and one lucky participant was asked to merely
think of a single image chosen from more than 50. Remarkably after just a
few seconds the very image emerged from the machine. The show created an astonishing
and fun introduction to the main sales presentation.
In addition to the stage presentation, Sean was able to provide a team of
strolling magicians across Australia to meet with the clients as they arrived
and create an atmosphere of curiosity by showing them sleight of hand magic
at remarkably close quarters. This magic again was tailored to the theme.
Finally each attendee at the events was provided with an executive magic kit
to allow them to create some special effects of their own. These kits were
specially designed, each was personalised and included a book of magic tricks
penned by Sean.
Keith Scott
KEITH SCOTT
(The one man crowd)
Ever wondered how you can get dozens of celebrities, actors, sports people, politicians etc into one room and have them all make a contribution to your event?
Well by inviting Keith Scott to your next function you'll go a long way to achieving just that. It might be anything from a swank, black tie awards dinner, a casual Christmas office bash, product launch, conference warm-up or wedding. Whatever the function, Keith Scott's unique brand of comedy will inject your evening / luncheon / breakfast with just the right topper to leave your clients richly amused Keith has spent more than 30 years as Australia's leading cartoon voice and impressionist. His career began in 1972 at the Sydney office of cartoon studio Hanna-Barbara Productions. Two years later he was established in voice work on TV and radio commercials, where he began to put his amazing range of voice imitations to work.
Stand up comedy always attracted Keith so throughout the next 10 years he made scores of appearances on TV variety shows including Hey Hey It's Saturday and The Midday Show, with his stand up appearances at corporate functions proving highly popular with multitudes of companies.
As an impressionist, Keith Scott has the widest range in his field, with over 500 distinct take-offs of everyone from old time movie stars to local and international politicians. When you add his original characters and accents, he can truly be called the Man of a Thousand Voices.
In 1984, Keith began working for Yoram Gross Film Studio, eventually supplying all the male character voices for the animated TV series Blinky Bill, Tabaluga and Skippy. He can also be heard daily, skewering the reputations of media and political figures on the national radio satire How Green was my Cactus, now in its eighteenth year.
But it is as an expert "duplicator" of the great Hollywood cartoon voices that Keith has become internationally recognised for. In 1990 he was made the official voice of Warner Brothers' "Looney Tunes" characters for the Southern Hemisphere and has re created Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and others in countless animated commercials and promotional activities.
In 1992, Universal Studios in Hollywood hired Keith as the authorised voice of Bullwinkle and Moose from the Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoon series. And in 1997 the Walt Disney Company flew Keith to Hollywood to be the narrator of their highly successful comedy feature film George of the Jungle.
Throughout January to June 2000, Keith was in Los Angeles, doing all the narration work and the voice of Bullwinkle for the new Rocky & Bullwinkle movie. He worked "side by side" with Robert DeNiro, Whoopi Goldberg & Jason Alexander.
A sophisticated comic, why not invite Keith to MC your evening and introduce your various speakers. He's done everything from a Royal Variety Gala for the Commonwealth Games to performing before Royalty, politicians including four Prime Ministers who sat spellbound hearing their own voices saying things they wouldn't normally dare!!
Some of the many companies to call on Keith's huge cast of voices include:
PBL
The Suburban Newspaper Association
Real Estate Institute
Dick Smith Pty Ltd
Carlton United Brewing
Novocastrian Liquor
Hunter Industrial Management
Boral Quarries
Tourism Awards Commission
Printing Industry Association
RAMS Home Loans
Alcatel
Horsell International
Coonawarra Wines
Repco
The Professionals Real Estate
Motorola
Egis Consulting
Barracuda Pools
Castrol Sugar
St George Bank
McGrath Motors
Brisbane Lions Football Club
Essendon Football Club
American Chamber of Commerce IPAA
Disney Parks and Resorts
Macquarie Bank
Australia Post
Tom Kerr Mazda
NSW Chamber of Fruit Growers
Mercedes
Queensland Cricket Association
Wunderlich Tiles
Compaq Computers
Merke, Sharpe, Dohme
Institute of Chartered Accountants
Unicom Systems
Aussie Home Loans
Freehill, Hollingdale and Page
Ferrier-Hodgson
AIAA
Datacraft
New Zealand Luncheon Club
First Pacific Stockbrokers
Jardines
ARIMA
Triangle Refrigeration
Melbourne Cup Organising Committee
So if you'd like to send your guests home with a good laugh, call on master
mimic, satirist and comedy star Keith Scott.
He'll bring all his 'guests' along at no extra charge!
Testimonials
Keith was excellent. His manner was professional and reliable. He was funny
and kept the crowd absorbed with his remarks. He also helped to control the
night in a timely manner.
Penny Chapman
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
"Keith was
absolutely brilliant! We have never laughed so much for a long time."
Denise Arthur-Smith
AGILITY
NICK PENN
