Brett de Hoedt - Conference emcee | Facilitator | Speaker

The right emcee makes your audience feel that they are part of something special.

Your conference attendees, award nominees and gala dinner diners deserve an emcee who does more than gussy-up and read a script. 

Audiences want to sense an understanding of their sector, they want to learn and they want to laugh. 

Emcee and public speaker Brett de Hoedt is a former talk radio presenter (3AK, 3MP, The Hardest Word podcast) print journalist (New Idea, contributor Sunday Age) and TV publicist (Seven Network). 

He emcees dozens of events a year from business breakfasts and gala balls to industry awards multi-day national conferences. 

He’s introduced and quizzed Prime Ministers, celebrities, children, people with mental illness, ex-offenders,  scientists, addicts, the homeless, Olympians and more. 

He delivers an acknowledgement of country like he actually means it (because he does). Whatever your brief is - he can handle it.

As master of ceremonies, facilitator, host, speaker – whatever you call it – Brett is a little less conventional,  and 72% less boring* than your previous emcee or speaker. His tongue is often near his cheek and he’ll have your audiences asking: “What did he say?” In a good way. He’s witty. He never swears. While never worthy, his sensibility is contemporary. His humour is self-deprecating. 

Brett’s not a celebrity gracing your event with his star power so he works hard to engage and entertain your audience. 

He brings a talk radio presenter’s ability to quickly absorb information and improvise. Conference-goers often ask him: “Do you work in the sector?”  

“My favourite ever compliment came from a woman who said:

‘You are absolutely

in the right job!’”

Brett is rare among emcees in that he can deal with complex and sensitive issues. 

Beyond the awards, graduations and exhibitions Brett has a client base that has lead him to tackle many sensitive issues - disability, mental illness, domestic violence, palliative care, natural disaster management,  criminal justice reform. 

Added value:

Brett loves chairing a panel discussion or debate. 

He can run separate networking / ice-breaking events/trivia quizzes.

Brett can deliver a range of keynotes.

Have Brett deliver training. 

First step - call Brett on 0414 713 802. You’ll be glad you did.