quinlanmurray asked:
Funny. Would that be the first word to come to mind if you were told that you were going to be hearing a speech by a motivational speaker? It’s not likely. After all, we’ve all come across motivational speakers in one form or another (even if it was just on television) and funny isn’t really what they’re known for. Instead, the image drummed up by the phrase “motivational speaker” is one of a man in a business suit who is clearly trying to sell you something that you don’t need, preying upon your sense of inadequacy in some area to schmooze you into buying his product or service.
But this is not always the case. Not every motivational speaker is the upscale equivalent of the door-to-door salesman. In fact, there are motivational humorous speakers out there who make use of a good sense of humor and the charm that they have with crowds to get you laughing and enjoying yourself. Attending an event by one of these speakers is almost like going to see a stand-up comedian. Sure, it might cost a little bit more, but you’re actually a lot more likely to take something away from the experience.
The thing is that if you’re going to see a motivational speaker, it’s probably because you’re at least somewhat interested in his or her product or service. Maybe you just want to get productivity up in the office and you’re hoping this person can inspire some ideas among your group. Or perhaps you’re working through a difficult time personally and you need a lift. But you enter the room with a wary eye because you’re afraid that you’re going to be sold something. The motivational speaker who uses humor as the cornerstone of his speech helps you to let your guard down. You don’t become naïve, you just become relaxed.
When you laugh, you become more open to life. You feel more receptive to the possibilities around you because you are happy. You are looking kindly upon that which is around you. And so the motivational humorous speaker taps into that and helps you get ready to hear what he or she has to say. Motivational speakers can be used for all kinds of different events and purposes, but if you aren’t willing to listen, you aren’t going to benefit from what they have to offer. That’s why those who employ humor are the ones who are most successful at their jobs. And when someone’s job is to get you motivated, you want them to succeed!
quinlanmurray asked:
Imagine this scenario: your job stress has been mounting. Deadlines are fast approaching, you have to hire a motivational humorous speaker for an upcoming meeting, you feel like your boss doesn’t appreciate you, and you’re having personal problems at home. Sometimes the burdens of work and life can feel overwhelming. The good news is that there is a way to lighten your load while trying to hire a motivational humorous speaker. What miracle aid helps you and your employees through transitions, teaches you to manage stress, and helps with an over-all sense of well-being? Humor.
Thus enters the motivational humorous speaker. Many workplace seminars while informative and helpful to your job, can be dry, boring and feel like a waste of your valuable, and sometimes scarce, time. Using humor, the motivational humorous speaker teaches important skills with humor, but also teaches ways to incorporate humor into your personal and work life, as well.
Motivational humorous speakers provide the opportunity to learn, relax and release in a humorous atmosphere. Rather than simply speaking before a group on a specific topic, the motivational humorous speaker is able to incorporate humor into the lesson and provide insight through the joys of laughter.
Many challenges can be conquered with the use of humor and by hiring a motivational humorous speaker. What better way to spend the day than learning an important message through humor and laughter? There are links between job stress and overall happiness. Stress affects a person’s health as well as job performance. A motivational humorous speaker can lighten the worker’s load in two ways: by increasing their immediate happiness as well as improving job satisfaction.
When a motivational speaker uses humor to enlighten they can teach problem solving skills. Using humor in a presentation can also teach workers to use it on their own in the future—whether for public speaking, job performance, relations with other workers, or stress release. Humor can also be used as a catalyst to change, easing the burdens of transition.
Humor has mental, physically and social benefits. Laughter has been found to reduce stress, lower blood pressure, and enhance the immune system.Humor can be useful in managing stress as well as aiding in conflict resolution, team building and employee motivation.
The motivational humorous speaker teaches through humor—thus lightening your load—one laugh at a time.
quinlanmurray asked:
Motivational humorous speakers can help bring humor and motivation into the proverbially stressful workplace. Recent studies reveal that humor and motivational humorous speakers can have a positive impact on the corporate bottom line, since a good sense of humor is a key communication tool that can bring about group cohesion and commitment, thus facilitating good performance and increased productivity.
A Gallup poll in 2005 found that only 31 percent of all employees felt engaged in their work and a sense of connection to their organization. These are the ones who drive innovation and move the company forward. But while an overwhelming 52 percent of the workers were not engaged and merely sleepwalked through their jobs, an alarming 17 percent were actively disengaged and unhappy in the workplace – they not only did not contribute positively to productivity, but also had a negative impact in that they undermined what the engaged workers were trying to accomplish. This Gallup study estimated that the lower productivity of actively disengaged employees could cost the U.S. economy up to $370 billion each year.
