Michael Kerr, CSP, Speaking Hall of Fame member, is an award-winning, certified speaker and the author of six books including “Putting Humor to Work”. He is known as one of North America’s leading speakers on humor in the workplace and how safe humor can be used to create more productive, less stressful, more creative, and more inspiring workplaces. His hilarious, inspiring and thought-provoking programs are often rated as having the greatest impact and relevance of any presentation at a conference.

Michael has delivered his captivating keynote presentations and training workshops to more than 800 audiences, from Iran to Texas, from Austria to Honolulu. Michael’s programs offer relevant, practical ideas delivered with his memorable brand of high-energy, clean humour. “Inspiring,” “hilarious,” “energizing,” “fabulous ideas,” and “incredibly relevant and timely content,” are phrases clients repeatedly use to describe the impact of his presentations.

Michael’s books, Putting Humour to Work, has been described as the “bible of humour in the workplace,” while his book Inspiring Workplaces – Creating the Kind of Workplace Where Everyone Wants to Work has been called “an inspiring blueprint for workplace success.” Michael’s company, Humour at Work, also offers books, training DVDs, audio CDs, resource articles and a monthly Workplace Energizer Subscription program to help his clients achieve a lasting impact.

Michael lives in Canmore, Alberta in the Canadian Rockies.

Presentations Include:

Humor in the Workplace: “Putting Humor to Work”

Why choose between content and fun when you can have both? Putting Humour to Work presentations offer practical, relevant ideas delivered in a fun, energetic and memorable style.

You will laugh as you learn:

• How humour can help you choose a more positive workplace attitude

• Four myths about putting humour to work (it’s not about being funny)

• Why humour at work makes dollars . . . and sense

• The health benefits of laughter—the latest in laughter research

• Three reasons why humour is one of the most powerful stress busters

• The “3 R’s” of humour and stress management

• It’s not always what you say, it’s how you say it that matters

• Customer service with a laugh

• Teams that laugh together, stay together

• Sparking creative thinking through the power of play and humour

• Practicing “safe” workplace humour

• Guiding lights for putting humour to work without getting fired!

 

Inspiring Ideas for Inspiring Presentations

It’s not so much WHAT you say that matters, it’s HOW you say it!

How you say it, how you make that sales pitch, how you deliver that speech at the annual conference or how you present an idea in the boardroom, means the difference between success and failure. Or at least between being mediocre and brilliantly effective.

It can mean the difference between boring your audience into a catatonic stupor and keeping them awake; the difference between alienating your audience and connecting with the audience; the difference between having absolutely no impact on your audience (and really, how depressing is that?) and inspiring your audience to action, whether it be an audience of 3 or 3,000.

Inspiring Ideas for Inspiring Presentations

workshops offer practical tips designed to help any level of speaker improve both their confidence and their speaking skills.

This engaging workshop is interactive, informative, and fun. Michael practices what he preaches, so not only do you hear the information, you see it in practice, which is why many of Michael’s clients have described this workshop as “the best workshop they have ever attended on any topic.”

And yes, the workshop will even cover what you’re going to say, because truth be told, it’s not just how you say it that matters, what you say has an impact too. So you’ll learn tips and tricks and secrets from an experienced professional speaker on how to plan your presentation, develop ideas, organize your ideas and deliver your ideas more effectively than you ever have before.

Keeping Employees Engaged During the Good, the Bad and even the Ugly Times!

Discover what more and more inspiring leaders are realizing: that your sense of humour truly is one of the most under-valued and under-appreciated resources you have at your disposal to help you motivate and inspire your employees, lead with a more authentic style, connect with employees and foster a more innovative and healthy workplace.

Audiences will learn:

• What it means to provide truly inspiring leadership

• What leading with laughter means (and why it isn’t about being funny)

• Leading a values-driven workplace Simple ways to boost your H.Q. (humour quotient)

• Using humour to connect, reward, recognize and motivate employees

• Why humour is the most powerful stress buster available

• Laughing your way to a more creative workplace

 

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