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Happiness in the Detroit Airport?

It was 5 AM in Detroit when I recorded this video with my phone. Check it out!

Read the blog post…. see the video here.

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The Latest from Brad Montgomery

1. 3rd Caption Contest Announced: Brad Goes Gaga
2. Top Captions for “Brad at the Wedding” announced.

Motivational Speaker Goes Gaga

To enter, click here and leave your caption as a comment on my blog.

Brad At The Royal Wedding Caption Contest-The Winners

Our last contest earned a ton of buzz, we had a TON of submissions.

The runners up were:

“OK, girly girl. I can take a hint. We are so over!” – Tom Simms

“Why not? The line is shorter than the one for wedding cake.” – John Kinde

And the winner is:

“Come on you guys… I’ve got the engine running!” – Tom Purcel

Congrats Tom! You’ll be receiving a copy of Hooked on Humor!

Read the rest of the entries here at my Caption Contest 2. (And add more captions! Who knows?!)

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“Just Back from London” Caption Contest

I was psyched to be invited. But the Queen was a bit grumpy

Caption Contest — Win a Free Subscription to Hooked On Humor

Win a copy of Hooked on Humor simply by posting a funny caption.

Winning is easy peasy:

1. Post a funny or clever caption (and read the other entries) here on my blog.

2. We’ll have two winners: the author of the funniest caption, and another winner chosen radomly from all entrants. (So if your idea isn’t that funny, post one anyway. Who knows?!)

3. There’s no third one. See? It’s easy.

So…what are you waiting for?! Click here to enter your caption, (and read what others are leaving!)

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Are you a believer in the power of levity and lightheartedness and its ability to help your organization get to where it deserves to be? Are you

The Latest from Brad Montgomery

1. 55 Seconds of What NO Other Speaker Will Show You.

2. As a Foster Dad, this Job Was Special

3. Shameless Promotion.

55 Seconds of Stuff Other Speakers Would Never Let You See!

Yup, what I’m showing you is taboo. A well kept secret. Never revealed. Never. Well…maybe this once…

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As a Foster Dad….

My wife and I were foster parents to two wonderful (and troubled) little girls. Sisters. They are no longer with us — they are back in the “system.” It was an unbelievably tough time for all of us, and for our family.

That’s why one recent job was so special…

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Shameless Promotion!

Laugh-O-Nomics: Connecting Happiness to Your Bottom Line

Check out my newest speaking topic which connects humor, levity and laughter to your bottom line.

It’s called Laugh-O-Nomics and it’s received raves from everybody from Microsoft to county

The Latest from Brad Montgomery

1. Skip “Tuesdays With Morrie“…. I’m going with “Thursdays with Clarice.”

2. (Not Even Light-) Blue Humor

3. It’s not funny but…. (Killer computer resource!)

4. Cool links that will make you laugh.

Thursdays with Granny

My grandmother died at age 100. A funny thing happened when when she was a perky 97 year old. Clarice Montgomery is a sometimes grumpy, sometimes childish, sometimes mean but always lovable woman who is also ALWAYS thrilled when I visit her in her nursing home.

When I get there for my irregular visits, she says without fail, “Oh Brad! I was hoping you would come today.” And happily, she is always willing to laugh at my jokes. (Well… nearly always.)

During my most recent visit I realized how smart she can be. Who needs TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE? I’ve got Thursdays with Granny. On this last visit it was a dreary, yucky, cloudy wet day in my home town of Denver. It was one

The Latest from Brad Montgomery

1. Cheese Curds Are No Laughing Matter

2. Cool Links That Will Make You Laugh.

Thou Shalt Not Joke About Cheese Curds

Not in Minnesota anyway.

I was recently working in Minnesota at the Mayo Clinic (How cool is That?!). Ok, so far, no big deal. I landed in Minneapolis and made the drive to Rochester. Again, so far no big deal.

In the middle of the trip between Rochester and Minneapolis — out in the middle of nowhere — I passed a shop called the Cheese Mart which had a big sign outside advertising cheese curds. It struck me as funny (and unlikely) that anybody would stop at this remote store to buy cheese curds.

Fast forward to my keynote at the Mayo Clinic: I made a bunch of jokes about this store. “Who in the world stops at a cheese store in the middle of nowhere?” I asked. “What is the big deal about these silly cheese

The Latest from Brad Montgomery

1. A Cool Message from Dorfus Dottydunkin.

2. The Third Wise Man

3. Speakers Introductions Are Boring.

4. Cool Links to Even More Humor.

Nicknames at Work Can Make You Smile

Hi, My Name is Dorfus Dottydunkin.

My 12 year old son LOVES Captain Underpants (which is a very cool kids’ book). Heck, I love it too. The following is excerpted from a children’s book, Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot Professor Poopypants, by Dave Pilkey, in which the evil Professor forces everyone to assume new names…

So, here’s how you do it:

1. Use the second letter of your first name to determine your new first name:

a = snickle

b = doombah

c = goober

d = cheesey

e = crusty

f = greasy

g = dumbo

h = farcus

i = dorky

j = doofus

k = funky

l = boobie

m = sleezy

n = sloopy

o = fluffy

p = stinky

q = slimy

r = dorfus

s = snooty

t = tootsie

u = dipsy

v = sneezy

w = liver

x = skippy

y = dinky

z = zippy

2. Use

The Latest from Brad Montgomery

1. If you Want to Be a Speaker… (Reminder)

2. How To Screw Up Your Next Meeting. (Or not!)

3. Raining Diet Coke

4. HEAR Brad Tell a Joke! (Web Audio!)

5. Shameless Advertising

Wanna Be a Speaker or Entertainer?

‘m proud to announce a sister newsletter: BRAD SPEAKS

BRAD SPEAKS is a newsletter about:

* Humor & Comedy Skills

* The Business of Speakers / Entertainers / Comedians

* How to get more money from your speaker / entertainer business

… and we are about to release it’s premier issue.

To subscribe for this newsletter, click here.

This new project is going rock… and if you knew even HALF of what I have planned, you’d have a smile on your face as big as mine.

PROMISE: The first 3 projects that come out of this newsletter are gonna blow you away! I’m so psyched. You’ll be psyched too.

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How To Screw Up Your Next Meeting

Let’s Get This Meeting Started…The Right Way!

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The Latest from Brad Montgomery

1. Win A Free Book! (And get your questions answered to boot!)

2. Want to Be Happy? Ask a Government Employee For Help.

3. The Frasier Rule of Comedy. (And Niles too.)

4. Cool links that will make you laugh.

Win a Free Book!

Here’s your chance to:

1. Win a Free Book.

2. Get your questions answered.

3. Be famous!

As many of you know, I’m blogging more than ever. And I’m always eager to make sure that what I cover on my blog is exactly what you find valuable (or fun.) I’ll be answer a limited number of questions on the blog, and the questions I actually use will earn their “asker” (is that a word?) a free copy of one of my electronic books. (Valued at $15 or more, depending on what I send.)

We won’t limit the number of winners… but we’ll only select great questions, so make ‘em good.

Send your questions about:

1. Speaking

2. Humor (and comedy) Techniques

3. Stress and humor

4.