A recent survey conducted by an international consumer research firm reveals a full 90 percent of participants believe humor in the workplace helps relieve stress and a further 60 percent believe they would be more productive if their employers encouraged the use of humor. The results of the study indicate that the humorous style of a manager may be one of a number of factors that contribute to bottom-line performance and that the style of humor exhibited by a leader had a positive impact on unit performance. They suggest that leader’s use of humor may help shape a creative and efficacious work force. It also found that managers with a “transformational” leadership style – a management style known to promote the highest levels of employee and overall organizational performance – use humor most often.
Motivational humorous speakers addressing meeting attendees comprised of managerial and supervisory-level staff of corporations through their motivational and humorous stress-relieving speeches, quite apart from enhancing the quality and productivity of these meetings, more importantly could also impart to these managerial cadres invaluable motivational and humor skills, which they could then in turn utilize in their interactions with the employees, not only to motivate and relieve stress in the workplace environment, but also consequently contribute significantly to increased productivity. Next time you need to motivate your employees, hire a motivational humorous speaker.
Winston Jenkins asked:
If you are a meeting planner and are thinking about hiring a speaker for your next meeting or event, consider bringing a humorous speaker to lend humor and inspiration to the attendee’s experience and your event. If you have been to a meeting where the speaker is presenting a dry or technical topic, you have probably asked yourself why there wasn’t any humor. And here is where a humorous speaker can help!
Humorous speakers can bring humorous stories, anecdotes and liven-up the over-all mode of the meeting to ensure that the attendees are engaged. Most of the best humorous speakers are members of the National Speakers Association (NSA) or the International Federation For Professional Speakers (IFFPS). Both of these organizations have stringent membership requirements and professional development programs to ensure that the humorous speaker is professional and competent.
Every humorous speaker brings their own personality, personal stories and style to the humorous speaking platform. Most humorous speaker will have their videos posted either on their web site or on the Internet for you to view. Viewing humorous speakers’ videos used to be a tedious process, but the Internet has changed all that. In addition, every humorous speaker that you are considering should have a pre-program questionnaire. This document helps the Meeting Planner and the Humorous Speaker customize the event, program and humorous speaker’s content to the specific needs of the client.
It would also be useful when interviewing humorous speakers that you schedule several conference or video calls to speak with the humorous speaker and view their communication styles. Are they articulate, humorous and professional? A few minutes spent on the telephone or on a video conference can be very telling about the humorous speaker.
Another good way to validate the credibility and effectiveness of the humorous speaker is to ask for references. All professional humorous speakers should have an ample supply of testimonial letters and contact that are usually supplied to the humorous speaker on the clients stationary. You should make it a point to ask for 3-5 client references from the humorous speaker and call them personally. Some of the questions you should ask are:
-Was the humorous speaker professional and courteous to the meeting planner and conference attendees?
-Was the humorous speaker easy to work with or were they demanding and unrealistic in their fee structure and other requests such as travel and accommodations?
-Did the humorous speaker do adequate preparation for their program with enough customization to reflect your organization’s culture and values?
If you follow these simple yet effective suggestions when hiring a humorous speaker you will be saving yourself time, energy and money.
Kathleen Chester asked:
The process of hiring a Humorous Motivational Speaker for your next meeting or event can be a daunting task. In today’s politically correct work environment choosing the right Humorous Motivational Speaker that can add appropriate and relevant humor can be a challenge.
The ideal Humorous Motivational Speaker you hire should have proven expertise in the speaking business and an exceptional command of the spoken word and humor. There are several questions you can ask the speaker to minimize any questions you have before you hire them, they are:
Is the speaker a member of the National Speakers Association –NSA or the International Federation of Professional Speakers – IFFPS.
How many paid presentations has the Humorous Motivational Speaker provided for your specific industry or association.
Has the Humorous Motivational Speaker ever missed a speech and if so, does he have a backup speaker in case of bad weather or airplane mechanical problems.
Does the Humorous Motivational Speaker have a pre-program questionnaire that asks detailed questions about your company or association so they can truly customize their program to speak to your issues and challenges?
Does the Humorous Motivational Speaker have a video demo of their speech that you can view?
Does the Humorous Motivational Speaker have several testimonial letters from past satisfied clients that you can contact?
