Corporate mentalist, event entertainer, MC
Corporate teams, conference organisers, leadership groups, and event planners seeking a premium ice-breaker or standout experience.
Michael Abrahamson is a leading South African corporate mentalist known for delivering intelligent, highly interactive performances that leave audiences amazed and talking long after the event ends. With a background that spans both broadcast media and live entertainment, Michael brings rare stage authority and polish to every performance.
Before mentalism, he built an award-winning career as a sports broadcaster on television and radio, covering global events including the Athens Olympic Games, multiple Cricket, Rugby and Soccer World Cups, and international tours across Europe, the Caribbean, and the UK. His voice has been heard worldwide, and he received the SAB award for top radio broadcaster during the FIFA 2010 World Cup.
Originally trained as a magician, Michael discovered mentalism in the early 2000s and began crafting a distinctive corporate-focused show. Today, his performances blend psychology, memory, mathematics, body language, eye movement, and suggestion into sophisticated routines tailored for each audience. No two shows are ever the same.
Beyond entertainment, Michael positions mentalism as a practical skill set. Audiences leave not only astonished but also equipped with insights they can apply to communication, performance, and decision-making in everyday professional life.
Michael Abrahamson is one of SA’s top mentalists and has modified his corporate show to feature unique routines which are mind-boggling. His show is fully interactive and promotes lots of discussion – the perfect ice-breaker to your event.
Michael originally made his name in the industry as a multi award-winning sports broadcaster on TV and radio.
He has covered high profile sporting events across the globe, including the Athens Olympic Games, World Cups in cricket, rugby and soccer, SA tours to the Caribbean, Italy and the UK and major events in over 20 sporting codes.
He was the recipient of the top radio broadcaster SAB award for the FIFA 2010 World Cup and his voice has been heard internationally.
He also does voice overs and acts as MC for numerous cricket, swimming and gymnastics events.
Originally a magician, Michael was exposed to mentalism in the early 2000s, and immediately started working on putting a unique show together.
Since SA has very few mentalists, Michael’s show is unique and a real eye-opener to clients looking for something very different to spice up their events.
Michael Abrahamson show varies from event to event and he never performs exactly the same show twice, in order to give people who might have seen him before, something new to watch and enjoy.
Mentalism is an art form which allows the mentalist to use his or her five senses to create some wonderfully unique entertainment.
Michael Abrahamson show incorporates mathematics, memory feats, psychological suggestion, mind reading, body language, eye movement etc, and he even prefaces his show with some information about how his audience can use these skills in their day to day life. As such, audience members leave the event not only with a mind-blowing show to talk about, but with some skills that they can use to better their own performances in their day to day lives.
Michael Abrahamson also offers quiz shows, both general knowledge and music, which also go down very well. All the quizzes have a twist at the end, which keeps everyone interested right up until the final round. He is also an MC and a sought-after guest speaker, and his client list involves most of the big corporate companies in SA.
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