A TOP KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR EDUCATION AND CORPORATIONS Tim Clue is a top motivational speaker for those in education; a speaker who can help our school teachers relax, laugh and remember the joy of why they are teachers. This acclaimed industry keynote and presenter has been used for staff days, in-service programs, professional seminars, convocations, continuing education programs, beginning of the year school kick offs and end of the year celebrations for school districts, colleges, universities and educational gatherings of all kinds. Tim managed to carve out a comedy career on the national circuit, working with many well-known comics such as Jerry Seinfeld, Steven Wright and Larry Miller. And Tim’s standup can be heard alongside those and others on XM/Sirius Satellite Radio’s comedy channels. In 2005, his stage play “Leaving Iowa” premiered at Jeff Daniels’ Purple Rose Theatre Company during which it received a nomination for American Theatre Critics’ award for Best New Play in the country, was soon thereafter published and is currently performed in theaters all over the U.S. and Canada. So it turns out that comedy, improv, writing, directing and teaching are not such strange bedfellows. Tim has synthesized his calling as a thought leader in motivational speaking, reinventing conferences one funny experience at a time. As he often says, “If you want them to hear it, tell them. If you want them to remember, make them laugh.” Tim has been privileged to speak before such notables as former President George H.W. Bush and economist Paul Krugman and continues to expand his role as a speaker and facilitator, magnifying the art of connection and extolling the virtues—and what Tim feels is the necessity—of finding Comfort in Discomfort.

1. Tim Clue
www.timclue.com

2. 5 CORPORATE ENTERTAINMENT IDEAS TO
MAKE YOUR EVENT A HIT
The team that plays together works
better together. Looking for exciting
ideas for entertainment at your next
corporate event, or activities to help
your employees get to know each
other? You'll have to get a little creative
to engage everyone at your next
conference, so here are a few ideas.

3. IDEAS FOR CORPORATE
FUN
Just because you're planning a work event doesn't mean
you can't plan an exciting and memorable one. The best
corporate events allow workers to get to know one
another, let loose and work on teambuilding, all while
having a great time. Read on for five great ideas to use
for your next corporate gathering.

4. Put on a Live Concert
Hosting a concert for your team is a definite way to
change the game when it comes to your corporate
events. Bring in a local or internationally known
musician to play a few songs at your next event. As
far as teambuilding events go, this idea is certainly
one they'll never forget.
Who says carnivals are just for kids? This whimsical
take on corporate entertainment is a great way to
bring fun to your next event. With a carnival-
themed gathering, you can bring your team closer
together as they enjoy all of the features, rides, and
foods of a typical carnival.

5. Inspirational Education
Speakers
Art installations are becoming a popular trend for
corporate conferences. Include your own take on
this trend at your next event by doing a food art
installation. Brainstorm ideas like decorating the
bar with edible art, having an Italian ice sculpture
at the tables, or any similar artsy food idea of your
own. To keep it interactive, make sure all the
installations are accessible and safe to eat.
Keep the fun going throughout your next work-
related gathering by getting creative. Use these
five ideas to bring your team closer together and
give them an event they'll never forget. Above all,
if you need a guest speaker, keep Tim Clue in
mind.

6. Humorous Motivational Speakers
So, I’m in the back with the tech folks prepping
my thing for the annual kick off to NAHU's
Capitol Conference 2017. NAHU stands for
National Association of Health Underwriters,
for those still reading. Yeah, it sounds a little
dry — I get that. In fact, when I looked at the
schedule and noticed that prior to me was a
45-minute panel entitled "NAHU Board
Updates Public Policy," I thought: Wow, if this
were a panel on Suduko best practices I’m not
sure you could ask for a more exciting lead-in.
Sarcasm meter just went to 10, but guess
what — they were great! Not great as in a laff-
riot, but great as in thoughtful, practical,
direct, analytical, and self-aware. That kind of
great.

7. Funny Motivational Speakers
It's always a thrill to bring together old friends
who come from separate worlds. But it’s rare
when worlds collide with so much purpose and
fun. In the center of this photo is my high school
buddy Bill, who is referred to by his U of M
students these days as "Dr. Gehring." Bill is a
psychology professor and among other
accomplishments, he discovered the particular
brain wave that occurs when you make a
mistake. But I know him better as the smart kid
who sometimes might lift up an elbow and let me
cop a peek at a few answers on the Chem test. (I
didn’t tell that one to his students.)

