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Recent Appearances
The Winning SCORE - Host & M.C. - Business Round with Larry Farrell. White Mountain Hotel, N. Conway, NH
Breakout Session - MWV Chamber Business Expo - June 6, 2011, Omni Mount Washington Resort, Bretton Woods.
Guest Speaker - Leadership MWV - Jan 2011, White Mountain Hotel, North Conway, NH.
King Pine Ski Area - November 2010 Keynote - Pre-season Opening Rally with all employees.
Eggs and Issues - "The Power of People - Tips for Hiring Right and Resolving Conflicts" June 10, 2010 - Granite State College/Tech Village, Conway, NH
Audience Comments:
Eggs & Issues was great this morning. Mike Kline delivers his message with truth, humour and simplicity. I want to take ALL the seminars - Maureen Westrick
Mike Kline did a great job at Eggs and Issues this morning!!! A must hear!!! - Jac Cuddy
Keynote - Michael Kline, The Entreprenologist, Presents:
The Cure for the Common Business
May 24th - The Omni Mount Washington Resort, Bretton Woods, NH
Audience Comments:
Mike, Thanks so much for coming up to the B-to-B. Your talk was wonderful; part business pep-talk, part stand-up comedy, & part cathartic soul to soul vulcan mind connection. Thanks again for sharing! Dana
I have to tell you how much your story touched me.....what a speaker you are......
Sharon Perlow
Time Warner Cable Media Sales
Michael - I wanted to thank you for the very inspirational speech you gave at the B2B. The power of words is unknown and underused by many. I have found myself already thinking and speaking differently - Thank you! Erin B.
Breakout Session - MWV Chamber Business Expo - June 6, 2011, Omni Mount Washington Resort, Bretton Woods.
Guest Speaker - Leadership MWV - Jan 2011, White Mountain Hotel, North Conway, NH.
King Pine Ski Area - November 2010 Keynote - Pre-season Opening Rally with all employees.
Eggs and Issues - "The Power of People - Tips for Hiring Right and Resolving Conflicts" June 10, 2010 - Granite State College/Tech Village, Conway, NH
Audience Comments:
Eggs & Issues was great this morning. Mike Kline delivers his message with truth, humour and simplicity. I want to take ALL the seminars - Maureen Westrick
Mike Kline did a great job at Eggs and Issues this morning!!! A must hear!!! - Jac Cuddy
Keynote - Michael Kline, The Entreprenologist, Presents:
The Cure for the Common Business
May 24th - The Omni Mount Washington Resort, Bretton Woods, NH
Audience Comments:
Mike, Thanks so much for coming up to the B-to-B. Your talk was wonderful; part business pep-talk, part stand-up comedy, & part cathartic soul to soul vulcan mind connection. Thanks again for sharing! Dana
I have to tell you how much your story touched me.....what a speaker you are......
Sharon Perlow
Time Warner Cable Media Sales
Michael - I wanted to thank you for the very inspirational speech you gave at the B2B. The power of words is unknown and underused by many. I have found myself already thinking and speaking differently - Thank you! Erin B.
"I can vouch for the fact that Michael can and will leave the group wanting more. It was Mike’s keynote many years ago that prompted the systems approach I take with the chamber. I truly believe that combining the excellent team we have with a systems and process business model is the reason we are so successful. So I highly endorse, Michael" - Janice Crawford, Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce.
The Cure for the Common Keynote
Take it from the Entreprenologist - everything is contagious at an event, so fill it with energy and positive experiences - don't kill it with a sickly presentation. Especially when business owners or decision makers are in the audience, your speakers had better be lively and get to a point fast or the speaker and the planner are both in trouble.
Consider the personality traits of your audience - are they the type of people who started their own business or advanced in their career because they bore easily and lack patience for mediocrity?
My philosophy is to be as different as possible from typical keynotes in my target market, which is smaller groups of 100-500 people who often settle for less than quality keynotes because of budget limitations. Too often a typical keynote for this market is not a professional speaker at all, but more likely an expert in a particular field who, presents on stage like a corpse and actually makes the audience envy the dead.
I promise my audiences equal parts motivation and useful information wrapped in humor and compassion.
