The Course

1. General Basic Auctioneering Program
2. Your 83 Hours of Professional Instruction and Training Covers
3. Curriculum and Objectives
4. Course Session Dates
5. Holiday Closures
6. Accommodations and Meals
7. Student Tuition and Financing
8. Placement and Assistance
9. Career Opportunities
10. Credit for Previous Education, Training or Experience

General Basic Auctioneering Program

The General Basic Auctioneering program is a comprehensive 83 hour course designed to teach students the skills and abilities essential to acting as an auctioneer, conducting auctions and operating an auction company. Graduates of the program will be able to communicate and interact with the public in conducting auctions with an emphasis on professionalism and ethics in accordance with federal, state and local auction laws. They will learn how to conduct themselves as an auctioneer in performing the auction chant and other basic auctioneer duties. In addition, they will learn to initiate seller contact, market, set-up, contract, settle, collect sales tax, maintain auction sale files and perform sale management skills for a variety of types of auction sales. Graduates of this program may find entry level employment at an auction house, antique auction gallery, auto auction, cattle sale barn, for a general auctioneer or may choose to start their own business. The tution, which includes the study guide and CD and registration fee is only $1,195.00.

Your 83 Hours of Professional Instruction and Training Covers

• Developing Your Auction Chant and the Art of Bid Calling
• The History of the Auction Profession
• Getting Started As An Auctioneer
• Voice Control and Breathing Correctly
• Professionalism
• Ethics –Personal and Professional
• Salesmanship & Public Speaking
• Stage Presence and Working in Front of Large Audiences
• Overcoming Stage Fright
• Personal Image
• Effective Body Language
• How to Become A Champion Auctioneer
• How to Find Auctions
• How To Contract An Auction
• Methods of Sale – Absolute vs. Reserve
• Working As a Ring Man and Becoming A Great Bid Spotter
• Proper Use of a Sound System
• Working With a Microphone
• Advertising & Marketing Your Auctions & Yourself
• Auction Sale Management
• How to Manually Clerk An Auction
• How to Cashier An Auction
• Bookkeeping & Record Management
• Computerized Clerking & Cashiering
• Collecting and Filing Sales Taxes
• Dealing with Liens & Taxing Entities
• The Latest Auction Technology
• Auction Laws & Licensing
• Federal, State, County, Parish and City Auction Laws
• Issues Related to Hazardous Waste
• Conducting Appraisals and Asset Valuations
• Real Estate Contracts and Titles
• Professional Auctioneering Associations

Curriculum and Objectives

Course Session Dates

Holiday Closures

• New Year's Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

Accommodations and Meals

The Fairfield Inn Dallas Lewisville is the perfect place to stay with a special discounted Texas Auction Academy room rate. Staying on-site eliminates all the day to day traffic and travel expense. There are many amenities including but not limited to complimentary on-site parking, complimentary deluxe continental breakfast, free wireless high speed internet, heated indoor pool and hot tub, free business center, exercise facility and complimentary USA Today newspaper. There are many restaurants in close proximity as well as a major shopping center within a block of the hotel. Students have many other hotel and restaurant choices within minutes of the meeting facility.

Student Tuition and Financing

The total tuition for the Texas Auction Academy is $1,195.00. This total includes the $50.00 study guide and CD, and a $200.00 registration fee. The tuition balance of $945.00 is due upon entering the school and executing the Enrollment Contract. The $50.00 for the study guide and CD is not refundable once a student receives the materials. If at any time after payment of the enrollment fee and prior to the first day of class a student decides not to attend, a full refund of the $200.00 registration fee will be made to the student within thirty (30) days of giving written notice to the school. All students are required to purchase the study guide and CD prior to entering the school so that they may have a chance to review the materials and practice in preparation for class. The Texas Auction Academy accepts cash, checks, money orders, MasterCard, Visa and Discover. The school does not have a policy for financing tuition and fees.

Placement and Assistance

Most students who attend an auction school already have a good idea about which area of the auction business they plan to pursue. Texas Auction Academy includes course work that covers how to find employment in the auction industry and in the field of sale management. As in many businesses - confidence, ambition, desire and determination, as well as the individual's energy level and effort put forth will determine each student's success or failure. The Texas Auction Academy is willing to recommend and furnish references whenever possible and will provide you with a news release form that you can complete and send to the newspapers in your area announcing your graduation and your availability as an auctioneer. There is no extra charge for these services.

Career Opportunities

• Real Estate Auctions:
• Residential Real Estate
• Agricultural Real Estate
• Commercial Real Estate
• Farm & Ranch Property
• Land Auctions
• Recreational Property Auctions
• Trophy Property Auctions
• Farm & Machinery Auctions
• Wholesale Dealer Auto Auctions
• Collector & Exotic Car Auctions
• Auction House & Gallery Auctions
• Livestock Sale Barn Auctions
• Purebred & Registered Livestock Auctions
• Reading Pedigrees
• Antiques, Collectibles & Art Auctions
• General Merchandise Auctions
• Fundraising & Benefit Auctions
• Industrial Plant Liquidation Auctions
• Commercial Asset Auctions
• Consignment Auctions
• Bankruptcy, SBA & Government Auctions
• Estates & Living Estate Auctions
• Business Liquidations

Credit for Previous Education, Training or Experience

The school will review any previous training, education and experience submitted with proper documentation. The school may grant credit for training, education and experience that is directly related to the course of instruction.

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