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End the Lousy Meetings! And Earn My Book… My Treat!

If your meetings seem to drag on and on… before they even start… then perhaps a great ice breaker would help. The basic idea is this: Cut out some photos from a news magazine, or from the internet, or… you get the idea. Then you encourage the group to come up with as many possible captions for that photo as possible. Don’t shoot for funny captions, just go for a LOT of captions. You’ll be surprised how many of the captions are genuinely funny. I can’t stress enough how if you try to make them funny, you’ll fail. But if you just go for quantity, you’ll have a great, fun, and sometimes funny ice breaker for your meeting. The result? More creativity. Better team spirit. And a bit of humor. I have a contest running on a funny photo of a lion… you can earn a book on me!

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Can Comedians Get Serious About Humor?

I interviewed professional speaker and comedian Steve Rizzo and we talked about the power of humor and laughter. And lucky you, we caught the whole thing on tape. If you would like to hear what a couple of comedians talk about when they are off stage, and when they are taking about what humor and comedy mean for us as humans, this recording is a must-hear event. You’ll learn something. You’ll have fun. And you might even find yourself to be motivated. Want to learn how to be a comedian? Then you’ll enjoy Brad and Steve.

HEAR the podcast here.

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Humor Links! Cool Places to Visit!

Check out this funny video about super aggressive pigeons. It cracked me up.

Brad’s Blog. What am I thinking about today?

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Humor Resources

My keynote speech is now a CD and MP3 recording. It’s called Ordinary Magic and so far the reviews are outstanding. [My mom loves it… what better proof do you want?]

Get it, hear a sample, and take advantage of a reduced rate here.

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 having trouble convincing the masses? Give us a call. We can help.

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