If you ask these simple, yet thorough questions, you can mitigate your risk when hiring a Humorous Motivational Speaker and have a truly successful event with lots of laughs!
Shareen Aguilar asked:
Association may seem difficult to use at first. A person using this method for the first time can possibly find himself trapped using the usual information such as the big tree, the old house down the street or the old lady passing by every morning for association purposes. But it doesn’t have to be like this all the time. To make the art of memorization become more easy and natural, one can even associate anything important for retention to music, food, clothes and just about anything. It’s even more fascinating if association is used together with fun objects and distinct appearances.
The reason why association works well with sillier or funny images or even the ones that are truly strangely unique enough to be remembered is because it stays in the mind easily above all the other usual bits and pieces of information.
Remembering names in this fashion work just as great. It’s always best to start with the people with familiar faces but at the same time, those of whom you could never retain the names. Starting with the most difficult ones always make memorization easier since the brain adapts to a rigid training of memorization.
So, for memorization of the people whose names are entirely unknown or foreign to you but whose faces you get to meet at the pantry almost everyday, try asking for their names once and associate it with anything familiar and humorous to you. For example, the name Mathew is just too usual with almost every guy you meet but this time, the name Mathew has got to be for this particular person only. You don’t want to make the same mistake for such a simple name so every time this person walks up to you, make him the disciple Mathew in modern day, walking around the office premises in robe and bearded.
Winston Jenkins asked:
Inspirational motivational speakers become indispensable when meetings become events where motivation is in short supply; the underachievers are pulled up; and competitors are lauded grudgingly for their successes. Keynote laughter speakers lighten up the atmosphere and put things in perspective in business meetings where big monetary figures are put on the tables; falling graphs are dissected to tiny atoms to be analyzed; and achievements are celebrated briefly only to facilitate the announcement of the next set of ambitious and sometimes over-ambitious business goals.
Meetings are seriously starved of humor. Insiders that are speaking at the meeting can never have the hold over the audience as trained corporate keynote speakers can, because they are always perceived either as bosses or sub-ordinates. In case the speakers from within the organization are enjoying their speeches, well in all probability, they alone have the privilege of doing so while the rest of the audience is struggling precariously to stay awake.
For meetings that do not have professional motivational humorous speakers, the typical scene is: the speakers and non-speakers as well as the achievers and the non- achievers all wait for the crucial lunch break, coffee break and the conclusion of the meeting. These breaks seem to be the highlight of the meetings with the intervening periods filled with rising emotions, boredom, drifting, and erotic thoughts. Ironic! But it’s true. Of course there are exceptions to his type of scenario. But the scenario described above is generally the rule.
Moreover, when fervent efforts at stifling yawns, changing sitting postures umpteen numbers of times, routine talks that seem like drones, and unenthusiastic applause; and all these laced with a staple solemnity seems to be the characteristics of a typical meeting, funny speakers become the desiderata in the scheme of things.
Keynote motivational business speakers set the tone for a cheerful meeting by using laughter therapy. Professional motivational and keynote speakers start working from the word go without wasting a single minute. Laughter speakers infuse the vital missing ingredient of meetings – humor.
quinlanmurray asked:
Motivation is a funny thing, influenced by a broad range of factors. The bottom-line purpose of a motivational humorous speech is change. After all, if everything were running exactly as it should, all at its very best, then there would be no need to consider a motivational speaker. In order for a motivational humorous speech to be effective, however, it must be heard and the listeners must be engaged. This is the special talent that motivational humorous speakers bring to the table, the one that can allow them to change the world – one laugh at a time.
Humor is a wonderful tool, and when wielded by skilled motivational humorous speakers, it can be a powerful means of building the motivation and momentum necessary to achieve goals. While certainly the most obvious benefits to this approach – engaging the audience and ensuring that the message is actually heard – are very important, there are many other benefits, as well.
People work better and achieve more when they feel good about themselves and what they are doing. It is important, then, to provide direction and request changes in a manner that gets the message across in a palatable fashion, one that, instead of sowing blame and division, draws people together. And, what better way to come together than shared laughter?
Rather than a speech filled with motivational platitudes that have been heard so often as to become almost meaningless, motivational humorous speakers present concepts and ideas that will be remembered and thought about after all is said and done. That’s because those concepts and ideas are presented in a form that is pleasurable to the listener, a situation in which the listeners are able to enjoy the camaraderie of a group with common goals, while sharing laughter.
