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ATTENTION: Online pre-registration is CLOSED. On-site registration will be Thursday November 3, 2006 from 7:00-9:00 pm on a space available basis. Please visit the MEGA Speaking Empire registration desk in the Grand Ballroom Foyer at the Westin Los Angeles Airport.
Dear Colleague, Being a speaker today is not only lucrative, it has now become a critical component in building your personal empire. Whether you are a consultant, trainer, educator, industry expert, author, entrepreneur, or already a professional speaker, you should be earning tens of thousands of dollars a month extra — speaking to companies, at public events, specialty conferences and other groups who will pay big money for your wisdom and knowledge. And whether you speak to recruit more customers, earn big fees, sell expensive products and programs — or get your important message out to the world — becoming income-producing speaking professional can add an exciting and lucrative dimension to the work you're already doing every day. Imagine being on the platform with hundreds of audience members hanging on your every word. Every one of them could be a potential product buyer, consulting client, referral source or other stream of income. They’re mesmerized by your knowledge and platform presence and when you’re done speaking, they rush to the back of the room so they can buy your information products. You are an instant celebrity with a loyal following. It's not only possible, it's highly likely you could achieve this kind of success as a speaker, if only you had the right training, mentors and game plan.
Turn Your Passion Into a Profitable
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If you've ever wanted to become a speaker, boost your existing speaking career, use speaking to enhance your industry reputation, deliver your important message or recruit lucrative new clients and customers, I urge you to accept my personal invitation to join me November 4, 5 & 6, 2005 to learn career-building skills from some of the world's top speaking experts.
Over three days in Los Angeles, my circle of industry experts and I will walk you step-by-step through the marketing juggernaut we've developed for landing major bookings, mastering the speaking platform, generating huge product sales at the back of the room, and creating legions of raving fans and customers.
We'll be teaching you everything we've gleaned from more than 30 years in the field for building a lucrative speaking empire.
Meet Your Faculty of “Industry Insiders”
Who've Already Created Millions in
Revenue for Speakers Like You
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Your Future as a Speaking Superstar:
Kick off your MEGA Speaking journey as Mark Victor Hansen paints an inspiring vision of the speaking universe on which you are about to embark. Mark knows the pitfalls and the shortcuts to being a success in this industry. He not only survived - but thrived - in the face of a reversal of fortune so devastating that many would have crumbled under the pressure. But he came out on the other side with “an attitude of gratitude” that put his empire on the map for good. ... Read More |
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Stepping into Greatness as a Platform Speaker: Listen To Les Wouldn't it be great if you could rock the house every single time you spoke on a platform? Well in this session, dynamic speaking legend Les Brown shares with you strategies on how to speak from your personal power and connect with any audience. . Read More
Les is one of only a handful of renowned speakers to earn both the highest honors in the speaking industry - from the National Speakers Association (largest professional speaking organization in the world) and Toastmasters (the most noted non-profit speaking organization in the world). He is also a former radio and television personality as well as politician. Les believes that passion is the ownership of the message and how you show up behind the words you speak determines how powerful your presentation will be. -Close- |
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Accelerated Learning Techniques Have you ever spoken to a dead audience? Sadly it’s probably not them…most likely it’s YOU. It doesn’t matter if you’re the most entertaining speaker on the planet. If your audience is not fully participating, they’ll be bored to tears. There’s an old saying that goes like this, “Tell me and I forget; show me and I remember; involve me and I understand.". Accelerated Learning is about being involved. It gets your audience fully participating and thrilled to be in your program. ...Read More
Best of all, you can use the tools you learn in this session immediately to wow audiences! Plus the personal change you’ll experience during this session is immediate and permanent. T. Harv Eker is the author of the bestselling book, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, which is a phenomenon in the publishing industry, hitting #1 on the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today bestseller lists, and several other national lists, its first week it went on sale. His company, Peak Potentials Training, is one of the fastest growing ‘personal success’ training companies in North America. He regularly fills convention halls with upwards of 2,000 people with his world-famous Millionaire Mind Intensive seminar and other programs. T. Harv Eker’s high-energy, ‘cut-to-the-chase’ style keeps his audience spellbound. Join him and see what it can do you! -Close- |