8. Comedy Motivation
Back to Bill Gehring: This semester he's heading up a class for
freshmen that focuses on offering insights and tools for managing
the dizzying stressors dumped on college students of today. Boy,
am I glad did my graduating in the '80s and '90s. Way cheaper,
heavier books. Anyway, Antoine and I recently submerged these
poor freshmen in a 90-minute boot camp of improv’s best practices
and life takeaways (aka best of EIW).
Antoine, as always, was amazing, while I was simply there to cheer,
lead, and head-nod — and probably didn’t even do that very well. It’s
difficult to maintain focus when you’re caught in a Wonder
Years/Quantum Leap moment of gestalt goo. I'm thinking, Won’t
these kids be able to tell that I’m not an expert, I’m a goof who snuck
through the system? I see Bill adjust the camera — he wanted to
record the session. Not sure what he’ll end up with. And I'm not sure
how I managed to cheat off a valedictorian all those years ago ... and
still end up with a C on my report card. But I’m sure that I’m proud
of my friends.

9. Educational Speakers For Schools
Schiller Park School District 81, in the northwest
Chicago suburbs, chose me as their kickstart for this
year's "Oh no, get ready, get steady, it's back to school
already!" moment. Their theme for this event
celebrated the many hats teachers wear — which is of
course a nice way of asking them to keep on heroically
doing more with less.
That said, this was one of my favorite groups of
educators thus far — plus I had a funny and interesting
moment with the superintendent who was in charge
of introducing me. The thing is, she was hesitant to
read a certain handful of words in the intro I'd given
her. And she asked me if she could just ... leave them
out.
Let's see if you can spot the problem words in this
abbreviated version of what was written for her to
read:

10. School Speaker
“Before he was an educator, speaker,
playwright, and father, Tim was a left-
handed undiagnosed hyperactive
dyslexic rug rat raised in a small town ...
So, how'd you do? If this were, let's say,
the 1800s you might have zeroed in on
left-handedness — although I was
shocked to discover that as late as the
1970s there were still institutions
trying to connect lefties with Satan's
work. (Where was Ned Flanders when
we needed him?)

11. Education Keynote Speaker
Today's topic: Lectures halls are wasted butt
time for college students — who are yearning for
a more kinetic, collaborative, and engaging
education worthy of their time and our
investment.
Did you do the reading? What's that ... you didn't
know you there was an assignment? Typical!
Well, here's some reading you can do for extra
credit. I chuckled when I came across this more
thoughtful and well-researched article from the
BBC that parallels one of my own time-tested
education rants about this time-honored format
in desperate need of a nationwide click-and-
delete action step.

12. Motivational Comedian
Earlier this week I was at the very cool
and fun Certiport Educator Conference in
Orlando, sponsored by Microsoft.
(Certiport helps people certify their
professional skills using various kinds of
software from Adobe, Microsoft, Intuit,
etc.) Focus for this event was on the
impact of technology certification in the
classroom. So it brought together two of
my favorite worlds: teaching and tech. A
few of my silly takeaways and
observations:

13. Comedy Motivational Speakers
— I should get certified in Excel ... or at least figure out
why every time I touch a key I get a pop-up "error in
formula" message when I’m just trying to name the
document.
— On the upside, a Certiport trainer and PowerPoint
expert complimented my own slides that accompany my
show. I felt like a 4th grader who’d just blue ribboned his
first bee.
— Certiport's conference is only in its third year and it's
doubling in size. I think I know why. I could tell the
educators were engaged in part because of the unique
way Certiport allows for dynamic feedback and input
from the teachers to affect their students' experience.
Wow — a company actually asking teachers for help and
input to make sure that the test is successfully teaching?
Brilliant! Bravo! More of this!

14. Inspirational Comedy
— A teacher at the conference asked: "Did your 4th
grade teacher really put you in a refrigerator box?"
Me: Yes, and it helped. Teacher: I’d like to meet her.
Thanks to all the great educators, and the folks at
Certiport and Microsoft who are providing more
dynamic funnels to bring more students closer to
early wins — and help them dominate a new skill that
can lead to a great first job and beyond!
Now I'm off to Universal Orlando with my wife and
my 7-year-old Harry Potter fanatic, who no doubt
will ask me if she can stay overnight in the Hogwarts
castle and will cry when I give her the obvious
answer. Life is grand.

15. Motivational Conferences
Educate like an Estonian? Not sure if that will
become a catchphrase, but with so much hand-
wringing and dialogue about the fate of our
nation's schools, I offer up what the Baltic
country of Estonia declared in the process of
attempting to rethink their own system. In 1992,
Estonia passed the Education Act, with the clearly
expressed goal of creating "favorable conditions
for the development of personality, family and
the Estonian nation." In Estonia, schools are seen
not just as a way to teach children the basics of
reading, math, and science — they're a means for
making students better citizens. But wait, that's
not all: Another key objective of the Act is to
support the development of minorities within
Estonia's borders.

16. Motivational Speaking
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18. Contact Us Today
Contact Details
Tim Clue
Phone: 773.230.3989
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