Since it's Canada Day and a holiday for many of us, I thought I'd keep things on a lighter tone today by sharing something I posted a gazillion years ago on my website.
Yes, it's the top 10 reasons why you
need to hire a Canadian speaker, eh!
10. It’s a little-known fact, but Canadians smell great! Now, I haven’t smelled ALL Canadians, but I have sampled a good many, and I can attest to this fact. We typically smell like those little pine tree air fresheners you hang from your rear-view mirror mixed with a tinge of smoked bacon and maple syrup.
9. Most Canadian speakers plug their cars in during the winter, barbecue in January, and have survived snowstorms in July, so a Canadian professional speaker will make it to any conference, any time, regardless of the weather. We’ll even hire a dogsled team if need be!
8. One of our
top exports to the United States is our comedy. And no, I’m not just speaking of William Shatner. We are known worldwide for our self-effacing, moose-based humour with a “u” that will be so unoffensive you won’t even know when we’ve actually offended you!
7. Canadian professional speakers are known for their ability to deliver relevant content in a fun, yet exceedingly polite
way and, ironically, we're not the least bit sorry about that.
6. Canadian speakers make fantastic use of hockey metaphors. And if you don’t understand hockey, we can easily change it up to lacrosse metaphors!
5. We look fabulous in a toque! (This is
more important than you might imagine.)
4. Canadian speakers always finish on time. In fact, speakers from Newfoundland will finish a half hour early!
3. Our Canadian English accents are so vanilla they are readily understood by almost everyone worldwide who
speaks English, while our French speakers really know how to French!
2. Canadian professional speakers are notoriously humble. (To find out more, please visit my insanely incredible RAVE REVIEWS on my website!)
1. Canadian motivational speakers put the CAN in Canada! Cheesy, I know, but that’s part our adorable appeal!
Mike's Fun at Work Tip
Hold a contest this summer to see who can dress like the most stereotypical Canadian? (And please, oh please, send me photos!)
Quote of the Week
"Being a Canadian is basically just wearing shorts in zero-degree weather because 'it’s practically summer'" (Source unknown)
Funny Business
Is this the most Canadian of warning signs? As seen on park signs in Vancouver, British Columbia:
Don't Feed the Geese
Or
We Will Personally Sic a Moose on You!"
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