BAS: Benefit Auctioneer Specialist

Benefit auctions are one of the fasting growing segments of the auction business. This course is designed to teach the planning techniques that create successful benefit auctions. Learn to specialize your marketing skills and create a business strategy to build your clientele and profits. In addition to classroom instruction, students will usually attend a benefit auction to observe the process from start to finish. Click here for more information.

Fundraising? Auction!
Seminar focused for Auctioneers

Benefits auctions made easy and profitable. Learn 20/20 planning tips, custom design strategies to save time, consulting tips, and realistic goal setting. Make yourself an asset to the fundraising needs of your clients before, during & after the auction. Auctioneers are shown how to make the benefit auction an asset to their auction career, as well as, how to qualify events. (PowerPoint presentation with handouts and resource guide. TV/VCR optional for 8 minute video)

Fundraising? Auction!
Seminar focused for Fundraising Organizations

Is your organization looking for ways to raise money with your auction event? Learn to optimize your fundraising potential with Professional Auctioneer JillMarie Wiles who will lead you through the steps of how to reach your goals. By focusing on what to consider in the planning stages, combined with essential core ingredients this seminar teaches how to make the most of your efforts. Learn to construct a marketing plan that defines your event as well as promotes your cause to the next level. Discover how to win the "race between time & money" and about new tools available in the fundraising auction industry. Walk away with the information you need to be inspired to for your next event!

Competing to Win!

Creating a personal marketing plan to compete in the auction market place, as well as, in auctioneer competitions. The NAA International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) is used as a template. This motivational seminar encourages the audience to look at competing against their personal best each day by creating a focused agenda, mental anchors, and incorporating mentors. (Verbal presentation, and handout. TV/VCR optional for 10 minute videotape.)

Who Packed Your Parachute?

The analogy of skydiving is used to bring the audience a sense of urgency in their approach to public speaking. Being an effective speaker requires preparation, by packing your "parachute" with confidence, audience skills, and being a master of body language. This informative public speaking format will propel the audience to new heights in communication, and leadership skills, all to make the leap into being an effective speaker. Regardless if it's a one-on-one contract signing with a banking professional, or an auction audience of 500, public speaking is a asset to the auctioneer desiring to land a successful career. (Verbal presentation, and handout, with audience participation required)

More Than Just Numbers

This informative seminar focuses on how to be effective as a bid caller in today's marketplace. Three crucial elements are covered in-depth: (1) Having a smooth rhythmic chant with clear numbers, (2) knowing the value of the items being sold, as well as, how the items were marketed by the auctioneer, and (3) being the master negotiator by reading the crowd, having product knowledge, and being able to set the pace of a successful sale. (Handouts & resource guide)

Auctioneers Are Like Thumbprints!

Strategies to identify the missing opportunities for membership in your State Association. How to create a minimal effort and cost effective magnetic campaign to attract new members, and retain them year after year. Presentation facilitated in an interactive open round-table discussion of current associations needs. (Handouts, table for examples, & board for writing group ideas)