Clean Comedic Keynote Speaker, Game Show Inventor & Host

Deedre is pronounced Deee-druh Dan-yell. (like “Dee-dra”). The last name doesn’t end with an S. It is a naked Daniel. Scandalous, we know.

Both. Deedre is a clean comic who delivers comedic keynotes and hosts custom networking game shows. The laughs are on purpose. So are the takeaways. She is not “a trainer who tells a joke,” and she is not “a comic who wandered into a conference.” Planners book her when they need a room to laugh, learn something, and start talking to each other.

Yes. Every keynote and game show is clean, workplace-safe, and written for mixed professional audiences — no politics, no religion, no gender-bashing, and no profanity. “Clean” here means association-safe and HR-safe, not bland. The jokes still land.

Adult topics are approached in the same way they are on popular shows like Seinfeld. Fart and booger jokes sometimes make an appearance. Content is tailored to the audience.

Yes. The Very Interesting Game Show® scales from a 10-person breakout to a general session of 3,000. Deedre writes the cards for that room and hosts it live. It also works for receptions, banquet rounds, happy hours, and sponsor activations.

Yes. Deedre writes new game cards for the audience and can weave sponsor or industry facts into the show, so partners get airtime without a hard pitch. Keynotes get the same treatment: examples and stories matched to the group. Tell her about the industry, the inside jokes you will allow, and the ones you will not. She will handle the rest.

The keynote is a stand-up-meets-training talk (How to Be More Interesting Than a Cell Phone®) with practical takeaways. The game show is a hosted, custom networking experience. Many events book both: keynote to set the ideas first, game show so people can practice them.

Keynote: 45–75 minutes; 30-minute banquet set; 3-hour deep dive.
Game show: 45–75 minutes.

Yes. Programs run in person or virtually — banquet, theater, reception, or Zoom and other platforms. Attendees do not need special equipment. Hybrid rooms work when the on-site host can hear her, and the remote group can see the slides or game cards.

No. Introverts typically love this game because it bypasses boring small talk and jumps into real, interesting conversations. Nobody is forced on stage. The game show and keynote are built so quieter people can play at their comfort level. No forced answers, no embarrassing stunts, no obscure trivia. And no “share something interesting about yourself” with a stranger.

She grew up a U.S. Navy brat and moved every two or three years. Making friends in a new city was not optional. She went to Florida State University and spent five years in Tallahassee, further honing her socializing skills – and all of that was before cell phones existed.

In corporate America, she spent 12 years in affinity marketing, managing a portfolio of about 800 association and corporate partners and working the networking events they hosted around the country. That is where she built what she calls transferable social skills — and earned a reputation as an interesting conversationist.

The ability to walk into a room where you know no one — new school, new city, new conference, new client — and start a memorable conversation anyway. Deedre learned it as a Navy kid, practiced it through college and restaurant work, and then used it for 12 years on the affinity-marketing circuit. The keynote and game show teach that skill on purpose.

Associations, companies, speaking bureaus, and teams that need people to connect without cheesy icebreakers. Typical rooms: annual meetings, sales kickoffs, leadership retreats, all-hands, receptions, and professional development days.

Use the Hire Deedre form. Include date, city, audience size, and format (in person, virtual, or hybrid). Deedre or a teammate replies directly to you. She is not booked until there is a signed agreement and a 50% deposit. Calendar fills up. Short-term requests are possible.