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New business book offers leadership lessons from comedians

  What Can Chief Executives Learn From Stand-Up Comedians? by Roger Edward Jones finds boardroom lessons in comedy club challenges

What Can Chief Executives Learn From Stand-Up Comedians? by leadership expert Roger Edward Jones  obtains inspiration for CEOs from an unlikely source: the world of live comedy. The result is an unconventional take on what makes individuals effective when interacting with peers, staff, investors and stakeholders.

"Stand-up comedians are excellent communicators and I have often wondered what skills and techniques they use to successfully deliver their routines," Jones says. "So I watched hours of videos and attended comedy clubs large and small. Then to put it all to the test I wrote and delivered a stand-up comedy routine at a comedy club in London. The experience helped me realise that chief executives (and indeed all of us in business) can learn a lot from stand-up comedy performers."

The book was the runner-up winner at the 2009 San Francisco Book Festival (business category).

Featuring 50 original lessons from the world of stand-up comedy, the book seeks to address key topics including preparation, brevity, originality and timing. With stand-up comedy proving even more popular in the current recession, Roger hopes readers will find connections between comedy and executive business leadership as they consider the challenges of exerting personal influence to engage an audience and demonstrate leadership.

For more information or to request a free review copy, members of the press can contact the author at info@rogeredwardjones.com. What Can Chief Executives Learn From Stand-Up Comedians? is available from Amazon.co.uk, RogerEdwardJones.com and through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide at RRP: £7.99 / $10.99

Review copies and press, radio and TV interviews are available. To arrange please contact Roger Edward Jones on +44 (0)20 8878 3429 or at info@rogeredwardjones.com

Notes to editors
About the Author
Roger Edward Jones, a leadership expert, is a conference speaker, executive coach and author of the best seller The Key Account Manager's Pocketbook. A former oil exploration geologist, Roger earned an MBA degree from Cranfield School of Management (one of Europe's business schools) and established a business career in the finance, technology, travel and professional service sectors. Today, he helps develop the leadership potential of senior executives in
world-class firms and ambitious business owners in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. Helping them rise to the challenges they face and raise their game. He currently resides in London.

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