Our blog post last week covered some of the most-popular and most-requested celebrity humorists. This week we will look at some of the most in-demand business humorists on the speaking circuit. A few of these speakers have name value with the general public but all of these speakers are legendary household names within the corporate speaking arena. The field of corporate humorist business speakers is too vast or deep for The Speaker Experts to say these are the ten most booked speakers of this genre but we can tell you they are ten world class speakers who are brand leaders in their fields:
Larry Winget
Humor in the Workplace
Jan McInnis
Tech-based Comedy with a Byte
Greg Schwem
Customized Comedy Put-Ons
Harry Freedman
Flying Chainsaws Can Be Fun
The Passing Zone
Juliet Funt
Talented Impressionist, Musician and Speaker
Roy Firestone
World’s Funniest Guitar Virtuoso
Mike Rayburn
Seriously Funny Humor
Steve Rizzo
Emcee/Comedic Talent Meets Corporate Culture
The O’Shea Report
Scheduling a business speaker with a humorist approach is not rocket science but it is not a laughing matter either. We have scheduled the speakers listed above for hundreds of engagements and received outstanding feedback both on and off stage but not everyone of these humorist is right for every meeting or desired outcome. The links provided above will take you to the speaker’s direct website but as pointed out last week we suggest you check with an IASB member speaker bureau to determine if one of these speakers will bring the desired combination of laughter, content and messaging to your next meeting.
John R. Powers (1945-2013)
Sadly a name is missing from this list: John R. Powers passed away just in 2013. John was a playwright, author, educator, father and friend. I had the pleasure of working with him for over 20 years and during this period scheduled him for hundreds of presentations. John would always say a great presentation is a roller coaster of humor, information and insights-the audience should never know what’s coming next. Walking the stage like a trained actor, his presentation became a one-man play that included a ton of laughter, a few tears and always resulted in a standing ovation. I can still deliver the punch lines for most of his jokes and there is hardly a day that goes by that I don’t think of one of his life lessons. I will close this posting off with the most impactful of the bunch: “There is a first time and there is a last time for everything in life; you need to cherish every minute in between.” A good humorist will make the audience laugh but always give them something to remember….
Gary McManis & Jay Conklin
The Speaker Experts 