"OOOpps I Screw Up Again"
Yesterday's video showed us how a man who has such great power and must communicate that power with millions across a nation - can screw it up. We're all human. I've been on stage and accidently said something that changed what I said from what I intended in to something crazy and stupid. I think the more you speak, the more chance you have of having this happen to you.I just wondered if you faithful blog readers would like to share your stories of the cock-ups you've made when speaking. I'll postb mine tomorrow.
Have a think just now, when you've been talkign to someone else, it doesn't need to be a bit group and you were meant to say one thing and it come out completely wrong and made you feel like a fool.
Comment below, no need to register if you dont want to just pop your story in.
Kennedy
Speaking out of the Bush
The more often you speak in public and make regular speeches to groups, like I do every week, the more likely you are to make a mess of it, say something you didn't intend, something that accidently offends or just a slip of the tongue that completely transforms the meaning from what you intended to something outragous, nonesensical or ridiculous. Here are a set of clips of good ol' President Bush speaking infront of millions of Americans making some fantastic cock-ups!Bathing in your Glory
Well I've have a lovely bunch of answers on this one. Many got it bang on right. Of course what we shiould do to empty the bath is to pull the plug out!More soon. :)
Kennedy
Another Psychopath?
Kennedy here, at the residence of fellow performer and master hypnotist Robert Temple I've really enjoyed the responses to the Puzzle a few days ago so thought I'd set a new one.
Your choices say a lot about your character, so imagine you are locked in a room. There is a bath full of water. You have a silver tea spoon and a green bucket, the kind you'd make sandcastles with. The bucket has a small hole in it.
How would you choose to empty the bath in the fastest time?
Answer tomorrow!
Kennedy
"Your favourite after dinner entertainer"
Kennedy the Keynote Speaker
As you've probably noticed, I have been pushing the after dinner speaking side of my work recently. I really enjoy taking the skills I have learned in both psychology and in creating engaging presentations to address subjects that are at the core of business needs.I've been receiving a bunch of emails from people asking what on earth this "Keynote Speaker or After Dinner Speaker all about," so I thought rather than continue answering each message separately I will address is here for all to see.
As you will know, companies large and small around the world hold conferences, training days and dinners to focus staff of all levels on to a specific subject or matter. After a full day's training with senior managers or HR staff on this topic it is a great idea to have a professional after dinner or keynote speaker come in and pull the day together.
WHY? There are a bunch of reasons that organisations (of all sizes) have identified the need for having this external speaker. The first is that a professional keynote speaker will bring a whole host of skills to the 'party' that might otherwise be over-looked. Since he (or she) is coming in to the company from an outside perspective their account of the subject matter will be different.
Often when we work in a business we are too 'close' to it and it's functions to see things objectively. A professional keynote speaker brings that wider perspective in to play.
Another major function of having a professional come in and consolidate particular themes is the background and experience in transforming even the most mundane of topics in to exciting, humerus and fascinating insights. For example I have a keynote speech I deliver on Team Building.
Team work has been talked about until it's coming out of most executive's ears. I guarantee you it has never been addressed in the way I approach it. Literally getting inside of each other's minds and knowing what they're thinking.
Team Work is just one of the more obvious themes of my presentations, you can bet your bottom dollar that a good keynote speaker will be able to bring a unique approach to almost any topic. Just the way I did when I was asked to show high-school kids how EXCITING algebra is. Yes, it's possible.
I hope that makes things a lot more clear on the whole speaking front.
Kennedy
The Puzzle REALLY Answered
Well I hope that you had a great weekend and that your Valentines created some lovely memories for you and your loved one. On Saturday I posed a puzzle where a woman was at a funeral and met a man whom she instantly fell in love with. They parted company without exchanging contact details and no matter how she tried, could not find the man.A tragic tale of love. Then the scene took a rather sinister turn when the same woman later kills her sister. The question is 'why'?
This is a test that psychologists use, they layout a story just like this one and the answer reveals certain things about the subject. So be warned, if you collected answers from your friends and any one of them got it right then you might want to be wary of them. You see anyone who guesses the answer correctly is almost certainly clinically psychopathic.
