From: Geoff Whitfield
Hi,
I've just spent Saturday on Peter Spann's "graduate reunion" day at Sydney. For me, great value. As a "graduate", it cost me $98 for one day of some great presenters. (It costs $198 if you've done a little bit of the course, or $298 if you've done none).
This is not a sell- just some reactions from someone who got value, for people who might be interested in such things. But all presenters did have something to sell- they had written their own books, which, of course, they plugged.
First presenter was John McGrath- a very successful Real estate person in Sydney. I had seen articles about him before- to do with selling most of the most expensive real estate in Sydney.
In his (unbiased?!) view, Sydney was on a very sustainable uptrend. Median prices had not gone through the roof like 10 years before- but had grown steadily. His view was that overseas (expat + other) interest had sustained Sydney above other places- and that Sydney, as an "international" city (unlike Melbourne, Brisbane etc) was cheap compared with London, NY etc- and not "expensive" as compared with other Australia. A great story of someone who completely flunked out of HSC and succeeded.
Next was Louise Bedford- author of several books on trading stocks ("Trading Secrets" etc). Her specialty is candlestick charting. Beyond me just yet- but it looks like a useful tool, and I'm motivated to go further along that path. Particularly because my super has gained zilch in the last 12 months, and I have not yet done anything with my self managed super fund.
Next speaker was Wayne Berry on negotiation. He's been giving seminars on the subject for many years, and I learnt a lot. The play exercise was buying/selling a property- very interesting for me, and very revealing. There's been a few recent posts on negotiating prices. He gave a lot good examples on how to negotiate, and some of the ploys. He's written books, and does courses. He does have a book (please, I'm not plugging- just giving a reaction to a "plugger")- "How To Get The Best Deal Every Time"- which does, at first glance, seem to cover some of the things he presented.
The last presenter was Natalie Cook- Gold Medal, Sydney 2000, Beach Volleyball.
Perhaps 10% of the people had left by then. (it was a 12+ hour presentation). That was a pity. Before then, people had presented facts. Natalie Cook presented an attitude, and a mindset. If I had missed out on that, I would have walked out thinking, "Hey that's good. I'll have to do something sometime". After hearing her, I walked out thinking, "Hey that's good. I'll have to do something NOW". And I have. Things that have been left undone for 18 months. I've started to do.
There is another presentation in Brisbane next Saturday. For Spann graduates, I'd recommend it- at $98, it was GREAT value. For others- well, even $298 for 12 hours is a lot better than any one day+ seminar.
I understand there's going to be video available- at about a similar cost (probably depending on how much you've already spent on Spann courses).
I'm not selling. But I am interested in hearing from other people who went, and to find out their reactions.
Geoff
Hi,
I've just spent Saturday on Peter Spann's "graduate reunion" day at Sydney. For me, great value. As a "graduate", it cost me $98 for one day of some great presenters. (It costs $198 if you've done a little bit of the course, or $298 if you've done none).
This is not a sell- just some reactions from someone who got value, for people who might be interested in such things. But all presenters did have something to sell- they had written their own books, which, of course, they plugged.
First presenter was John McGrath- a very successful Real estate person in Sydney. I had seen articles about him before- to do with selling most of the most expensive real estate in Sydney.
In his (unbiased?!) view, Sydney was on a very sustainable uptrend. Median prices had not gone through the roof like 10 years before- but had grown steadily. His view was that overseas (expat + other) interest had sustained Sydney above other places- and that Sydney, as an "international" city (unlike Melbourne, Brisbane etc) was cheap compared with London, NY etc- and not "expensive" as compared with other Australia. A great story of someone who completely flunked out of HSC and succeeded.
Next was Louise Bedford- author of several books on trading stocks ("Trading Secrets" etc). Her specialty is candlestick charting. Beyond me just yet- but it looks like a useful tool, and I'm motivated to go further along that path. Particularly because my super has gained zilch in the last 12 months, and I have not yet done anything with my self managed super fund.
Next speaker was Wayne Berry on negotiation. He's been giving seminars on the subject for many years, and I learnt a lot. The play exercise was buying/selling a property- very interesting for me, and very revealing. There's been a few recent posts on negotiating prices. He gave a lot good examples on how to negotiate, and some of the ploys. He's written books, and does courses. He does have a book (please, I'm not plugging- just giving a reaction to a "plugger")- "How To Get The Best Deal Every Time"- which does, at first glance, seem to cover some of the things he presented.
The last presenter was Natalie Cook- Gold Medal, Sydney 2000, Beach Volleyball.
Perhaps 10% of the people had left by then. (it was a 12+ hour presentation). That was a pity. Before then, people had presented facts. Natalie Cook presented an attitude, and a mindset. If I had missed out on that, I would have walked out thinking, "Hey that's good. I'll have to do something sometime". After hearing her, I walked out thinking, "Hey that's good. I'll have to do something NOW". And I have. Things that have been left undone for 18 months. I've started to do.
There is another presentation in Brisbane next Saturday. For Spann graduates, I'd recommend it- at $98, it was GREAT value. For others- well, even $298 for 12 hours is a lot better than any one day+ seminar.
I understand there's going to be video available- at about a similar cost (probably depending on how much you've already spent on Spann courses).
I'm not selling. But I am interested in hearing from other people who went, and to find out their reactions.
Geoff
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