Dear readers:  no, I’m not on probation.  No I haven’t ever been caught up in the justice system.  But I did recently get hired to be a funny motivational speaker for a bunch of fine probation pros based in the Chicago, Illinois area.  (Though oddly we went to Wisconsin to have the event.)
It was a [...]

I was just at speaking for the USDA Farm Services group in South Dakota. It was a total hoot. I was totally flattered with this nice letter. Take a look:
To Whomever It May Concern,
This letter is a strong endorsement of speaker Brad Montgomery.
I talked Brad up big to our people; I [...]

Ok, not totally.  But wait until you read this true story:
I was recently at a huge event in Florida — 450 professionals brought in from around the country – to be their closing motivational keynote speaker.  Nice.  They asked me to include all expenses in my contract to make it easier for them.  Fine.  No [...]

This cartoon cracked me up — and makes a legitimate point about comedians.
Sure, to be a great comedian or comedian speaker you have to have:
• Great Material
• Great Timing
• Appropriate Topis for Any Given Audience.
But most of all, you have to have confidence.  Audiences know right away when we are psyched-out and insecure.   It [...]

I’m part of the National Speakers Association, and some of the Certified Speaking Professionals recently had a e-conversation that started with this great question:
Who do you THINK (you do not have to be right!) is the most expensive keynoter on the market today?
Here are some of the best responses:

I’d go with Bill Clinton. I understand [...]

My pal Tim Gard just submitted this to a newsletter! Great job Tim.
(The following is an excerpt from an aricle in the NSA Humor Peg newsletter.
So how do you sell the value of humor to a client? Why would someone pay for a humorist vs. a content speaker?
“I (Tim Gard) wrote an [...]

Do YOU think humor has a place in business? I sure do. Check out this excerpt form a humor newsletter from Humorist Roz Trieber.
“Research demonstrates there is a significant correlation between humor and leadership effectiveness (Priest and Swain, 2002). Organizational culture, in the military and elsewhere, supports the use of humor by leaders [...]