Speaker? Aspiring Speaker? If you are interested in booking more speaking gigs, you may consider adding more humor. That's right! More Funny = More Money
2. Do you have to be funny?
Only if you want gigs!
3. “I heard a panel of experts say, ‘What event planners
and corporate audiences really wanted is content,
content, content!’
But what I kept seeing was quite different.
When it came time to book a speaker, the speakers
that used a lot of humor and stories—those were the
ones that kept getting booked.”
- Brian Lord, speaker agent and VP of
Premiere Speakers Bureau
4. “You too might have a really inspiring
story and lots of useful lessons, but if
the audience isn’t entertained, you’ll
most likely not get booked.
- Jeremy Poincenot, inspirational
speaker and coach
5. “If you can make your viewing audience
laugh within the first seconds of your
video, then your chances of being
booked goes up.”
- Jane Atkinson, Wealthy Speaker 2.0
6. “Meeting planners love to evaluate potential
speakers by viewing demo tapes for a few
minutes, making visceral decisions based on
such ephemera as a funny story, stage
movement, and appearance.”
- Alan Weiss, Million Dollar Speaking: The
Professional's Guide to Building Your Platform.
7. I asked, "By the way, how did you choose me?"
He replied . . .
Six months ago, I when I became president, they moved my
office and I saw your book. As a result, I remembered two
things about the speech I heard you give 15 years before.
One is, you were funny. The second was that you had given
everyone a free book. And, that really stood out for me.
- Gerry Robert
8. “Do you have to be funny?,”
“Only if you want to be paid!”
- Bob “Idea Man” Hooey, Speaking for Success
9. want more? www.AFunnierYou.com
The Humor Toolkit:
• The Laugh Generator Process
• The Simple Joke Writing System
• The Laugh Troubleshooting Process
• The Laugh Multiplier Process
• The Laugh Amplifier Process
• The Safe Humor Solution
• The Material Machine
• The 90-Day Humor Improvement Plan