CORPORATE COMEDY, TRAINING AND STORYTELLING
Types of Events
End of year parties,
Anniversaries,
Training sessions,
Entertaining foreign guests and clients,
Master of Ceremony at awards ceremonies,
Celebrations etc.
End of year parties,
Anniversaries,
Training sessions,
Entertaining foreign guests and clients,
Master of Ceremony at awards ceremonies,
Celebrations etc.
Aims
Primary aims
... for the audience to have fun
... provide a relaxing environment as a healthy
part of building relationships.
Level of Language
Vocabulary and pace of delivery is adjusted to the needs of the audience.
Training Sessions and Staff Development
Using humour can be an effective way of
.... putting information across and
.... getting people to reflect on their own practices.
Rather than being offensive and alienating, humour can be used to
engage with topics that may be difficult to address within a
more formal setting.
Alan also runs interactive sessions around issues such as
- working productively with colleagues
- developing strategies for problem solving
- managing “difficult staff”
- working within a multicultural environment
Primary aims
... for the audience to have fun
... provide a relaxing environment as a healthy
part of building relationships.
Level of Language
Vocabulary and pace of delivery is adjusted to the needs of the audience.
Training Sessions and Staff Development
Using humour can be an effective way of
.... putting information across and
.... getting people to reflect on their own practices.
Rather than being offensive and alienating, humour can be used to
engage with topics that may be difficult to address within a
more formal setting.
Alan also runs interactive sessions around issues such as
- working productively with colleagues
- developing strategies for problem solving
- managing “difficult staff”
- working within a multicultural environment
Norway
Alan is particularly interested in how the foreigner perceives living in Norway.
The cultural distance between Norway and other countries is explored in a way that is
... inoffensive
... thought provoking
... funny.
He uses comedy to encourage people to reflect on their own “ways of doing things.”
Interesting for both Norwegians and foreigners since both connect to the subject albeit from different perspectives.
Storytelling
Inspirational, motivational and fascinating. True life stories and anecdotes .
Alan deliberately avoids the traditional role of Motivational Speaker.
Rather than lecture, he tells stories in a way that, instead of insulting the intelligence of the listener, allows him/her to be entertained and then take from the stories whatever s/he chooses.
Experience in the Corporate World
Lived in 8 different countries and visited over 40.
Worked at multi national companies.
Started his own successful businesses.
Taught business English to corporations in Portugal.
Head of department at two international schools.
Delivered talks at international business conferences and teacher conferences.
Entertained tourist groups.
Masters Degree in literature and has studied various subjects including law, psychology and sociology.
Worked as a freelance journalist.
Done a range of other jobs including telesales and running the administration for a yacht chartering business.
Whilst he has led an unconventional life, Alan has a working knowledge of corporations and businesses and brings this knowledge to bear on his comedy and presentations.
Alan is particularly interested in how the foreigner perceives living in Norway.
The cultural distance between Norway and other countries is explored in a way that is
... inoffensive
... thought provoking
... funny.
He uses comedy to encourage people to reflect on their own “ways of doing things.”
Interesting for both Norwegians and foreigners since both connect to the subject albeit from different perspectives.
Storytelling
Inspirational, motivational and fascinating. True life stories and anecdotes .
Alan deliberately avoids the traditional role of Motivational Speaker.
Rather than lecture, he tells stories in a way that, instead of insulting the intelligence of the listener, allows him/her to be entertained and then take from the stories whatever s/he chooses.
Experience in the Corporate World
Lived in 8 different countries and visited over 40.
Worked at multi national companies.
Started his own successful businesses.
Taught business English to corporations in Portugal.
Head of department at two international schools.
Delivered talks at international business conferences and teacher conferences.
Entertained tourist groups.
Masters Degree in literature and has studied various subjects including law, psychology and sociology.
Worked as a freelance journalist.
Done a range of other jobs including telesales and running the administration for a yacht chartering business.
Whilst he has led an unconventional life, Alan has a working knowledge of corporations and businesses and brings this knowledge to bear on his comedy and presentations.
Photographs by Jon Danielsen