Why is it worth spending good money on a funny speaker?
Well, first and foremost, my kids need new shoes. If that wasn’t a good enough reason, here are a few more juicy ones for you. People learn best when they are laughing. A conference or meeting jammed with nothing but serious learning – even if it is super important, valuable stuff – will not be nearly as successful on any level as an important meeting that is also fun. My programs provide a much needed break. And a much needed energy boost. Humor and laughter wake people up. Doctors have studied this stuff for years (and printed their findings in what amazingly are very un-funny papers) and they all tell us that if we give a group a good laugh they wake up a bit, feel better about themselves and the meeting, and are ready again to learn. As one association president recently told me, “After they laugh with you they are more ready to listen to what I need to tell them.
