With a background in computer engineering and computational statistics, Tom Berger has studied and broken down human behaviour for nearly 25 years.
Previous experience
He spoke German before learning English in Australia, then immigrating to South Africa as a child, had to learn Afrikaans. Tom realised the human body was a billboard as he deciphered childrens non-verbal actions to understand what was being said.
He simplified verbal and non-verbal cues, creating what he calls “Speed Reading People” in real time to rapidly profile and predict behaviour.
Current work
This is the basis of his 24 year running MindGames show, where he shows 'your thoughts are written all over your face.' it's a mini X Files on stage that uses extensive audience participation to wow the audience. And during the show, you'll get glimpses into how to read people and influence their behaviour too. it's fun, intriguing and intercative....that's why most testimonials say....”everyone is still talking about it!”
His keynote is The Buying Brain – unlocking The Mind's Buying Triggers. How and why are we influenced to buy one product over another? How are we persuaded to say YES over a range of products and services? The latest research shows that most of our decisions happen at an unconscious level, yet most marketing and advertising tries to appeal to the conscious rational brain.
Tom has used thousands of performances of his MindGames show as a human laboratory to statistically analyse and determine how the mind compares and decides, how invisible psychological triggers and visual techniques can influence decision making and get people to say YES.
You'll learn to appeal to the unconscious limbic mind that makes most of our decisions, how to speed read buying and selling signals, how to project trust and confidence verbally and non verbally so that people are more likely to do business with you.
You'll learn the brains buying triggers, what makes people say YES, as well as getting insight in linguistic and non verbal cues which allow you to speed read people and see what is going on in their head.
This is an infotainment experience where content is interspersed with punchy entertainment segments to highlight important techniques. This makes it a great conference opener or closer.
Talking Points
Keynote: The Buying Brain -- Persuading People To Say YES
Why are we influenced to buy one product over another?Keynote: The Buying Brain -- Persuading People To Say YES
How are we persuaded to say YES when presented with a range products and services?
In his keynote, Tom Berger uses the latest neuroscience studies as well as his 25 plus years experience as a persuasion expert and people reader to teach you to appeal to the decision making part of the brain -- the unconscious Limbic Brain.
Studies show that most of our decision making happens at an unconscious level, yet most marketing and advertising tries to appeal to the rational logical brain.
In this keynote you'll discover --
1 -- How the brain compares and decides at a subconscious level, and you'll learn how to appeal to it using proven psychological and visual techniques developed by Tom over the last 25 years during his many thousands of performances of his show MindGames. You'll learn to influence people so that they are more likely to say YES to what you are offering.
2 -- Learn quick proven techniques to speed read people, how to pick up on nonverbal buying signals as well how to project trust and confidence, so that people are more likely to want to do business with you. You'll instantly become more aware of what people are thinking in any situation.
The keynote is interspersed with interactive punchy entertainment which is not only fun and mindblowing, but also highlights important techniques in persuasion.
MindGames
Perceptionist Tom Berger has astounded thousands of people with his amazing mind games show called 'Your Thoughts Are Written All Over Your Face'. Join him for a night of great entertainment as he blends perception, humour, psychology and influence in his one man show.MindGames
Audience members experience a jaw dropping performance of wonder as Tom speed-reads people with uncanny accuracy. "I see what you're thinking", he says. And he does..... it's a mini X-Files on stage type show which is thought-provoking and totally audience interactive.
Tom appears to do the impossible, anything from speed-reading people and revealing their thoughts, to priming and predicting behaviour of random audience members with incredible accuracy.
He's a human lie detector too -- in The Lying Game your goal is to lie to Tom and get away with it. Not so easy, as one by one the cues and tells that give you away are shown to the audience in a fun and eye opening sequence. You've got to experience it to believe it.
Want to know what part of the body you should always look at first to know someone’s intentions? You'll learn this during the show, it's something you'll always use in sales or social situations.
It is an outstanding interactive entertainment experience your guests talk about for days! If you want a phenomenal show, unlike anything you have ever seen, this is it. If you want an event that people talk about for days afterwards, book Tom Berger!
Tom has been a full time performer for over 25 years, so you know you are getting an audience tested jaw dropping experience your guests rave about for days.
Video
Tom Berger - perceptionist
Tom Berger is The Perceptionist. He speed reads people to show your thoughts are written all over your face in his audience interactive MindGames show. An incredibly entertaining addition to any special or corporate eventTom Berger - perceptionist. Promo video from show.
Speed reading people from the show Your Thoughts Are Written All Over Your Face! Tom Berger is The Perceptionist. He speed reads people to show your thoughts are written all over your face in his audience interactive MindGames show. An incredibly entertaining addition to any special or corporate eventTom Berger Infotainment Keynote
Filmed at the Velg Conference in Melbourne with 900 attendees, Tom Berger presents The Buying Brain - Persuading People to Say Yes. Speed reading people to spot buying signals, transmitting trust and confidence and ethical psychological persuasion. Tom Berger is The Perceptionist. He speed reads people to show your thoughts are written all over your face in his audience interactive MindGames show. An incredibly entertaining addition to any special or corporate eventTom Berger Entertaining ChangeLabs
Tom Berger entertaining ChangeLabs at Tempus Two Winery at Hunter Valley. This is why your guests rave about it for days and weeks afterwards! Tom Berger is The Perceptionist. He speed reads people to show your thoughts are written all over your face in his audience interactive MindGames show. An incredibly entertaining addition to any special or corporate event"Thank you for the fantastic show you did last week. It was absolutely brilliant!" ... keep reading Glaxo SmithKline
Your performance was beyond entertaining - it was actually pretty freaky.
Staff have been buzzing about you all week.
guests were transfixed by your abilities.
He interacted very well with the audience, rapidly and skilfully captivating them. People were still talking about his performance in a most positive way the next day.
"Tom was an exceptional presenter. He had the participants at the dinner function mesmerised. People were still buzzing with excitement about his performance the next morning. In an evaluation of the entire training program, one participant commented that Tom Berger's presentation was a 'life changing experience'."
"Tom's act - which is hardly a word that does it justice - had the audience mesmerised. Initial thoughts that his perceptions were pre-planned set-ups quickly gave way to genuine astonishment as he methodically displayed his phenomenal talents. Our room was filled with some of the most successful salesmen in the country and they were all genuinely in awe of Tom's talents, while his genial, affable nature endeared him to even the most skeptical. Tom was a delight to work with and I would have no hesitation recommending him to any conference looking for 'something different.' If I was a movie critic I would emboss Tom's poster with Entertaining, Engrossing and Enlightening. Five Stars!"
We book a lot of shows, but that is by far the best entertainment we have ever had. By Far!