Motivational humorous speakers set a tone, a mood that increases the likelihood of increasing cooperation. Laughter has been proven time and time again to be useful in a variety of situations, and can make a real difference in overall health and well-being. It is the perfect tool to ease tensions between individuals and help keep people focused on the greater tasks at hand.
The particular talents and techniques that motivational humorous speakers have at their disposal help to ensure a productive and successful event, one that has great potential to create the motivation necessary to achieve desired goals. Laughter is a powerful, positive means of bringing people together to make things happen.
quinlanmurray asked:
Motivational Humorous Speakers Teach Teachers
Teachers have the glorious responsibility of imparting education to students. There are fewer jobs more venerable than that of a teacher, for they are entrusted with the task of molding the lives of very young people. Ideally a good teacher has a solid command over her subject of specialization. She is also equally skillful in influencing and help shaping the personality of a student. After parents it’s the teacher that makes an immeasurable contribution in the personality development and academic achievement of the student.
A committed and astute teacher uses motivation profusely. She knows a pat on the back, a smile, and a few good words in praise of hard work done by a student can go a long way in encouraging him/her to do better. Good grades are fine motivators and the A’s help, but it’s the constant motivation of the teacher that works like magic.
Though it’s the responsibility of the teachers to motivate the students to excel in studies, sports, and other constructive activities many teachers do not know the fine art of motivation. Their ignorance about the nuances of motivation makes them poor
Motivational humorous speakers enter the picture here. They teach the teachers about the fine art of motivation by the use of humor.
Motivational Humorous Speakers Teach about Humor
Children are the ones that laugh easily. They are not weighed down by the cares of the world yet. Just making a funny face or mimicking an animal would set them on the course of unstoppable laughter. Motivational humorous speakers know this. They know that once a teacher can make the children laugh, she can lead them like the Pied Piper.
It does take a little work on learning how to make the students laugh in a class. Motivational humorous speakers may suggest telling jokes, funny stories, and how to develop a sense of humor to win the students’ confidence. Students also may be encouraged to tell jokes and relate funny incidents to participate actively in the laughter party of the class. This type of a class atmosphere would motivate even the most disinterested student to pay attention.
Motivational humorous speakers would also teach the teachers as to where to draw the line. Because too much of anything could be bad, all jokes and no study would defeat the main purpose. So lacing their teaching time with a healthy dose of humor, teachers would give their best and can expect the same from the students as well. So if you need help in the classroom with motivation and humor, hire a motivational humorous speaker today!
Winston Jenkins asked:
Motivational humorous speakers can be huge assets to meeting planners. By combining their great wit and passion for empowering people to achieve their dreams, they help ensure that those who plan meetings are rewarded with amazing results.
Motivational humorous speakers are hot commodities for meetings of all types and sizes. Adept speakers have the versatility to entertain a crowd of ten or ten thousand. They arrive at the meetings with two things in mind: to make the audience laugh and to persuade them to reach for their goals and surpass them.
To be sure, these humorists are often the highlight of gatherings that may have serious subjects on their agendas. In order to maintain their attention, audiences want and need a little levity. Laughter has been proven to be the best medicine, and these motivational humorous speakers hand out free prescriptions.
Whether it be with jokes, props, or volunteers from the crowd, these speakers will always get the job done. They truly put their hearts and souls into conveying their message via entertaining communication.
Motivational humorous speakers work tirelessly to support and encourage people from all walks of life. Without them, society would not have as much ambition or dedication. These special speakers often serve as a beacon of hope for those who may have become discouraged or complacent along the way. They act as a guiding light through life’s stormy seas.
In addition, speakers who use humor are able to better resonate with their audiences. Listeners often can relate to the speakers’ metaphors and mnemonic tools more so than if the information were packaged differently. By allowing the audience this opportunity, results can be exponentially improved; this reflects well on the meeting planner and he or she will receive a grateful pat on the back and deep appreciation from the public.
Motivational humorous speakers give their all for the sake of humanity. Through their comedy and good-naturedness emerges the indisputable fact that they are indeed educating their fellow human beings to better themselves and those around them.
The best motivational humorous speakers are asked back for future presentations. This ascertains the meeting planner’s good judgment and successful efforts to book the speakers, sometimes even on short notice.
To conclude, meeting planners who decide to include motivational humorous speakers will undoubtedly in turn experience successful events. If one truly desires positive results from his or her meeting, including motivational humorous speakers should not be overlooked.