The reason the woman killed her sister was to see if the man would turn up at the funeral. Only a psychopath would draw such a conclusion.
More tomorrow...thanks for your support I appreciate it so much!
Kennedy
p.s. follow me on twitter at www.twitter.com/mindofkennedy
A Mental Puzzle for You
Happy Valentine's Day! Today I have a puzzle themed around a tragic love story, I'll share the answer with you on Monday.This is not a trick question. All of the details are there, there is no fancy wordplay or double meanings at all.
A woman, while at the funeral of her own mother, met a man who she didn't know. She thought the guy was 'incredible'. She believed him to be her dream partner so much, that she fell in love with him right there, love at first sight. She forgot to ask for his phone number and could no matter how hard she tried could not find a way to track him down. A few days later she killed
her sister.
So blog readers, what was her motive for killing her sister? Give this some thought and I will be back with the answer and what it says about you if you got it right, on Monday!
Puzzled? Send a link to your friends, you'll find the results on Monday fascinating. This is based on a real-life psychological test.
More on Monday :)
P.S. Enjoy today with the ones you love. So what if it's been dubbed a 'Hallmark Holiday', it's still a great excuse to show someone you care. I'll be off out with Tess tonight for a nice Indian meal.
Kompare Kennedy
The schedule is filling up, not only has the show at Centre for Life almost sold out - while there are some small tables of 2 the majority of people are booking up tables of 10, the gigs are coming in thick and fast.
I have been asked by my friend Cheryl at the Grosvenor Casino, Newcastle if I would be available to compare their talent competition "Have You Got Talent?" - unfortunately I am already booked for all three days of the heats so won't be able to make it along myself. However I thought my faithful blog readers might like to go on down and see what it's all about.
If you'd like to enter to win a £1,000 prize plus a possible contract with Stagepalm Entertainment Agency you can call Cheryl Flowers on 0191 221 1660. You must be 18+ to enter.
Tomorrow I'll be setting you a mental challlenge. Speak then.
Kennedy.
P.S To book the remaining seats for Centre for Life on March 6th please call Lisa on 0191 243 8216 (its still only £15!!)
P.P.S. I'm getting my hair done later today...w00t!
Kontroversial Kennedy is Jaded
It's a turning point. Today I am going to speak my mind. I usually like to sugar coat things and perhaps today will shock you, maybe it will offend you but it will get a reaction from you and bubble some feelings inside. A risk I am willing to take.Please do read this all the way through, don't dip in and out otherwise you won't understand my reasoning.
Would you agree with me that integrity and honesty are among the most important traits of any person? I certainly think so. In opposition to what most would say, the deceitful and dishonest are in the minority. Most people are decent and thoughtful. Yes we have all met people who will rip you off, take you for a ride and just generally screw us over but in the main we are surrounded by great people whom we put a lot of trust in.
The most important thing when being trusted is to maintain that integrity and not have gaping holes in your supposed truths. The thing I am getting at is the unfortunate incident with Jade Goody. It is always sad when you hear of anyone developing such a frightful illness as cancer. I have no doubt that right now she is going through a whole host of unimaginable trauma.
That said, I was not a fan of her before she developed this and so am not going to be so low as to suddenly become her biggest fan. Pretty much the way the mass media has. One minute she's on every talk-show and front page for being a racist bigot and the next everyone is her biggest fan.
What's more, Jade is ever the attention seeker. If I was suffering from a life threatening illness then I can assure you the last thing I'd want is publicity. I'd want all of my strength to fight the disease. So why on earth would you have the top PR man in the UK, Max Clifford go on major talk shows to talk about you and support you?
I just don't understand, it really rattled my cage and I wasn't going to say anything but it upsets me so much that she'd even take this severe illness and use it as a way to try and make the world like her again, even after all of those disgusting things she said in the past.
Am I out of line? Have I got totally the wrong end of the stick?
URGENT: Tickets for Newcastle
Almost sold out!I know there are a lot of people I've spoken to who want to come along on Friday March 6th to my show at the Centre for Life, but have not booked yet.
