Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) was probably THE first great humorous business speaker or even the first great humorous keynote speaker. (He was not afraid to use repitition or hyperbole to bolster his stories)

Twain is an absolute delight whether you are an inspirational humorous keynote speaker or a humorous inspirational keynote speaker or a keynote speaker who provides inspirational humorous keynotes. Many of his speeches were presented 'extemporaneously'. Believe that and I've a bridge I can sell you. It is not just Twain's material that is of interest to the funny keynote speaker, but his sheer professionalism. Twain rehearsed and rehearsed and rehearsed and then he rehearsed again. His good friend William D. Howells wrote of Twain "He studied every word and syllable." He treated his work as an art form as indeed the late George Carlin whose work at times was gross, but always brilliant, primarily because (as a funny keynote speaker in effect) he studied every word and syllable.

The following is a selection of Speeches from this masterful humorous, funny keynote speaker who brought joy and laughter to so many people as a funny, humorous, inspirational keynote speaker. ENJOY