Company staff celebrating Bafana Bafana!

Wow!! What a way for Bafana Bafana to go out last week … By delivering a fantastic “WOW!” performance, our soccer team managed to win the hearts and minds of a country.  This is even more impressive when you think how many people even bothered to watch their previous games.  Ask any South African now and I’m pretty sure that they’ll say they’ll now continue to support Bafana!

That’s what delivering a “WOW!” can do …

3 Great Things We Can Learn From South Africa’s Last Game In The 2010 World Cup

• United We Stand – by gathering an entire country and getting them to focus on one goal, you can make the improbable possible. Sure, we didn’t make it through, but can you imagine what could have happened if South Africans had started doing this several years ago?
• You Have To Find Your Flow – when the coach put the right players in the right place, we got more opportunities to score!  How often do you put the wrong players in the right place, or the right players in the wrong place?
• You Miss 100% Of the Shots You Don’t Take – finally we saw the strikers taking opportunities on goal, finding every opportunity to shoot towards goal.  We had 21 shots on goal, compared to France’s 10.  Twice the shots, twice the goals – co-incidence?

But while the World Cup as a sporting event is starting to draw to a close, the World Cup ‘gees’ (spirit) now needs to be converted into productive energy – so that you and your staff can use this energy to create a renewed commitment to making your business better!

Let’s face it:

•    South Africa is hosting a super-successful tournament – but most local businesses bared the brunt of decreased productivity;

•    Businesses must now try to harness the energy and excitement that everyone experienced and focus it into growing the business, increasing profits and decreasing customer dissatisfaction;

•    Your staff need to use this inspiration to achieve success without losing even more productive time and without spending hundreds and thousands of Rands on training;

What would your company do differently if your staff were inspired by a short (but highly effective) presentation that got everyone together to commit to delivering the “WOW!” service that your customers deserve?

In the spirit of maintaining this amazing energy from the World Cup, I’m offering you a versatile and customizable presentation that is JAM PACKED with advice and tips that is certain to be remembered by you and your colleagues for a long, long time.  You’ll learn practical lessons and sage advice that everyone will be able to implement almost immediately.

Here’s what my previous customers have to say about my presentations:

“A huge ‘Thank You’ to Marcel & the team.  I’ve received so many emails to say “Thanks” for such an amazing event & all made possible by you!” – Inger Truter, BAT

“Marcel’s is worth every penny! His programme had our staff in awe, in fits of laughter and inspired them to work as one team … Thank you so much!” – Annemarie Heydenrych

“Hang on a second Marcel, aren’t you still doing magic for events?”

Of course! I still love performing and will always be available for product launches, roadshows, year-end functions and formal dinners. That’s not important; what’s important here is that I can use my expertise as a dynamic and fun presenter to deliver a compelling message to any audience.

It’s what I call the 3Cs: “Create the connection, Convey the compelling message, and Collect the results”. Remember this is what ‘Infotainment’ is all about – delivering a compelling and persuasive message using the art of entertainment.

“Ok Marcel, it sounds good – but we simply don’t have the time!”

Right, that’s why I’ve kept this talk to a short 45-minutes!  Remember: just because training programmes are several days long doesn’t make them more important. Sometimes it’s the simplest of messages that make all the difference … don’t you agree?

The fact is, if you can’t get your staff together for a short but valuable session then you either do not have enough clients, or you have more than enough clients to keep you busy.

“We’re interested! What next?”

Fantastic!

You can read up more information about my speaking services here, orread more comments here.  And if you’d like a 2-page ‘flyer’, I suggest you click here.

We are working to a strict “First Come, First Served” policy.  That means that the longer you wait to confirm a date with me, the less likely you are to actually get your first choice.

All you need to do is contact me with a date or two that suit you best.  It’s that simple.  We’ll take it from there to provide you with information about how you confirm and secure your booking.

Isn’t that ridiculously easy?

Marcel combines the power of Magic and Message, using tried and tested techniques and tools, to help create valuable relationships that will directly influence your bottom-line.

For the past 5 years, Marcel has presented customized performances for team-building events, keynote speaking, marketing presentations, entrepreneurial training & sales events.

Marcel’s strength lies is being able to understand your company’s event goals and to deliver them so that the audience locks in and remembers the key points.

Marcel also offers a unique feature – a ‘Customized Script Development’ service that can be of immense benefit to your event!

Marcel travelled to the USA to be personally trained and mentored by the world’s leading infotainer, Joel Bauer, in presenting customized performances that deliver your message in a engaging, interactive & compelling manner.

Marcel can be engaged to speak on the following prepared topics:

• “The Magic Within You“
  A highly engaging keynote designed to inspire your audience, Marcel demonstrates that everyone has the ability to be remarkable & that creating “magic” in your business or job is a matter of making the right choices.
• “You Make The Magic“
  Originally designed for Volkswagen & Audi South Africa, this keynote presentation focuses on the importance of great customer service & how it impacts your business’s bottom line profits.
• “Branding & Illusion“
  Originally designed for the UCT Graduate School of Business, during this keynote Marcel gives insight into how your prospects & customers attach an emotional meaning & context to your business’s branding, & how every staff member is responsible for reinforcing the brand.
• “Creating Customers For Life“
  This 90-minute seminar is filled with the best strategies & techniques taken from Marcel’s book, “The Serious Business Owner’s Guide To Creating Customers For Life”. Your audience will walk away with a greater understanding of sales techniques, why great customer service is vital, & how to turn prospects into life-long customers.
• “Marketing Magic“
  During this workshop, Marcel demonstrates how to “think like a magician” when creating & initiating your marketing campaigns. He teaches & helps the group to implement a simple step-by-step formula that explains how to create a compelling message,  deliver it to a targeted audience & how to maintain the campaign’s inertia to generate continuous referral business.  Although designed for small business owners & entrepreneurs, this formula can be used by any business in any industry.
• … or your own CUSTOM message!
  Provide us with the topic & research material & Marcel will discuss how he is able to turn ‘boring’ content into a exciting & valuable presentation.

