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10TH NEW ZEALAND LEARNING CONVENTION
6,7,8 October, 2005. Auckland, New Zealand.

Begins 12.15pm Thursday 6 October, 2005.
Finishes 4.00pm Saturday, 8 October, 2005.

Theme: "Honouring the Learner"

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NZLC 2005 details
* dates & times
* venue
* theme
* keynote presentations
* workshop presentations
* information sheet; convention fees and what that covers
* accommodation
* registration form
* organisations, associations & networks - member discounts

SEE BELOW FOR:
5 KEYNOTE PRESENTERS & DESCRIPTIONS
PLUS 24 WORKSHOP PRESENTERS & TITLES.

BEST RATES TO ATTEND
Enquire and find out how to Save up to $595.00 per delegate.
There are: Group Rates, Early Birds & Special Offers to: New & Past Delegates,
Polytechnics, Tertiary Providers, Health Boards, Valued Client Companies &
Organisations.

Welcome to the New Zealand Learning Convention.
We invite you to come and experience a fabulous 3 days of learning. Surround
yourself with positive, supportive, inspirational Learning Professionals.

You will find yourself in the company of committed, passionate learners.
Time is fast approaching for your chance to attend one of the best
conferences on the latest in learning and organisational development in the
Asia and Pacific Region.

WHO ATTENDS?
Delegates representing the public, private, and corporate sectors;
Managers, Human Resource Professionals, Consultants, Practitioners,
Organizational-Development Consultants , Community & PTE Trainers,
Development Advisors, Learning Facilitators, Corporate Trainers, Business
Executive Coaches, Sales People, Team Leaders, Course Developers, Programme
Designers, Training Directors, Personal Coaches, Government Armed Force
Trainers (Military, Airforce, Navy), Police Trainers, Health Professionals,
City Council Managers, Educators, Teachers, School Administrators.

WHY DELEGATES ATTEND?
Delegates will;
* Learn strategies for creating a culture that supports a great learning
organisation
* Experience masters at their trade of communicating and motivation
* Hear the latest research identifying the characteristics of high
performance organisations
* Learn the attributes of being a High Performance Leader
* Know how to develop an environment where organisations and leaders can
attract, grow and keep a deep pool of creative talent
* Understand how to improve workplace culture
* Learn how to overcome Learning Resistance
* Understand how and when to use appropriate state changes to increase
learner involvement
* Uncover the secrets of leaders with powerful communication techniques
* Gain insights into Managing staff more effectively
* Learn practical training and teaching ideas that you can use immediately
* Enhance their career potential with state of the art skills and knowledge
* Learn how to design and develop effective e-learning
* Develop strategies to meet new business and educational challenges
* Learn the latest techniques in Learning
* Learn how to add variety into even the 'driest material'
* Understand how to use visuals effectively in Learning
* Be able to make learning rich and multi sensory
* Discover how to speak the learner's language
* Learn the art of facilitation
* Keep abreast of International trends and developments
* Learn how to bring fun and creativity into learning
* Network with key colleagues in the learning industry
* Learn ways of taking any content and making it a learner centred
experience
* Discover the strategies in creating Peak Performance
* Re charge their batteries with inspirational presenters and delegates

SUMMARY OF KEYNOTES
Keynotes
* Working & Learning Smarter -- Glenn Capelli (Australia)
* The Remarkable Role of the Heart in Learning - Kees Blase (Netherlands)
* The Success Factor - The Serious Research About Fun - Dave Koutsoukis
(Australia)
* Personal Management Strategies for Maximum Results - Colin Cox (New
Zealand)
* Peak Performance - Get out of the Pit - Terry Hawkins (Australia)

KEYNOTES
Titles, Presenters & Descriptions

Working & Learning Smarter -
The 7 Habits of Highly Defective Thinking
& What to do about them!
Glenn Capelli (Australia) - True L earning Centre

In a complex world individuals, teams and organisations need to work smarter
and establish cultures of deep thinking and o n-going learning. For all of
our intelligence we often manage to behave in very dumb ways. Why and what
can we do about it? Glenn Capelli explores such issues in this funny and
deep keynote.

* The Key Word for Working/Learning Smarter
* Learning from History
* The 7 Habits of Highly Defective Thinking
* What We Can Do To Work/Learn Smarter

Glenn Capelli (Australia)
An author, songwriter, radio and television presenter and creator of the
Dynamic Thinking course for Leadership, Glenn Capelli has delivered a
message of creativity, innovation and thinking smarter to audiences around
the world. Glenn's ability to bring together meaningful learning and
laughter is the key to his successful presentation style.
Glenn is a National Speakers Association Certified Speaking Professional, a
Winston Churchill Fellowship Awardee and a member of MENSA.
In 1987, Glenn returned home t o Australia and founded the True Learning
Centre, a company focussed on quality learning and creative endeavour. Today
he is a leading international keynote speaker and trainer whose clients come
from a variety of organizations large and small and are as diverse as the
giant companies of corporate America to the tiny remote schools of outback
Australia. His unique presentation style and ability to apply a diversity of
teaching methodologies have made him an internationally renowned speaker in
constant demand worldwide. Glenn has worked extensively throughout Australia
and New Zealand, Asia, the USA and Canada, South Africa and Europe.

