I’m convinced that the best way to choose the right motivational speaker is to pick somebody who:
•Uses Humor. The days of “lectures” are long gone. •Is willing to learn more about your group to further that connection. •Can offer some level of guarantee. You don’t need any risk. •Has a LONG list of clients who will vouch for the quality of the work.
If you’re shopping speakers… you want to get it right. You want your people to hoist you on their shoulders, shouting your name in thanks.
You know what I think? I think you oughta pick me. :)
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George Carlin died. To be honest, he was never one of my favorite comedians, and of course I can’t see him in the corporate market.
But his skills were unmatched. And the way he pioneered a style that so many others copies is undeniable. I have a huge amount of respect for him, and am so sorry to lose him.
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My last blog post was about the importance of customized humor for professional speakers.
It doesn’t matter if you are a comedian speaker or a trainer or a seminar leader, you’ve got to have a handle on your client’s culture, lingo, and stress points.
Here’s the video so you can see and hear what it feels like:
Have a group who could use a humorist speaker? Ok, ok…. I’ll say it. “Pick me!”
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1300 finance people heard me tell this joke:
“Hey, great to be here at the Mayo Clinic, where you guys invented Cortizone!
Well…. not you guys.
And then you GAVE it to the world! How cool is that?!
By a show of hands, how many people would like to get that patent back for just a couple of months to pay for some new parking.”
Funny or not?
I was recently hired to be a motivational humorist speaker in Minnesota at the Mayo Clinic. I strongly believe that if I can get the audience laughing at the beginning of the speech, I’ll have their undivided attention when I get to the “wisdom” parts of the presentation. If they are laughing, they are listening. And if they are listening, they are ready to learn.
So… again… I spend a ton of effort on customized humor and comedy for every group… even the groups that want a strong business tie in.
Back to that joke. I told that joke pretty much as it is written when I was there in Minnesota. If you read it, you realize that it isn‘t funny. But I can tell you that the Mayo folks laughed hard. Nobody told THEM it wasn’t funny.
Why? Because that joke is all about them. They did invent Cortizone. They did “give” it away. And the lack of parking is a horrible pain in the sides for most of those folks. (Parking is so bad that most of the Clinic’s people are bussed in.)
So by combining two truths — horrible parking and Mayo inventing and gifting Cortizone — you get a joke. An inside joke. You get customized humor.
What’s my point? If you’re a speaker, you need to make sure you have some tightly targeted humor…. it creates a connection between you and your audience you wouldn’t believe.
If you’re looking to HIRE a motivational keynote speaker, make sure your speaker can speak your language, knows you’re inside information, and — perhaps most important of all — knows how to use your culture to create some very funny humor.
[Oh, and by the way, I’d love to be that guy. :)]
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Good morning Brad, I wanted to let you know that I tried your suggestion and it was unbelievable!!! Spoke at a conference where the theme was “Going Green.” As a side activity, I invited attendees to where an accessory that was recycled in exchange for prizes. One guy wore a tie, get this…made out of the bag of dog food. It was a perfect windsor knot!!! He was a large, (very) man but the dog must’ve had a large bag ‘o food, because the tie was the perfect size. The crowd went nuts. But the woman who brought then house down was a little lady with surgical gloves blown up so they looked like real hands (sort of) and she painted the nails on the tips and there was a wedding band on the ring finger. I asked her if it was a real ring and she said no it was recycled. For some reason I asked her recycled from……? And she answered: “Recycled from Divorce!”
Thank you so much for letting the audience make my program . You are right on target. You can’t write copy like that!!!
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Come See Me Speak in California! (Public Seminar)
Under the heading: “Wow, this is not what Brad usually does….”
I’m rarely speak anywhere where the public can come see me. But this August I’ll be in California at the Speak Your Way to Wealth Seminar. (That sounds good to me!)
A couple of nice folks have put together a totally cool seminar. If you’ve ever had the bug to learn the speaker biz, I hope you’ll come check me — and several other top speakers — out in this multi-day seminar.
This isn’t the stuff I do for my normal audiences. This seminar will be teaching the secrets… the real tips behind making a living in the professional speaker biz.
I’ve done plenty of coaching of professional speakers. And I’ve also done lots of teaching speaking and comedy techniques to the National Speakers Association.
But I’ve never tipped all of my best secrets in one place. And in California I get to do it all. It’s not my usual gig…. and I couldn’t be more excited to try this new style of program. (Teaching speakers at a pay-to-attend seminar.)
Yeah, there is a fee to go. But if you’re interested in this crazy industry, this could be a pretty great deal.
I’m excited for a few reasons: one of which is that this type of program is WAY far from what I normally do.
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Harvey Korman was one of my favorites. He died this week, and my heart was broken.
I grew up loving the Carole Burnett Show. I loved him and Tim Conway. I loved everything about him.
I often talk of him when I’m teaching comedy and presenting to other speakers. I talk about how much fun we had as an audience when they cracked each other up. I’m convinced there are MILLIONS of lessons in the way they handled that humor.
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