Your audience can also learn from Marcel’s insights with his presentation based on his first business book, ‘The Serious Business Owner’s Guide To Creating Customers For Life‘.  Not only do we offer this book as an excellent gift to every delegate, but we can also print your company logo with a special message to each reader. This is an excellent way to provide even more phenomenal “take home” value to your audience!

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Marcel Oudejans has been a professional entertainer for over 10 years: due to his extensive experience (both internationally & in Southern Africa) & intuitive ability to understand each individual audience, he has gained the respect of both his colleagues & clients as a leader in the marketing presentation industry. As an entrepreneur & one of the few full-time magicians in South Africa, he has the exceptional entertainment talent & magic skill required to leave his audiences amazed & laughing, but also a thorough understanding of the challenges facing companies today – particularly in sales & marketing.

At age 8, Marcel received his first magic trick and discovered his passion for performing.  As he grew up, he started performing professionally for the hospitality trade, starting at family restaurants. By 2000, it was clear that he had sufficient talent and passion to take this career further! After being employed on long-term engagements for several restaurant chains, Marcel started a full-time career as a professional magician and speaker in 2003. (Read more here)

Marcel has spent over 5 years developing & performing shows that convey his clients’ messages in a fun, personal & engaging manner that have attracted their clients’ attention & left them with an indelible memory of the event. Having recently published his first book, “The Serious Business Owner’s Guide To Creating Customers For Life”, Marcel will understand your company’s event goals & prove that his exclusive marriage of Magic & message delivery will ensure that the key-points of your marketing message will be remembered. His dedication to providing effective business presentations lead him to receive personal training in the U.S.A. with one of the world’s most highly-respected & demanded trade-show marketers, Joel Bauer. After this invitation-only event, Marcel was certified as Africa’s only “Infotainer”: a master practitioner in persuasion & psychological sales techniques & speaking skills, that combined with engaging entertainment, has consistently proven to deliver positive results for clients worldwide.

Marcel believes that the key to effective communication & a successful event is to give the audience the opportunity to actively take part in the “show” so that your guests feel that they’ve been involved in the experience: encouraging them to talk about your event & your company for a long time after the event is over. As Marcel’s client, you’ll experience professional service & personal attention that will make you feel confident that he will provide an unforgettable performance that will be more fun, more personal & more memorable than any before.

Take the opportunity to view his list of previous clients & consider whether you wish to experience the same results for your event. Once you’ve experienced laughing guests & clients that rave about your event, you’ll understand why Marcel is the most requested Corporate Magician in Southern Africa.

Send us your brief today & allow Marcel to work with you to get your guests to participate in your fun, informative & memorable experience.

Accomplishments:

• Over 10 000 hours of professional performance experience, for over 100 corporate clients, for all types of events and audiences.
• Marcel took an interest in the Art of Magic at age 9 and started performing professionally from age 15.
• Performed at family restaurants until 2001.
• Over 3 years of performing 6 nights per week for “Cubaña” Bellville, where Marcel established his reputation as a talented performer.
• 6 months of performances for “Maestros on the Beach”, Milnerton.
• Over 3 years as the in-house magician for the infamous original “Madame Zingara”  and “Cara Lazuli” restaurants in Cape Town.
• Part of the performance crew for the first Cape Town run of  “Madame Zingara’s Theatre of Dreams“, 6 nights per week.
• Specially requested to perform for the IBM “100 Club” international sales conference dinner party at the Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town.
• Two VIP performances for international companies, including a presidential dinner, at Polana Hotel, Maputo Mozambique.
• Magic and entertainment performances throughout Southern Africa and Kenya.
• Retained as the hotel magician for Sun International “Zambezi Sun” hotel at Victoria Falls, Zambia, for Christmas and New Year entertainment, 2006 and 2007.
• Performed in London, UK, and part of the “Marvin’s Magic” staff at “Harrods” in Knightbridge in 2004.
• Invited to attend an exclusive conference for ‘Corporate Magicians’ as part of Joel Bauer’s “Infotainment” training, in Lost Angeles, CA. in 2007.
• Visited and performed at the world-famous “Magic Castle” in Hollywood, CA., in 2007.
• International guest performer and lecturer at “Vismayam 2008″, India’s largest ever magic convention.  Over 1 000 local and international performers attending this prestigious event in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, hosted by the Magic Academy of Kerala.  Marcel lectured on ‘close-up’ magic and performed on stage for over 1 000 people. He was awarded a trophy by the tourism council of Kerala.
• Guest lecturer at the 2009 South African Magic Convention, on the subject of “Magic and Marketing”.
• Currently the youngest registered Professional member of the Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa, a member of the Global Speakers Federation.
• Current serving Vice-President of the Cape Town Chapter of the PSASA.
• Current serving director of the Upliftment Programme, an NPO providing care and attention to children in hospitals and disadvantaged communities across Southern Africa.