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Your Mind, Your Money, and the Aren’t you ready for your speaking income to harmonize with what you’ve always dreamed? Bob Proctor, a 38-year master of the stage, will show you what REALLY controls your income as a speaker … and the mental shifts you can begin immediately – even before he is done speaking on our stage – to create much greater income success. You see, it’s not what you BELIEVE you’re worth on a conscious level that matters. It’s how you take those beliefs and effectively integrate them with your BEHAVIOR that creates the magnificent success and abundance you desire. Bob Proctor, who first took his income from $4,000 a year to more than $1 million in a matter of months, will teach you the single concept he happened upon that has unfailingly created ongoing and greater abundance in his life. ... Read More You will also learn:
Mark Victor Hansen and Jack Canfield have said, “We believe Bob Proctor possesses a rare and rich knowledge of how the mind can be programmed to operate at its fullest potential. No other teacher alive teaches these concepts as clearly and accurately as Bob.” From this single session with Bob Proctor, you will finally see your immense potential as it truly is, and begin taking the steps necessary to create the business of your wildest dreams. -Close- |
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Teleseminar Secrets Listen To Alex During his 90-minute hands-on workshop, Alex Mandossian reveals his step-by-step teleseminar marketing methods to help any public speaker make an additional six figures in annual income. Find out how he has helped hundreds of public speakers... Read More |
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An Insiders Look at the Industry Listen To Vickie Want to know what's going on in the lucrative, professional speaking market? Better yet, want to know how to get those gigs immediately? If so, you'll want to take copious notes when Vickie shares her knowledge about current speaker selection trends in high-fee markets and the strategies that make the buyers pick YOU. Back by popular demand, Vickie will unveil her latest strategies that are generating millions of dollars for her clients without cold calling... Read More
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Vickie Sullivan
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Common Sense Marketing for Speakers and Listen To Brad Marketing is the engine that drives your business. And the best way to attract customers, speaking gigs and profits is to never stop working on your marketing. Author, speaker and marketer Brad Antin is going to show you exactly how to turn a go-cart marketing engine into a turbo-charged Ferrari that will send your profits into overdrive. |
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Grow Rich In Your Niche Listen To Debra Debra Jones is one of the least known, most richly compensated non-celebrity female speakers in the business. A 25 year veteran of the industry she has built a multi-million dollar empire. As a protégé of Mark's for over two decades, she epitomizes "Grow Rich In Your Niche." Specializing in two narrow, but wealthy markets, her client list ranges from small companies to multi-billion dollar international corporations. ... Read More |
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17 Secrets for Getting Millions If you're not in the media talking about your expertise, you're at a severe disadvantage, because the busiest (and wealthiest) of speakers and authors are using publicity to build their businesses and their brand....Read More |
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Presentation Profits Listen To Tracy To maximize your success as a speaker these days you MUST HAVE information products. But how do you start creating them? Tracy Childers is going to reveal his step-by-step strategies to get you creating your own High Quality, High Profit Information Products right away. (These are the same strategies other closed-mouthed speakers use to turn their own ideas and presentations into six- and even seven-figure incomes.) Tracy pulls back the curtain to show you exactly the tools you need to get started, the covert strategies and the specific knowledge which will turn your products into a cash-pulling powerhouse for your bank account....Read More |
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Mark Victor Hansen Profit Centers for Speakers For the first time at MEGA Speaking, New York Times #1 Best-Selling author Mark Victor Hansen shows you the ropes and the marketing foundation behind his growing information empire. He'll reveal the secrets for becoming a successful information entrepreneur and how to get started selling information products and services to millions of eager buyers and fans worldwide. If you want to follow in Mark's "infopreneurial" footsteps and create a booming empire of products, you won't want to miss a single word from the co-creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul, The One Minute Millionaire, Cracking the Wealth Code and numerous additional publications.... Read More |
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I've Even Added Two BONUS Sessions
to Make Sure You Take ACTION on all the NEW Knowledge You'll Gain
My faculty and I will be covering a lot of information during our three days together. And I want to be sure you leave the conference with a crystal clear plan of attack … and the motivation to get started the minute you get home.
