Zane Burns, a fifth generation auctioneer, provides a brief overview of the history of auctioneering while interacting with the audience detailing personal bid style, the rigors of auctioneering school, and the mechanics required. Zane Burns born and raised with the values of Montana was born to be an Auctioneer. At the age of 16 he attended the Western College of Auctioneering. As a family owned Business the auction block called his name at an early age of six. Working side by side as his parents trained him for an inviting song like auction cry Zane performs his passion to help benefit the community by raising money with his enthusiastic humorous personality. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx