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This program provides the rare opportunity to have one of TV’s greatest comedy minds teach you and your team the art of humor with practical, personalized, real-world exercises and instruction. Developing and exploring one’s sense of humor is just the beginning; the hard part is using these skills to disarm others, make yourself and your team more affable and admired • and, consequently, more successful. These complex skills simply cannot be learned from a book or a video, which is why your organization will find this in-person, hands-on workshop so valuable.
With Bill’s guidance, you'll perform real-world exercises actually used in Hollywood writers rooms to brainstorm comedy. You'll mine your own creativity and work with others to build and flex mental muscles you didn’t know you had. You'll learn the comedic basics of timing, delivery, body language, and today’s crucial skill of "reading the room". You and your team will come away with a set of skills that will prove invaluable • in simple, practical ways • to your business and personal lives.
As the longest running scripted program in television history "The Simpsons" is a unique operation with many lessons for those in the workplace and especially in management. Juggling 22 episodes a year with up to 16 in production at any one time is a beast of a job, and it takes some special skills to pull it off. Additionally, "Simpsons" writers are legendarily brilliant and hilarious but also quirky, fussy, and sometimes downright crazy. How can one manage a staff of 15 of them and keep it running smoothly while also keeping the enormous ship moving forward? Find out as Bill reveals all in this behind-the-scenes exclusive.
Bill Oakley is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as HUMOR & HOW TO MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU, AT WORK & EVERYWHERE, HOW TO RUN THE SIMPSONS & OTHER LARGE, CRAZY ENTERPRISES, A HUMOROUS JOURNEY THROUGH THE WORLD OF NORTH AMERICAN SNACK FOOD, A HUMOROUS JOURNEY THROUGH THE AMERICAN FAST FOOD LANDSCAPE and THE ART & PRACTICE OF COMEDY WRITING. The estimated speaking fee range to book Bill Oakley for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. Bill Oakley generally travels from Portland, OR, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Amber Ruffin, Christine Ha, Eric Ripert, Daniel Cormier and Kevin Daley. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Bill Oakley for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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