Recent award highlights include receiving the Presenter of the Year award
from CPA for his Outstanding Contribution to the Professional Development of
the NSW Division and the National Speakers of Australia 2002 highest award
for Speaker Excellence and Service to the Speaking Industry. Recent
presentation highlights include the Russel Group Internationa l Conference in
Miami, Harcouts New Zealand, International Crematoria Conference Darwin, ING
Madrid, Associated Planners Conference Bali, Tricon-KFC-Pizza Hut Australia
and the Young Presidents' Organization International Conference in Prague.

The Remarkable Role of the Heart in Learning
Kees Blase (Netherlands) - APS-International

Research in neurocardiology shows the brains response to the heart signals.
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is identified as a key indicator of preventable
stress and is introduced to enhance peak performance. HRV is assessing
moment-to moment changes in the autonomic function and balance due to
changes in mental or emotional states.
Case studies in USA and in the Netherlands show quick, remarkable
improvements in coping with stress, transforming frustration, anger,
treatment of depression and work-life balance.

In this keynote delegates will:
*  Learn about current research into the neurocadiology and the role of the
heart related to emotions.
*  Become familiar with the "Heart Focus" m ethodology to improve coherence
*  Discover how coherence can boost peak performance..
*  Learn the attributes of being a High Performance Leader
*  Know how to develop an environment where organisations and leaders can
attract, grow and keep a deep pool of creative talent
*  Learn practical training and teachin g ideas that you can use immed iately

Kees Blase (Netherlands)
Kees, founder of the National Centre for Stressmanagemen t in the Netherlands
introduced HeartMath in the Netherlands in education. As a senior consultant
in authentic leadership he will present the Heart Focus pro gram to obtain
self control of emotions on the physiological level. He will show practice
and research in peak performance in sport, business, health and education.
 Being as well a medical physicist and a trainer in human resource
management he will show the fi gures and results and also he will teach the
practice to gain wisdom from emotions.

The Success Factor - The Serious Research About Fun:
How Fun Helps Productivity, Performance and Passion
Dave Koutsoukis (Australia)

Dollars may attract high performance workers but dollars alone are not
enough to keep them.
Talented and creative people want to work in creative, challenging and ideas
rich environments, this is why fun can be The Success Factor.

Discover the FUNMAN Formula...
You will:
* Learn about current research into the positive effects of fun at work.
* Become familiar with the "Ten Top Reasons Why Fun at Work Works."
* Discover how fun can boost staff morale and enhance workplace
relationships.
* Find out how fun can improve creativity, productivity, and customer
satisfaction.
* Become familiar with the "Funstar" model which out lines eight dimensions
for having fun at work.
* Learn about the difference between contrived fun and emergent fun.
* Discover that fun is one of 15 "key drivers" of excellent workplaces.
* Gets lots of practical ideas you can use at work the very next day.

David Koutsoukis (Australia)
Aka the FUNMAN, is a professional speaker, educator, singer/songwriter,
musi cian and author of the "Behaviour Management Toolkit". He works with
corporate, education and public sector or ganisations helping them to build
happy and productive workplaces. By combining his business knowledge and
instructional skills with his entertainment background, David has proven
himself to be a dynamic and engaging presenter. His programs have a
humourous tone throughout with a good balance of theory and fun. Audiences
say that FUNMAN programs are effective because they deliver serious messages
in a fun way.

Personal Management Strategies for Maximum Results
Colin Cox - Ignition Training

This key note presentation is 90 minutes jam packed with techniques on how
to achieve Personal Management in every facet of your lives. It brings
together the very best from the fields of Philosophy, Developmental
Psychology, Meta Cognition, Epistemology Management & Leadership Strategies
and much more so that you can achieve maximum results within yourself and
those you work with.
Expect a frenetic pace of learning and delivery that is both fun and
interactive while being succinct and enlightening.