That's why we'll be wrapping up the 2005 Building Your Speaking Empire weekend with a powerful one-two punch …2 “Stick Sessions” to be sure what you learned sticks and gets implemented right away.
- STICK SESSION #1 - "Where to Start Monday Morning?" After three solid days of being flooded with new ideas, strategies and tactics for supercharging your speaking career, you might be uncertain about what to do next. This dynamite session, facilitated by Alex Mandossian, helps you lay it all out with a very specific plan of action. We'll help you identify what to do first when you get back to the office - and how to carve some time out of your schedule to keep working toward your goals.
- STICK SESSION #2 - "Blast Off" with Mark Victor Hansen… By the end of the day on Sunday you will have hundreds of new tools in your arsenal to make your speaking dreams a reality. Since no engine goes anywhere without fuel to get it started, I'll help get you fired up. Imagine having more clients, higher profits and all the free time and personal income you need to live life the way you want. During this electrifying closing session, I'll get you on your feet and deliver a final dose of rocket fuel to get your new speaking program off to a roaring start.
Click Here to Reserve Your Seat
The Dynamics of This Kind of
Group is Awesome to Behold!
At my events, when our faculty gets together, what they love to do is mastermind dozens of new ways to market themselves and create dozens of secondary streams of income. Because you'll be experiencing these ideas with other speakers, authors, and entrepreneurs, the synergy and "rub-off" effect should be amazing.
In fact, with some off the speaking industry's top experts - and me - working on your speaking empire over three full days, it's almost certain you'll get everything you need to know to become highly paid speaker and information marketer.
But Can My Circle of Experts and I
Really Help Your Career?
Read some of these comments from other people who know unequivocally about Mark's ability to train you in the strategies and mindset necessary to become successful in the speaking industry .
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I attended the event because I was just launching my business after working at the Disney Institute for a number of years - and the only word that I can come up with for the event was WOW! I walked away with so many great ideas. In fact, because of the ideas that I heard I was able double my fee without loosing any business… I was also able to walk away with some real-time insight into how to get my book done. I've attended a number of events over the years and was impacted by things that were shared at the Mega Speaking Event: real-time solutions for speakers who really want to grow their business. So, thank you so much! - Simon T. Bailey, Catalyst of Brilliance |
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I have attended back to back Mega Speaking Conferences. Since then, I have started my own publishing company, expanded my team, and increased my own personal sales of my product line - selling $1 million in the first year after attending my first seminar. I would encourage anyone who wishes to move forward, in whatever your fields of endeavor, to place yourselves in this environment so that you will get the juice you need to move you forward. I would absolutely encourage anyone to take time out of your busy schedule; it is certainly well worth it - Laurie Davis, Bedford , NS |
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An Absolute Immersion in the Speaking Business ! |
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Mark's Mega Speaking Empire event was so powerful that I actually had to schedule a five day vacation following the event so that I could go over my notes as well the CD's and materials that were provided to us. It was an absolute week of immersion in speaking and I dove into it head first. It has enhanced my contacts within the speaking arena. It provided me a greater, larger vision than I have ever had before. I developed a speaking game plan. … I am fully confident, fully prepared, fully knowing that I am going to take my career to the next level. - Liz Binnell, Laguna Beach, CA |
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I didn't realize how little I knew, until now, about the speaking business . I'm confident that this will grow our income by at least 20%. ” - David Bach - New York Times #1 Bestselling Author |
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The Models You Show for the Speaking Business Absolutely Work! |
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I have attended two years in a row and anxious to attend for my third time in 2005. The assembly of speakers, authors, presenters and vendors that you put together has made a dramatic difference for me in organizing my speaking career. I burst onto the scene as a professional speaker using the Internet, as well as many of the platform strategies that I acquired from the brilliant presenters you made available to me at the two conferences I have attended so far. The material that I garner from these programs has so far been worth in excess of $500,000.00 to me personally, and I anticipate that the speaking seminar business that I am organizing will generate well in excess of $1,000,000.00 in the next 12 months. – Joel Block, Growth Logic Inc. |
