As I blogged earlier this week, I was recently invited to do my motivational humorist speaker thing in Washington for Microsoft.  
After they booked me, I called the meeting planner and explained that, “I have some PowerPoint slides, but they are on a Mac.”   “No sweat, our creative people often use Macs…you’ll be fine.” [...]

If you think levity and lightheartedness are important to corporate America, join the crowd.  In particular, join the folks at Microsoft Finance North America. 

I worked with this group recently in Seattle, Washington and, like most of my favorite clients, I learned at least as much from them as they learned from me.
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Do you want to learn How To Be A Motivational Speaker? I can help.
I have had several hundreds of people call and ask me to “Pick my brain” or “Ask me for some tips on speaking” or … you get the drill. After years of answering the same questions to hundreds of people, I finally [...]

When I coach others about how to be funny, I teach saver lines. Basically, these are jokes that you tell after a joke goes bad to “save” the situation.
Johnny Carson was the king of savers. I just found this video….check out the master.

If you are a comedian or speaker and are looking [...]

I admit it, I laughed at the first one, but hated the second one.
What do you think? Am I crazy?

What do YOU think makes a prank office safe / corporate safe?
Would YOU ever do this at your office? Think this would count as a “safe office practical joke?” Comment! I [...]

Ok, not exactly. While doing a motivational seminar on humor in the workplace at a school in the Farmington Unified School District, (New Mexico) I met a ton of principals and other administrators who really liked the idea of “play” at work. We looked at ways humor and levity can make any environment [...]

…and he learned how to be funny.
If you think humor is just for kids, shame on you.
Where most corporate types go wrong is in assuming that humor = jokes.  Or clown noses.  Or punchlines.  Fun can come in many different shapes, forms and places.
I recently returned from a motivational seminar on humor in the [...]

I collect Office Pranks that Won’t Get You Fired. Do you think this peanuts-in-cubical gag would get you fired?

I’ve written a little on practical jokes that work well in the office.  All depends on your boss and her sense of humor, and your intentions.  My magic rule is:  If this practical joke will hurt somebody’s [...]

What can I say? I think this video is is hilarious.   Spend two minutes and see if you agree

The front fell off!? I wish I would have thought of this sketch.
There. Now you’ve wasted 2 minutes. But hey, if you laughed, perhaps it was a killer investment. [...]

My most recent client was Craneware. Craneware is a:
…leading supplier of business intelligence and revenue cycle software that provides clients with chargemaster management software and products designed to optimize legitimate reimbursements and assist in managing the revenue cycle through better information, workflow, pricing strategy, capture of lost revenue and best practice modeling.
I barely know [...]