Learn :
1. How to Clear Negative Thinking and Stop Self Sabotaging
2. The difference between Emotions versus Feelings
3. How to bring Intelligence to Emotions
4. 7 Key Concepts of Personal Management

Colin Cox
Colin is the founder and Co -Director of Ignition Training Systems Ltd of New
Zealand and provides exceptional training and executive life coaching to
both corporate and government agencies throughout Australasia.
Personally committed to maximising the latent potential within people Colin
considers people as the most valuable resource a business has and has
dedicated his time and energies in delivering learning that grow this
valuable resource.
Colin is an internationally recognised Trainer and Leader in the field of
Neuro Semantics a field of the Cognitive Sciences and Accelerated Learning
Methodologies.
He is a NZ triple international sporting representative, and former
international professional strength athlete and won multiple national
championships in four different sports. Colin's sporting achievements
complimented with his knowledge of the cognitive behavioural sciences and
adult education provide s a unique perspective in coaching people to maximise
their optimum potential.
His empowering personable delivery style coupled with an extensive knowledge
of personal management strategies ensures consistent results and
transformational growth for all those who experience Colin's unique style of
delivery in both training, coaching and keynote speaking.
Colin is an inspirational presenter who is highly sought after for his
ability to meet participants where they're at - and coach them to higher
levels of personal achievement. Colin has an international reputation for
delivering training that is consistently efficient and effective.
Colin runs programmes on Fear Mastery, Accessing Personal Genius, The Neuro
Semantics of Sporting Excellence, Practitioners Certification and Master
Practitioner Certification.

Peak Performance - Get out of the Pit!
Terry Hawkins (Australia) - People In Progress Pty Ltd

Change is a Why is it that some people achieve great success, regardless of
the hardships they have faced and others fall into a heap at the slightest
sign of negativity? Terry Hawkins will give you the answer and provide you
with an experience that will alter the way you think and feel forever!

* Learn how to tap into unlimited energy supplies and discover how
languaging and phraseology can create powerful outcomes
* Take responsibility for the results you achieve and the affect you have on
the overall outcomes in your life
* Build more trusting relationships with others by choosing your mental,
emotional and physic al state at will
* Take yourself to that new level by releasing the blocks that hold you back

Terry Hawkins (Australia)
Terry specialises in all areas of people performance including
communication, team building, leadership, sales skills, personal styles,
conflict resolution, time effectiveness & personal development.
Terry doesn't want her audience to walk away with 'just a good feeling'. She
delivers high impact, practical strategies that produce results and her
renowned sense of humour ensures everyone has a good time doing it! The
polish and pizzazz of Terry's trademark style of presentation, ensures her
audiences enjoy a memorable, educational & motivational experience.
It's hard to describe the impact Terry Hawkins will have on your audience.
She is one of those rare people who can deliver a message that you will
remember forever.

SUMMARY OF WORKSHOPS
Workshops:
 
* Powerful Presentations that will wow your audience by Richard Gee -
Richard P Gee Consultants Ltd
 
* Visual Passion: How to Use Visuals to Create Learning and Enhance
Presentation Excellence by Glenn Capelli (Australia) - True Learning Centre
* 'The Psychology of Success' by Ant Carter - Cardinal Solutions
* Steppingstones Ac ross the River by Jack Shearer (Australia)- Jack Shearer
Training
* The Beauty of A 'Context' by Leanne Babcock - Babcock Sinclair Ltd
* What's the Story? - The How, When and Why of Story Telling by Wade Jackson
and Steve Hill - Improv Solutions
* Entering the Zone at Will by Colin Cox - Ignition Training
* Creative Communication by Terry Hawkins  (Au stralia) - People In Progress
Pty Ltd
* Anchor the Learning by Colin Cox - Ignition Training
* Interactiv e Group Drumming - New Dynamic Approach to Training /
Organisational Wellness by Jaqui Barrett - Rhythm dot com
* Growing Living Organisations that Learn - Tipu Ake ki te Ora, a radical
leadership model by Peter Goldsbury
* Turning Learning Into Action: How to get more out of every training dollar
by Emma Webber (Australia) - Vivat
* Unlocking your Potential in BUSINESS AND EDUCATION by Jennie Vickers -
Geraldine Jones
* Messages from the Voice by Karina Schelde (Denmark)
* What's Stopping You? by Linda Hutchings - brainstorm

* Creative Training Solutions by Lynley Russek - Stepping Stones
* Seven Strategies for Adding Fun and Humour to Presentations by David
Koutsoukis (Australia)
* Leadership through Appreciation by Madeleine Duclos (Switzerland)
* Practice of Heart Focus : How to gain wisdom from emotions by Kees Blase
(Netherlands) - APS-International
* Live Now by Sally Anderson Limited - Executive Coaching Practice
* E-ccelera ted Learning - Designing and deve loping effective elearning by
Bernard Dougherty and Gareth Parry - Wavelength Ltd.
* Leading Organisational Transformation by Kate Lyon and Frano Botica  - Team One Ltd.
* Professional Strategies for Dealing with Hotheads and Other Cranky People
by Cheryl Gilroy - People Dynamics Australia.

Kind regards,
Hosts Brent & Virginia

The Brainworks Ltd.
Organisers of NZLC 2005
PO Box 6192
Marion Square
Wellington
New Zealand
Phone/Fax: 644 586 5188
Email:brainwks@actrix.co.nz
Website:www.nzalc.co.nz