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Attending Mark Victor Hansen's MEGA event was the turning point in my life. I was walking around in circles until I went to the training and really got a chance to meet some powerful people. My speaking career has gone from zero speaking engagements - to ten - in just a very short time. I thank Mark for that. He has really added value to my life and he given me a platform that has helped me get on CNN , USA Today, and additional national exposure. I thank Mark for being there, coaching me and helping me become a successful speaker. - Orrin Hudson, Be Someone |
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$15,000 per Speech! |
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I have diligently applied the truths you taught us and as a result I signed two huge speaking and training contracts. One is a $20 million dollar, 10-year agreement and the other is a $4 million dollar 5-year contract…. and I get $15,000 per speech. I have also learned to sell my book and audio programs on the internet. In my first month I did over $60,000 in sales! I also recently announced a new video program that sold $30,000 in about ten days.” - Jack M. Zufelt |
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"When I attended your first speaking conference, it convinced me to produce product. The result was $10,400 in sales the first week! Since your conference, I have created 8 books, 4 audio programs, a $500 home study program and a $2,200 boot camp. If you don't attend, you are literally losing out on thousands of dollars and thousands of creative ideas." - James Malinchack |
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$1 Million in 42 Weeks… |
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One of the most successful projects I ever developed was launched during the breaks at Mark's event. The coaching program, distribution system, licensing program and other profit streams I created grossed over $1 million in just 42 weeks. Mark's events consistently pull in the finest talent and the best opportunities I've ever seen.” -Janet Switzer |
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When we finished our first book called Cool Stuff They Should Teach in School, we knew that we would be placed in situations where we would have to do a lot of public speaking, and at first we were hesitant and nervous. By the end of the conference, we were confident and excited to get in front of big audiences. The event also allowed Kyle and I to make priceless contacts that we still keep in touch with today … and these contacts have continued to encourage us and also to help arrange other speaking engagements.” - Kent and Kyle Healy |
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Three Networking Lunches are Included to Leverage Your Ability to Network and Create Joint Ventures
Make no mistake about it. One of the most valuable benefits of attending any event I host is the networking. Not only do my events attract some of the most talented and powerful people in the industry - but they also bring hundreds of like-minded people together at one single event.
While you’ll learn PLENTY from the renowned faculty at this unique experience, you’ll also attend one of the industry’s highest caliber events with unsurpassed opportunities to make business relationships and friendships that will last forever.
I go out of my way to make sure that you have every opportunity to meet and network with event attendees because I want you to walk away with the connections, deals, and relationships that can take you and your business to the next level.
That’s why as part of your attendance at this MEGA event, you'll also receive a seat at three networking lunches in our Grand Dining Room - where you can connect with the hundreds of other attendees, speakers, information marketers and publishers expected at this event. (Meals include lunch on Friday, November 4; Saturday, November 5; and lunch on Sunday, November 6.)
Past attendees of my MEGA events report that our dining room alone is worth the price of admission – as the networking and joint venture opportunities at my MEGA events are unsurpassed!
And that’s just for starters! It gets better….
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Get $4,334.95 in FREE Bonus Gifts and Pre-Event Study Materials For Registering Your Seat Today! |
MEGA Bonus #1 - $49 Value
21 Tips to Getting Maximum Value from a Mark Victor Hansen MEGA Event
I want you to extract maximum value from every minute you spend at one of my MEGA events, that’s why I’ve recorded a valuable 2-CD set, that will teach you tips and strategies on what to do before, during and after a MEGA event.
MEGA Bonus #2 - A $100 Value
$100 in Mark Victor Hansen’s “MEGA Bucks”
I strongly believe in continuing education – and you should too. When you arrive in Los Angeles, you'll receive $100 in my "MEGA Bucks". These bucks are as good as CASH toward any continuing education product offered by our main platform speakers so you can continue your learning in the areas you need most.
