Frank Miles: Comedic Motivation
Frank Miles combines comedy, juggling, magic, and his recovery story to help audiences rethink fear, navigate change, and take action toward meaningful goals.
Quick Facts:
- Creator of the motivational presentation Laugh at Fear!
- Draws on his recovery from a near-fatal hang-gliding accident.
- Combines motivational speaking with comedy and variety entertainment.
- Television and Las Vegas performance experience.
Formats:
- Motivational keynote presentations, comedy and variety entertainment
Audiences:
- Corporate teams, leadership groups, sales conferences, professional associations, and employee events focused on motivation, resilience, and change.
Outcomes:
- Recognize how fear can influence decisions and limit action.
- Focus attention on choices and behaviors within personal control.
- Identify manageable steps toward goals despite uncertainty.
- Travels from: Los Angeles, CA
- **US Fee range: $10,001 - $20,000
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Keynote Topics:
Laugh at Fear
This off-the-wall, hilarious, refreshing, and absolutely unique presentation focuses on helping people address the issues of change, fear, stress, and achieving goals.
Frank Miles uses his many talents (magic, juggling, unicycling, acrobatics, music, and even fire eating) to deliver a wildly entertaining and powerful keynote presentation.
With audience volunteers and non-stop variety he illustrates a simple approach to clobbering fear – the #1 obstacle to success.
Talent Short Bio
Frank Miles is a motivational speaker, comedian, and variety entertainer whose signature presentation, Laugh at Fear!, explores fear, change, stress, and personal goals.
After surviving a near-fatal hang-gliding accident, Frank brought a new perspective to his entertainment career. His recovery inspired him to use comedy and performance to illustrate how people can challenge perceived limitations and focus on actions within their control.
His presentations combine storytelling, juggling, magic, music, and audience participation. His television credits include The Larry Sanders Show, Caroline’s Comedy Hour, Evening at the Improv, and Comic Strip Live.
With experience entertaining audiences of up to 15,000 people, Frank connects a personal message about courage with an energetic, interactive stage experience.
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