Consider the personality traits of your audience - are they the type of people who started their own business or advanced in their career because they bore easily and lack patience for mediocrity?
My philosophy is to be as different as possible from typical keynotes in my target market, which is smaller groups of 100-500 people who often settle for less than quality keynotes because of budget limitations. Too often a typical keynote for this market is not a professional speaker at all, but more likely an expert in a particular field who, presents on stage like a corpse and actually makes the audience envy the dead.
I promise my audiences equal parts motivation and useful information wrapped in humor and compassion.
Why I Do What I Do
My first keynote speech was for a business awards luncheon with about 500 attendees from all walks of life. The challenge was to deliver interesting and useful material and entertain hourly wage service staff, business owners and corporate executives, all from different industries, educational and economic backgrounds.
To this day, I meet strangers who remember being moved from that keynote! From that experience, I learned how much we all have in common, how as humans we all have common goals, dreams and aspirations and we can all tie our current lot in life to our goals. When that happens, fears subside, dreams are put into words, and menial jobs are given meaning as they become a part of the dreams on the horizon. Amazing change can happen with the leadership of one unlikely person sitting quietly in a room, just begging to be inspired. To unknowingly find, connect with and motivate that person is my job as a speaker.
To this day, I meet strangers who remember being moved from that keynote! From that experience, I learned how much we all have in common, how as humans we all have common goals, dreams and aspirations and we can all tie our current lot in life to our goals. When that happens, fears subside, dreams are put into words, and menial jobs are given meaning as they become a part of the dreams on the horizon. Amazing change can happen with the leadership of one unlikely person sitting quietly in a room, just begging to be inspired. To unknowingly find, connect with and motivate that person is my job as a speaker.
Choosing a Keynote Speaker
A Bad Day
A bad day for a meeting planner is when you find yourself sitting through the keynote you hired and you can't hear them over the din of side conversations or the clinking of dishes and movement of chairs as people suddenly need to use the facilities. Your people aren't being rude - in fact you wish you could join them. Your speaker is a dud and you just found out.
You hired an expert who knows exactly what to teach but they can't get anyone's attention. Great resumes, expensive degrees and glossy books do not guarantee a speaker who will engage your people, motivate them to care and provide them with tools to cause change.
The Job
A professional speaker will educate, motivate, and entertain in that order. The goal must be to cause changes in your people and your organization or you’ve wasted your time and money. New skills and viewpoints produce new enthusiasm to move forward with the objectives your company has chosen.
What do They Really Know?
Has your speaker been around the block a few times? Is your speaker an expert in theory or actual experience? Audiences respect experience from someone who’s been there, and they enjoy and learn from true stories. Are your speaker’s “war stories” their own and are they true and are they told with style to capture attention and inspire imaginations to drive action?
Personalization
“No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care”. A good speaker understands this code and lives by it. Select a speaker who takes personal interest in your industry, your company, and your people. Ask them to visit your office, study your materials, processes, competition, biggest challenges and your highest aspirations. Expect your audience to feel they are the first people to hear this custom presentation – they should be!
The Big Names
Great speakers and trainers are available who don’t cost a fortune. The question isn’t original ideas – it’s original presentation and a style that your audience connects with. Everyone learns better when they’re having fun – that seldom happens when the lights go off and a speaker reads a PowerPoint slide show. You could have done that yourself and saved a fortune!
Technical Gimmicks
It’s true that you don’t want a speaker to stand at a podium and read from notes. Worse, you don’t want the lights out while a beige person in a beige suit reads beige words form a slide show. But neither do you need your audience distracted with wiz-bangetry gadgets on the stage just to show off the speaker's geek skills. Authorities on adult education differ on the extent to which multi-media helps the learning process, but a quality speaker will know how to engage, educate and motivate your audience without the use of live animals or competing with Cirque du Soleil.
About Humor
Some speakers and trainers think they're stand-up comics. While it may be fun, often the audience remembers the jokes and stories and forgets the lessons. I teach funny lessons - different from telling funny stories. Often, audience members begin laughing late in my program from a build-up a little humor bites that caught up with them! That's fun that helps them learn without competing with the lessons. The take away value of the lessons is to improve productivity and inspire new Beliefs, Thoughts, Actions and Results.