MEGA Bonus #3 – $79 Value
12 Secrets to Deliver More Effective and
Memorable Public Speaking Presentations
During this 90-minute content-packed teleseminars interview with Access to Leaders co-founder, Alex Mandossian, Les Brown teaches you his 12 time-tested secrets on how to become a more effective and memorable presenter, on and off the public speaking platform.
MEGA Bonus #4 - $449 Value
EXCLUSIVE “INDUSTRY INSIDERS” REPORT:
Business Models that Build Speaking Empires
One of the greatest things about this booming market is there are so many ways to build a speaking empire. To help you make smart choices, I’ve asked, speaking industry expert Vickie Sullivan to explore and educate you on the various business models speakers can follow. You will not find this report published anywhere - as she prepared it exclusively for attendees of MEGA Speaking Empire
MEGA Bonus #5 – $49 Value
Alex Mandossian’s “Action Secrets”
Want to know how MEGA Faculty member, Alex Mandossian, has managed to triple his income and double his time off? By special arrangement, you’ll get access to a 65-minute teleseminar Alex recorded live and has made available to MEGA attendees for a limited time! Listen, learn and apply these time-tested Action Secrets so you too can get more done, faster and better and with less effort
MEGA Bonus #6 - $79 Value
Product Development Checklists
Tracy Childers will shave hours off your product development time by sharing his proprietary system with you. He generously gives you three checklists with accompanying audio:
- What to do before creating your first product
- What do before creating every product
- What to do while creating any poduct
Whether you’re an information-product pro or just getting started, Tracy’s checklist and audio coaching will simplify the process for you.
MEGA Bonus #7 - $29.95 Value
How To Double Your Business In Six Months or Less!
In this confidential special report by Brad Antin, you will discover something so hot…so absolutely vital to your success, you’ll wonder how you got along without it. Find out how to get your customers to buy from you again and again, to spend more money each time they buy, and how to create a buying frenzy so they line up to give you money. Brad holds nothing back in this free report.
SUPER MEGA Bonus … $3,500 Value
Briefcase of Valuable Legal Documents and
Sample Promotional Materials
My company has invested thousands of dollars on the clock to create the specialized contracts, checklists, questionnaires, recording releases, order forms and other documents I use in my speaking business.
You’ll receive a sample copy of all them– with my permission to copy all of them word-for-word. You’ll also take home my actual corporate speaking packet so you have a model to follow to create your own that brings you a TON of bookings! This information is truly priceless in value.
Register Your Seat Immediately
Don't Be Left Out!
If you truly want to become one of the most formidable professional speakers in the field and you don't attend my MEGA Speaking event this November, you're truly missing out on an opportunity of a lifetime.
Previous events I've held have sold out literally within weeks of announcing them. And with the incredible line-up of experts and dealmakers I have in store for Building Your MEGA Speaking Empire, you'll want to reserve your spot TODAY.
Only 500 speakers and experts will get to attend this event. So, I hope you will take advantage.
How Much Is So Much Speaking and Marketing Wisdom Worth to You?
With this one-of-a-kind lineup and the tremendous amount of positive feedback I receive each year about my MEGA weekends, it would be easy to ask $5,000 per seat because no one assembles such a powerful lineup of top experts and content-packed learning sessions.
Try paying these experts for a day of their services. Even if you could get them to work with you privately, the privilege would cost you dearly.
You see, in a typical working day, each of these world-renowned experts could do a deal or create a program that will easily gross six figures. It's not unusual for one campaign or deal to pull in over $1 million - some even double that.
But my mission, as you know, is to bring you world-class speaking industry advice and marketing ideas, strategies and tactics for the lowest possible financial outlay. I want this conference to be open to any expert who is serious about succeeding in game professional speaking.
That's why I've locked the tuition for under $1,000 per seat. In fact, your ticket price is just $995. PLUS, you can bring a partner, spouse or buddy with you at 30% off the regular rate when you register together.
This way, you can generate a return on your small investment faster, better and with far less effort. Wouldn't you agree?
You'll be investing just three days of your life to attend Building Your MEGA Speaking Empire … but what you learn may change your life and career forever.
