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Archive for May, 2008

Cheese Curds in Minnesota (Part II)

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on May 14th, 2008

I blogged about the importance of creating customized and localized jokes and humor for professional speakers.

I had a few speakers and want-to-be-speakers contact me about that post. Ok, here it is: check out the video of the cheese jokes in this YouTube video:

If this video doesn’t make sense… […]

Speakers Shall Not Joke About Cheese Curds

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on May 12th, 2008

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 […]

Motivational Speaker? Mayo On the Side

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on May 9th, 2008

Ok, I admit it. I enjoy some of my motivational speaker jobs more than others. Working with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota was one of the dates that I loved.
Why? There were several reasons. I really enjoyed that I got a tour of the Mayo campus from two of the […]

Customized Humor? How can you be sure it is funny?

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on May 6th, 2008

Check out this YouTube video footage of me testing my jokes and humor in Minnesota at the Mayo Clinic

In my job as a motivational speaker, I feel strongly that customized humor is an CRUCIAL way to “connect” with the audience.
The following article was written (and posted at Speaker Net News) for speakers who are […]

Raving Fans? FBLA Liked me!

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on May 5th, 2008

I just got a great note from my client, FBLA Wyoming. It was great being your motivational speaker. folks. Thanks for the kind words!
(Read about my experience with these high school students and the keynote here.)
What’s my point? If you’re looking to hire motivational speakers or humorists for ANY type of group… […]