References
Any experienced speaker will give references and testimonials. A good idea when shopping for any service provider, is to ask for a reference that had a bad experience and can address how the problem was resolved. Ask your speaker about their most common negative comments from audience evaluations and how they work to improve. No audience will 100% agree on any speaker, so you’ll know what to expect in terms of common complaints and be prepared to address them.
The Cost
Expensive doesn’t necessarily mean better. We’ve seen some amazing speakers (including myself) donate time for a good cause. A common topic of seminars today is how to do more with less. We endeavor to offer high quality programs at affordable rates that allow you to follow what we teach our clients – to be frugal, drive a hard bargain, and shop for ways to achieve your goals without breaking the bank. That said, any service provider needs to make a living, and you want to be a good enough client to demand their attention and best service.
2010 Rates
$3000.00 plus travel expenses for custom keynote plus one or two breakout sessions. Second consecutive day half price.
A bad day for a meeting planner is when you find yourself sitting through the keynote you hired and you can't hear them over the din of side conversations or the clinking of dishes and movement of chairs as people suddenly need to use the facilities. Your people aren't being rude - in fact you wish you could join them. Your speaker is a dud and you just found out.
You hired an expert who knows exactly what to teach but they can't get anyone's attention. Great resumes, expensive degrees and glossy books do not guarantee a speaker who will engage your people, motivate them to care and provide them with tools to cause change.
The Job
A professional speaker will educate, motivate, and entertain in that order. The goal must be to cause changes in your people and your organization or you’ve wasted your time and money. New skills and viewpoints produce new enthusiasm to move forward with the objectives your company has chosen.
What do They Really Know?
Has your speaker been around the block a few times? Is your speaker an expert in theory or actual experience? Audiences respect experience from someone who’s been there, and they enjoy and learn from true stories. Are your speaker’s “war stories” their own and are they true and are they told with style to capture attention and inspire imaginations to drive action?
Personalization
“No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care”. A good speaker understands this code and lives by it. Select a speaker who takes personal interest in your industry, your company, and your people. Ask them to visit your office, study your materials, processes, competition, biggest challenges and your highest aspirations. Expect your audience to feel they are the first people to hear this custom presentation – they should be!
The Big Names
Great speakers and trainers are available who don’t cost a fortune. The question isn’t original ideas – it’s original presentation and a style that your audience connects with. Everyone learns better when they’re having fun – that seldom happens when the lights go off and a speaker reads a PowerPoint slide show. You could have done that yourself and saved a fortune!
Technical Gimmicks
It’s true that you don’t want a speaker to stand at a podium and read from notes. Worse, you don’t want the lights out while a beige person in a beige suit reads beige words form a slide show. But neither do you need your audience distracted with wiz-bangetry gadgets on the stage just to show off the speaker's geek skills. Authorities on adult education differ on the extent to which multi-media helps the learning process, but a quality speaker will know how to engage, educate and motivate your audience without the use of live animals or competing with Cirque du Soleil.
About Humor
Some speakers and trainers think they're stand-up comics. While it may be fun, often the audience remembers the jokes and stories and forgets the lessons. I teach funny lessons - different from telling funny stories. Often, audience members begin laughing late in my program from a build-up a little humor bites that caught up with them! That's fun that helps them learn without competing with the lessons. The take away value of the lessons is to improve productivity and inspire new Beliefs, Thoughts, Actions and Results.
References
Any experienced speaker will give references and testimonials. A good idea when shopping for any service provider, is to ask for a reference that had a bad experience and can address how the problem was resolved. Ask your speaker about their most common negative comments from audience evaluations and how they work to improve. No audience will 100% agree on any speaker, so you’ll know what to expect in terms of common complaints and be prepared to address them.
The Cost
Expensive doesn’t necessarily mean better. We’ve seen some amazing speakers (including myself) donate time for a good cause. A common topic of seminars today is how to do more with less. We endeavor to offer high quality programs at affordable rates that allow you to follow what we teach our clients – to be frugal, drive a hard bargain, and shop for ways to achieve your goals without breaking the bank. That said, any service provider needs to make a living, and you want to be a good enough client to demand their attention and best service.
2010 Rates
$3000.00 plus travel expenses for custom keynote plus one or two breakout sessions. Second consecutive day half price.