Plus, I'll make your investment in MEGA Speaking Empire absolutely risk free.
Your Satisfaction Is Guaranteed
Many seminar promoters put restrictions on their satisfaction guarantees, such as offering refunds only on the first morning of the event, refunding only part of your tuition, and requiring you to turn in all participant materials.
Not me.
I am so committed to delivering knock-your-socks-off content that I offer a restriction-free, total-satisfaction guarantee….
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Only 500 Speakers and Experts Will Get to Attend!
This invitation is being sent to hundreds of thousands authors, speakers, experts and entrepreneurs who I know will want to attend the 2005 Building Your Mega Speaking Empire on November 4, 5, and 6 in Los Angeles. Seats will sell out - quickly.
Don't Delay! Register Now
I know you'll want to be one of the lucky 500 people to discover these time-tested marketing and speaking industry secrets. So reserve your seat now … while it's top in your mind.
To reserve your seat, complete the secure Priority Reservation Form below, or call my Reservation Specialist, Cassidy Guyer, at 1-800-433-2314, ext. 100 (internationally, call +1-949-764-2640, ext. 100) 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
By the time you leave my 2005 Building Your MEGA Speaking Empire event, you'll know more about marketing and promoting, deal-making and negotiating, leveraging and amplifying, than most speakers and experts learn in a lifetime.
Shouldn't the world's next MEGA platform star be you?
Take the time to register RIGHT NOW:
Yes Mark! I want to attend your 2005 Building Your MEGA Speaking Empire event, November 4, 5, & 6, 2005 in Los Angeles, California and be trained by the best speaking and marketing experts available.
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I understand that my investment not only includes my attendance for a FULL THREE DAYS, but also a voluminous attendee workbook, three additional Networking Meals to facilitate my opportunities with the hundreds of other attendees and experts anticipated to attend this event, plus access to all bonus sessions.
- I understand that I will meet and learn from your world-class faculty of platform experts, marketing specialists, publicity professionals and industry insiders - so I can create the speaking career I’ve always dreamed of and deserve. I acknowledge that you, nor anyone else, have made any income promises as my results are dependent on my own efforts and that of my business.
- I understand that I’ll receive eight registration bonuses valued at $4,334.95 absolutely free with my registration.
- I understand I may attend the two special “Stick Sessions” at no additional charge to help me lay out a plan and implement it right away.
- I understand that I may bring a partner, spouse or friend with me for special partner rate of $695 - a 30% discount off the full registration price!
- I understand that if, by the end of the three days of conference, I’m not completely convinced of the value of the training I can ask for a 100% hassle-free refund of my tuition, and you’ll promptly write me a refund check or credit my charge card
Please Accept My Registration
ATTENTION: Online pre-registration is CLOSED. On-site registration will be Thursday November 3, 2006 from 7:00-9:00 pm on a space available basis. Please visit the MEGA Speaking Empire registration desk in the Grand Ballroom Foyer at the Westin Los Angeles Airport.
Will You Be Joining Us?
If you seriously want to build a career as a speaker, media star or celebrated entrepreneur – and you want to meet the industry “insiders” who can take you there – you must seriously consider attending my 2005 Building Your MEGA Speaking Empire event November 4th – 6th.
Shouldn't the world's next MEGA platform star be you?
I hope to personally meet you in Los Angeles.
Yours in MEGA Speaking Success,
Mark Victor Hansen
Founder, MEGA Seminar Series
support@megaseminars.com
P.S. 100% Satisfaction Guarantee Means You Attend At No Risk!
We're so confident this information will inspire, motivate and train you to enjoy a successful career as a speaker and information marketer; we guarantee that you can walk away at the end of Day Three and request a complete refund if you do not find value in the training.
Sit through every hour of every session before deciding. If you are not thoroughly convinced that the conference is worth every penny of the tuition you've paid just let us know at the end of Day Three. I'll promptly make arrangements to send you a refund check or credit your charge card for your entire tuition within five days of the event. And your participant workbook and all bonuses are yours to keep, just as a thank you for giving Mega Speaking Empire a chance.
