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Barry Roberts - Motivational Humorist! Expert

Barry Roberts Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Stress, humor, innovation, life imprivement
- Best Sellers
- Practice Safe Stress, a guide to using your "inner sense of humor" to minimize day-to-day stress
- Career Focus
- Speaker
“You started our annual meeting off with a bang! I, like so many members took some of your tips and will implement them into our daily schedule. We thank you for being a part of our day and bringing in the sunshine.”
“People just feel better after Barry’s sessions”
And, that’s the way it is with Barry Roberts. His humorous and valuable presentations on minimizing stress, developing innovative thinking strategies, problem solving and leadership have a way of effectively reaching people and improving their lives. Barry’s articles have appeared in national magazines, his radio interviews are heard nationally and readers of his books “Practice Safe Stress” and “The Sales Coach ll” are just as enthusiastic.
Barry has been a teacher, salesperson and night club performer. He combines all of this background and all of these skills every time he is on the platform.
Take your time viewing all of the information on the site. You’ll find outlines and details of all of Barry’s programs, video, comments, availability, radio interviews and a sign-up for Barry’s humorous, informative, FREE e-zine. It’s all there to help you make the best decision on the right presentation for your next event.
Beyond that, Barry is an avid tennis player, an awful golfer, his wife of 39 years is still his best friend, one of his son’s is a very successful artist and musician and the other is a 2 time Emmy Award winning writer!
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Tennis...A Lesson in Life
I play tennis about four times a week. One of the guys I play with, always starts the day by tossing the ball to make his serve and announcing, “Enjoy, gentlemen!” I usually reply with, “Thanks Jon. I’m rooting for you to come in second.” (Unless, of course, Jon is my doubles partner.) Our tennis pro once pointed out that, “Someone is happy with every shot.”
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To the Heart of the Matter
The following is from an article I wrote in February, 2010, which I am now able to post. It remains appropriate, so… On the list of little known holidays, some are rather important. During February, from the 10th to the 14th, we observe Cardiac Rehabilitation Week. This annual event is dedicated to the cardiac rehabilitation professionals and the patients they serve, to the goal of reducing the devastating effects of heart disease.
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Practice Safe Stress
Ah, to be stress free and self assured. We need to be as close to that as we can so that we can think and perform at our best in any situation. The negative consequences of stress on our emotional state can influence how others perceive us. When we are faced with a stressful situation, oh let’s ...
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The Skinny on Funny by Barry Roberts
The personal advantages to laughter and humor are not so much about being funny or the ability to tell jokes well. Rather, it is more about being open to humor, to finding it (almost) everywhere and taking it in. Humor makes us feel good (or better) and when we do, we work better, play better and relate better. As human beings we can only experience one emotion at a time and I say, “Let’s feel happy!” Happy, fun, humor; it all ties in together.
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On Keeping A Humor journal
by Barry Roberts “Now that’s a funny cartoon!” As soon as that thought struck me, I’d cut it out and paste it into a notebook I was keeping. After a time, I started writing in any and all funny experiences I’d gone through. Once in a while, I’d specifically try to recall humorous episodes from earlier in my life and add those, too. My book was growing and this was fun, my new “hobby”; keeping a humor journal.
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Developing Your Innovative Thinking Skills
by Barry Roberts During last night's State of the Union Address, President Obama said, "Innovation doesn't just change our lives, it is how we make our living." Innovation in today's marketplace is vital for success. This is something I believe in, something I teach and speak about. With that in mind I ofer you this brief overview:
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