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Durwood Fincher  

America’s Funniest Surprise Speaker

Durwood Fincher has been a mainstay on the corporate speaking circuit for over twenty-five years. His formula is simplehe makes people laugh! A consummate entertainer, he has regaled most of the Fortune 500 and is frequently featured on such network staples as Today and Live with Regis and Kelly. Finchers hilarious take on corporate culture is personalized for each of his clients, their business and even their attendees who become the true stars in the hysterical video finale. The result is a clean and unique production that works every time.

The setup: A key feature of Fincher's show is the element of surprise. He is typically billed as Dr. Robert Payne, a highly credentialed "expert". Dr. Payne embodies a bumbling bureaucrat, but nobody can be this bad, can they?

The payoff: Pretty soon the cat is out of the bag and Fincher has his audience in stitches with his original and humorous take on corporate communications. For his finale, Fincher always leaves them laughing with his signature video interviews in which his client's attendees become the stars of their own show. Fincher personalizes his productions for each client as key personalities and industry foibles become part of his punch linesto the audience's roaring delight.

The message: Fincher's underlying message is the importance of maintaining a positive and receptive attitude, but his show is mainly about good clean humor and entertainmentand providing an unexpected treat for his audience. As Mr. Doubletalk likes to say: "Don't take it all so seriously. . . it's just money, and most of it isn't yours!"

The solution: If your goal is to bring humor and entertainment to your next event, Fincher's unique talents, timeless program and proven professionalism put him in a league of his own. Mr. Doubletalk is the funniest thing about American business!

About Video Interviews: In the comic tradition of Candid Camera and Punked, Fincher offers the perfect complement to his speech: videotaped interviews of audience members. No comedian will be as hilarious or well received as your own people caught in the act of being themselves. The reactions to Mr. Doubletalk's unique interviewing style are priceless, and some of the answers are unbelievable!

Fincher's signature interviews are hilarious in a number of settings including celebrity roasts, professional sports banquets, anniversary celebrations and practical jokes as seen on Today and Dick Clark's Bloopers.

The process typically works like this: Fincher's client handpicks the attendees to feature as unwitting victims. They are informed that they have been chosen to participate in a program or survey which is taped prior to the event. They are also told that the person conducting the survey, "Dr. Robert Payne," is a topical expert. Before long, Dr. Payne becomes Mr. Doubletalk and the real fun begins. Everyone comes out a winner as there are no "correct" responses to Mr. Doubletalk's questions, only funny ones. The carefully edited result is always a show stopper.

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The solution

If your goal is to bring humor and entertainment to your next event, Fincher's unique talents, timeless program and proven professionalism put him in a league of his own. Mr. Doubletalk is the funniest thing about American business!

The message

Fincher's underlying message is the importance of maintaining a positive and receptive attitude, but his show is mainly about good clean humor and entertainment- and providing an unexpected treat for his audience. As Mr. Doubletalk likes to say: "Don't take it all so seriously. . . it's just money, and most of it isn't yours!"

The payoff

Pretty soon the cat is out of the bag and Fincher has his audience in stitches with his original and humorous take on corporate communications. For his finale, Fincher always leaves them laughing with his signature video interviews in which his client's attendees become the stars of their own show. Fincher personalizes his productions for each client as key personalities and industry foibles become part of his punch lines - to the audience's roaring delight.

The setup

A key feature of Fincher's show is the element of surprise. He is typically billed as Dr. Robert Payne, a highly credentialed "expert". Dr. Payne embodies a bumbling bureaucrat, but nobody can be this bad, can they?

An Unexpected Turn of Events

Durwood Fincher provides an unexpected, hilarious experience for your audience. Introduced to your audience as Dr. Robert Payne, a bumbling, bureaucratic Washington D.C. stereotype, "Dr. Payne's" presentation-customized to your industry or organization-is filled with enough bureaucratic rhetoric, jargon, buzzwords and hollow platitudes to spin heads. As the audience listens they slowly begin to realize that he is saying nothing at all and that, in all respects, something funny is going on. Laughter erupts and the fun really begins when they catch on that they're being put-on and he shifts into a spirited, uplifting presentation stressing the importance of humor and clear communication in the workplace.

A program option: Durwood can pose as a roving reporter and conduct video interviews of attendees at your event. But . . . of course . . . his questions make no sense . . . yet it is truly amazing how many people answer rather than admit they haven't a clue as to what he's talking about. He then delivers a hilarious speech that incorporates those video interviews.

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