Just to remind you to book your seats early this week otherwise you risk being turned away. The event is strictly ticket only and tickets may not be bought on the door.
the full night is a welcome drink, a hot beef stottie (mmmm) , me on stage and then disco until late. All for £15.
Call Lisa to book now on 0191 243 8216
I'm very excited!!!3 Important Things to Do Today
There are three things that are just essential to making your Sunday complete, they are:1. Follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com.mindofkennedy
2. Add me on facebook (find Kennedy Lemage)
3. Pop a note in your diary for tomorrow to "book tickets for the show in Newcastle Upon Tyne on March 6th"
You'll feel so much better for it...seriously though I've been up since the wee hours and I'm exhausted. More tomorrow!!!
Kennedy
The End...As We Know It
I mentioned previously that today I would be making a very special announcement. Here it is:As you know, in March I am having a new DVD filmed, brand new team, great new location and all new material...but the same hair style. So the current one will be made redundant. Let's be honest I need the space so we will be throwing the current stock of DVDs in the trash on Friday of the coming week.
So...if you want a copy of my show from 2 years ago you will want to order it as soon as possible because after Friday they will be no more.
On the DVD you will find my promotional trailer, the full feature act performed live in a castle for an unprepared audience and an image library. All for just 9.99.
To order yours right now before they all go use the button below:
The Week Behind Us
Last night I headed out in to Newcastle town centre with a bunch of fellow entertainers. It was great fun as random members of the group dropped to the floor under the influence of hypnosis and were caused to forget their names, find strangers attractive and even convince themselves that they had 11 fingers.This week has been one of meetings and setting up projects in the main. Yesterday alone we added over 100 miles to the clock, visiting various places. I'm very pleased that tickets for the Centre for Life, Newcastle event on March 6th is selling fantastically well.
Today's is a short blog, I'm extremely tired and no matter how much tea and Redbull I throw down my neck my eyes feel ever sleepier.
That said, if you are not already a member of Twitter I have to confess that I am becoming an addict. Some of my favourite and most respected people in the world are members and it's a great way to communicate, keeping right up to date with what is happening in the life of your friends. You can follow me right now at www.twitter.com/mindofkennedy I'd love to stay in touch with more readers! :)
Kennedy
p.s. tomorrow I'm making a massive announcement.
Why Money is Not Important
In North Tyneside yesterday I ran a condensed pilot of a new programme that's been in the works for a number of months now. The reception was outstanding with attendees coming to some immense realisations right there in the room.
The new programme is called Why Money is Not Important.
For as long as we can remember we've been told to "get a good job and make lots of money," and that is all that counts. I show you and the participants why this is simply wrong. In fact not only is it wrong it is quite possibly leading us to self destruction.
Discover for yourself what we should be focused on, all from my first hand experience of how my fascination with financial gain almost caused me to lose everything back in 2008. What is it? You'll have to wait and see, hire me for a seminar or attend one that we'll be running in 2009.
The seminar is fascinating through it's ability to turn a long-standing belief on it's ear and prove without a doubt that there is a better way to focus our lives.
Newcastle Show Details
First of all, thanks for all the warm and encouraging responses to yesterday's return to the video blog. More of them on the way throughout the month I can assure you.
We've received a whole bunch of emails asking about details of the show in Newcastle on March 6th this year so here they are:
The show is part of the Newcastle Science Festival 2009
Venue: Centre for Life, central Newcastle (nearest metro is Central Station). The show is in the Conference and Banqueting area.
Time: Doors open at 7pm
You Get: A drink of Festival Beer or glass of wine on arrival. A hot beef stottie. The Mind of Kennedy show followed by dancing until the wee hours.
Tickets: Only £15. Over 18s only. Available by calling Lisa on 0191 243 8216
LIMITED availability, if booking lines are busy please be patient and call again.
Weston-Super-Mare
Yes this past weekend me and Tess flew down to Bristol airport for a show in Weston. The morning after I recorded this little video blog for you on my new Sony Ericsson's X1.
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