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The process of becoming a professional
humorous motivational speaker really never
occurred to me. I was going along with my
life paying attention to the normal stuff,
family, work, and friends. And then it was
suggested that I attend the Players Workshop
of The Second City, one of the oldest and
most prestigious improvisational comedy
schools in the world, located right in my
own backyard, Chicago. This is where I
decided to embark on a professional humorous
motivational speaking career.
Being a humorous motivational speaker and
trying to motivate people is a difficult
business, influenced by a myriad of
psychological and environmental factors
which alter from person to person, from
company to company and from manager to
manager. Then try to add humor to the
equation and you have the need for a
professional humorous motivational speaker.
Many humorous motivational speakers are
members of the National Speakers Association
and have access to other humorous
motivational speakers to share ideas and try
out their new material.
If you have managed people you know that
there is always a need for some fun and
frivolity in the workplace and this is where
a humorous motivational speaker can help
increase employee morale and retention. Some
Managers are incapable of adapting their
management style and behavior to cater to
the differences in people to be able to
motivate all those whom he or she is
responsible for. This is where humor is a
tool to provide you with a competitive
advantage in the marketplace and a humorous
motivational speaker can add value to any
company meeting or function.
It is extremely important to consider how we
interact with others and the impact the
humorous motivational speaker will have on
the behavior and values of employees and
others. Some humorous motivational speakers
seem to have a track record of success, but
a glance under the surface reveals that they
are not as effective as their video/DVD or
web site may suggest. However, other
humorous motivational speakers seem to have
a tried and true formula for success that
connects with the employees and the audience
and they are highly regarded by all who
attended their session. Many professional
humorous motivational speakers make a point
of studying their client’s organization
in-depth, prior to the program to ensure
they are communicating in the parlance of
the organizations language and culture.
Motivation and humor do go hand-in-hand,
some psychologists and humorous motivational
speakers are attempting to determine
precisely what people laugh at, and why. And
while scientists have been investigating
humor since at least the 1960s, only
recently have they brought the data together
into encompassing theories of humor, says
University of Western Ontario psychology
professor Rod Martin, PhD, author of “The
Psychology of Humor: An Integrative
Approach” (Academic Press, 2006).
“There is a lot of research out there—I
found over 4,000 articles, peer-reviewed
journal articles, on the psychology of
humor—but it hardly ever gets mentioned in
textbooks or scholarly books,” Martin says.
This is why humorous motivational speakers
need to be considered for your next company
meeting or event. I would welcome the
opportunity to personally speak with you
about my customized humorous motivational
speaker services. My humorous motivational
speaker workshops are always high content
and high energy. |
