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...dia, KPMG, Select Group, Bechtel and many more.
Funny Business: An inspiring talk packed with humour and a serious business message.
Can a sales & communications trainer become an Edinburgh Festival comic in less than 12 months - all to win a £1 bet?
In August 2008, while giving a talk to a business audience, a fellow speaker told Marc that he was “quite funny”. But would a paying audience who expect – nay, demand - laughs, think the same? “So, you want me to do an open mic spot at a comedy club then?” Marc replied, “Right you are!”
But that was far too easy a challenge. Surely a professional speaker, used to playing big audiences, and sometimes even getting a laugh, should set his sights higher… or at least further North. “I bet you £1 that you can’t put on a successful show at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.” The bet was on: Marc had less than 12 months to perform a 1 hour comedy show for 21 nights at the world’s largest comedy festival.
And so it began; the open spots, the sleepless nights, the laughs, the silences, the boos, the booze, and the endless, endless writing, rewriting, rephrasing and finding different words for what became the biggest challenge of Marc’s life.
His personal and inspirational journey into comedy, complete with setbacks, triumphs and even a few tears and tantrums, will inspire the audience to see new possibilities and will teach them how to take personal action to achieve their goals.
They will leave the room energised and empowered, ready to take on whatever lies ahead. The presentation is ideally suited as a conference keynote or after dinner speech.
We all know that we communicate with our body, voice and words but what about our attitude? Your attitude to presentations, meetings, customer service, networking, negotiations or even other people, affects your body, voice and words and more importantly, how the person you are communicating with perceives you!
The first step to Inspirational Communication is to understand and if necessary challenge those attitudes. The second step is to learn the communication skills that inspire others.
In this dynamic and interactive course, Marc utilises cutting edge psychological techniques complemented by good old-fashioned common sense, to leave audiences excited and energised, ready to put their improved communication skills to use back in the work place.
The Inspirational Communication programme is tailored to fit the audience’s specific outcomes, from presenting to negotiation to networking. It can take the form of a 60 minutes keynote speech or a more detailed one day training event.
Testimonials
"Amazing! Marc challenged, provoked and entertained our International Technical Team, no mean feat since the 20 high ranking delegates were from all over Europe and Asia. We all left the training with a new perspective and we have all put the skills to good use since the event!" - Liz Kynoch - Group Technical & Trading Law Director, TESCO plc
"Marc was our guest speaker at our parties to celebrate becoming the National Customer Service Team of The Year. It was really going to take something special to engage this team. Marc was able to provide a fresh spark of inspiration and provoke people to think beyond their favoured ways of thinking. Engaging, energetic and inspirational - great stuff!" - Richard Brown - Head of Operations, BAA (Heathrow Express)
"The feedback we have had from participants has been extremely positive and some of your techniques could be witnessed in action during the day and later in the evening. We have all come away from the day feeling energised, motivated and more connected as a group. We really value the input you had into making this day a success." - Gwyn Griffiths - National Risk Manager, Deloitte
"Marc was definitely the best guest speaker we have ever had presenting at our User Group meeting, which is quite a feat considering we have had guest speakers who have climbed Everest and sailed around the world! - I can't praise him enough." - Tony Flanagan - Marketing Manager, ASR Computers Ltd
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