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Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) was 70 and close to ending his illustrious career as probably the first great humorous, funny keynote speaker when he made this speech. The anecdote referred to here about "tight boots" is from a speech Morals and Memories which will be loaded onto this humorous keynote speaker site in order in which it appears in the wonderful book of speeches by this master funny, humorous keynote speaker. COLLEGE GIRLS Five hundred undergraduates, under the auspices of the Woman's University Club, New York, welcomed Mr. Clemens as their guest, April 3, 1906, and gave him the freedom of the club, which the chairman explained was freedom to talk individually to any girl present. ******* I've worked for the public good thirty years, so for the rest of my life I shall work for my personal contentment. I am glad Miss Neron has fed me, for there is no telling what iniquity I might wander into on an empty stomach--I mean, an empty mind. I am going to tell you a practical story about how once upon a time I was blind--a story I should have been using all these months, but I never thought about telling it until the other night, and now it is too late, for on the nineteenth of this month I hope to take formal leave of the platform forever at Carnegie Hall--that is, take leave so far as talking for money and for people who have paid money to hear me talk. I shall continue to infest the platform on these conditions--that there is nobody
in the house who has paid to hear me, that I am not paid to be heard, and that there will be none but young women students in the audience. [Here Mr. Clemens told the story of how he took a girl to the theatre while he
was wearing tight boots, which appears elsewhere in this volume, and ended by saying: "And now let this be a lesson to you--I don't know what kind of a lesson; I'll let you think it out."] *********************************************** Are you seeking a * Humorous Keynote Speaker * Humorous Business Speaker * Irish keynote speaker * Chicago based keynote speaker You've come to the right spot! Conor Cunneen is an Irishman, a chicago based keynote speaker, a humorous business speaker and yes a humorous keynote speaker also. He apologized profusely for the interminable use of the words keynote speaker etc. but it is a fact of life that the majority of people who come to this page do so as a result of a search engine query for something like "humorous keynote speaker" or "Chicago based keynote speaker who is a humorous business speaker and a humorous keynote speaker." Well, maybe no one has ever queried all of that! Anyone, Conor is an award winning humorist, an internationally acclaimed business speaker and has a genuine Irish brogue. He also has a Brand Promise which is E4: Educate, Entertain, Educate AND Easy to work with. Client testimonials confirm he keeps his promise while also being a humorous, inspirational, motivational, funny keynote speaker. Contact Conor Cunneen at 630 718 1643 to listen to his gentle Irish brogue and see how he can Energize, Educate and Entertain as a humorous keynote speaker for association conferences, leadership events, sales and marketing conferences and any event where you are seeking a humorous, funny keynote speaker who provides Substance with Humor. Conor is also a deadly serious student of the craft of keynote speaking and communications. You may enjoy the section on Great Speeches in this website. Some of the speeches in this section include: Old Soldiers Never die - Douglas MacArthur Eulogy of William McKinley - Grover Cleveland Moon Speech to Congress - John F Kennedy So enough of the prevarication! To listen to Irish articulation phone Conor Cunneen at 630 718 1643.
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