Andrew Klein

Master of Ceremonies

Andrew Klein Master of Ceremonies (MC) bookings bring one of Australia’s most in-demand professional conference MCs to the stage. A former corporate lawyer, he blends thorough research, quick wit and genuine audience connection to keep any event on track.

Based in Sydney

Description

Andrew Klein Master of Ceremonies (MC): Professional Conference MC

Andrew Klein Master of Ceremonies (MC) bookings bring one of Australia’s most in-demand professional conference MCs to the stage. After more than 25 years in the business, Andrew is also one of the country’s foremost speakers and trainers on presentation skills and pitching for business. A former corporate lawyer, he left the profession in the late 1990s. He has since built a full-time career as an MC and corporate trainer.

Andrew brings a casual yet corporate style to proceedings, whether face to face or online. He is well known on the conference circuit for his entertaining, thoroughly researched speaker introductions, live interviews and quick wit. Ahead of every event, he researches the industry, people, products and sponsors involved. As a result, he adapts easily to vastly different audiences. He often closes a conference with a humorous, improvised rhyming summary of the key moments.

Trusted Across Corporate Australia

Andrew has hosted, facilitated and trained at events across Australia, the Asia-Pacific region, South Africa and the United States. Since March 2020, he has also worked as required from a home studio, adapting seamlessly to virtual and hybrid formats. His client list includes BT Financial Group, ANZ, QBE, MLC, KPMG, Ernst and Young, Westpac, IBM, Allianz, Telstra, AGL, NSW Health and CPA Australia, among many others. Recent bookings include the Institute of Public Accountants’ National Congress, marking the organisation’s 100th anniversary in front of 600 delegates, and the SMSF Association Conference, hosted for an audience of 1,500 professionals.

Alongside his MC work, Andrew runs keynotes and workshops on presentation and pitching skills. These include his popular sessions Life’s A Pitch and How To Awe Them, Not Bore Them. Consequently, organisations that book Andrew Klein Master of Ceremonies (MC) gain both a polished host and a working expert on what makes an audience actually listen. Read more from Andrew on LinkedIn, or browse other MC and event host speakers.

Andrew Klein is one of Australia’s most in-demand professional conference MCs, with more than 25 years in the business. A former corporate lawyer, he left the profession in the late 1990s and has since built a full-time career as an MC and corporate trainer. He is also one of the country’s foremost speakers and trainers on presentation skills and pitching for business.

Andrew is well known on the conference circuit for his entertaining, thoroughly researched speaker introductions, live interviews and quick wit, often closing a conference with a humorous, improvised rhyming summary of the key moments. He has hosted, facilitated and trained at events across Australia, the Asia-Pacific region, South Africa and the United States, and has adapted seamlessly to virtual and hybrid formats since 2020.

Andrew’s client list includes BT Financial Group, ANZ, QBE, MLC, KPMG, Ernst and Young, Westpac, IBM, Allianz, Telstra, AGL, NSW Health and CPA Australia. Alongside his MC work, he runs keynotes and workshops on presentation and pitching skills, including his popular sessions Life’s A Pitch and How To Awe Them, Not Bore Them.