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My Favorite Comedians? Who do the Pros Laugh At?

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on June 30th, 2006

I’m regularly asked who my favorite comedians are. To be honest, my favorite comedians change. I love Ellen. And I love Dane Cook. And I love Bill Cosby.
But I just saw another of my favorites on a DVD: comedian Eddie Izzard in his DVD Definite Article.
I’m tellin’ ya, he’s a genius! And histerical. I […]

Laughing or Crying? Humor and Grief ( Brad Montgomery’s podcast)

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on June 27th, 2006

In this podcast, Brad Montgomery and fellow Motivational Humorist Speaker Scott Friedman interview (yet a third motivational humorist speaker) Craig Zablocki. Besides being a very funny fellow, Craig has a bunch of experience talking with victim’s groups… he is a pro at humor and grief.
Among the many fascinating points Craig makes is that humor […]

Motivational Mainly in Maine

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on June 23rd, 2006

I’m sitting in United seat 11F (Economy Plus? How Cool is That?!) on my way back from a fabulous time speaking to the Maine Hospital Association in Rockport, Maine.
What can I say? It was a total pleasure to work with these hard-working Health Care professionals, administrators, and leaders.
They asked me to present a humorous motivational […]

Your Health Insurance Agent is a Clown

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on June 23rd, 2006

I recently did my motivational humorist gig for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas. I had a total blast for a dozen reasons. First of all, the group (actually groups… we did five speeches for a total of 1800 employees for their appreciation event) was wonderful. What a fun group of hard-working […]

Forest (Service) For the Trees?

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on June 22nd, 2006

Yesterday I had the good fortune to present my motivational seminar to some good folks in the USDA FOREST SERVICE in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
There were two main groups represented: Acquisition and Budget. And there were folks from all around New Mexico: they didn’t know each other well at all.
They asked me to […]

Need a teacher? A motivational speaker? Look at your kid.

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on June 21st, 2006

We asked out seven-year-old kid, Ben, to draw a picture of himself. He thought about it, and said, “I need a mirror.”
I love that he thinks he is a good enough artist that a mirror would help. Guess what? He made a drawing of himself and it was fine. […]

Can a Motivational Speaker Shut a Whole Convention Down? Ask Tri-Regional

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on June 18th, 2006

Yup… well… nope… well… It’s a long story:
I am just back from Florida where I was a humorist motivational speaker for a group of quality improvement organizations related to health care. It was a health care improvement conference (boringly named) TRI-Regional. ) (These are the good folks who work […]

Humor Can Make You Homeless?

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on June 16th, 2006

The sign reads: “Brad and Angelina are having a baby and I need money for a gift.”
I’d give his some money… would you?
How does this apply to you? Glad you asked.

This guy SURELY gets more money because of his funny sign then he would with a more typical “I’m down on my luck” […]

Fathers’ Day

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on June 16th, 2006

Thought you’d like this quote:
By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong. 
˜Charles Wadsworth
Happy Father’s Day

My Speaker Staff is Lazy!

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on June 14th, 2006

I’m lucky for a lot of reasons, but one of them is that when I’m in town I often have at least on of my kids in my office.

Yup, sometimes they are a pain. Sometimes I’m desperately saying “Shhhhh! Daddy is on the phone!” But on my good days I realize […]