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CHARLES PETTY
FAMILY HUMORIST
Audiences laugh and cry. They give him standing ovations. Dr. Charles Petty routinely receives the ultimate compliment paid any speaker—invitations back again and again.
Dr. Petty is funny. He has the rare ability to package profound, life-changing truths in humor. He uses no notes, speaks rapidly, is folksy, has a soft southern accent, and never uses off-color humor. When Charles speaks, his goal is always to help people be, as well as feel, better.
Dr. Petty says, “My job as a speaker is to put: •A smile on faces; •Information in minds; •Motivation in hearts; •Inspiration in spirits; and – •Make the program planner look good!”
Demand for his humor and wisdom is national and international. He has spoken to over 2700 different clients in 49 states and 14 countries. Why have hundreds of program planners invited him to speak? The reasons for his popularity are quite simple:
- Charles Petty is very funny and entertaining.
- He has the rare ability to inspire, motivate, educate and entertain.
- Everyone can identify with and profit from his insights regardless of their family status.
- What he suggests can make a profound difference in a person’s life and career.
- “Family” is a refreshing break from technical presentations.
- Often spouses and guests attend conferences and “Family” is perfect for a joint session. It clearly says that the organization/company cares about a person’s family.
Dr. Petty was reared in the farming communities of England and Stuttgart, Arkansas. As a native of Arkansas he does indeed know President Clinton. In fact, when President Clinton was eleven or twelve years old, Dr. Petty was his rifle instructor at a Boy Scout camp!
Charles learned about the importance of family from the school of hard knocks. His parents divorced when he was six; his mother died three years later; he lived in a blended family; when he was sixteen his father and younger brother were killed in a car accident, so he lived by himself for a year; and then became a foster child. He learned about family formally and was educated in Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas for 22 consecutive years – which means he is either well educated or a little slow! Dr. Petty has been a counselor, visiting professor, on the staffs of large corporations in Texas and North Carolina, and for seven years was on the senior staff of the North Carolina Governor. He is founder and President of Family Success Unlimited, and since 1985, all he does is “eat and speak”.
He has spoken enough to earn the designation, “Certified Speaking Professional” from the National Speakers Association. That same organization thought Dr. Petty spoke so well it elected him into its Speaker Hall of Fame. If you want your group to laugh and learn, to have a fun-filled time and hear something that can change their lives and careers for the better, then invite Family Humorist, Dr. Charles Petty, to be part of your next program. You, and your audience, will be glad you did.
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