Duff Watkins interviews the enigmatic Rodney Marks about the use of Comedy at work. Does comedy increase productivity and help clarify an organisation's position or are we just goofing around?
Rodney is a corporate entertainer specializing in business events, conferences and meetings. He has performed throughout Australia, and has had over 30 international tours, to England, Mauritius, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Fiji, Vanuatu and the United States. Rodney has been a comic hoaxer, comedy MC, and a stand-up comedian for a generation.
In 2012 Rodney performed in the Solomon Islands for the Australian Army, the Australian Federal Police and personnel from the defence services of New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and the Solomon Islands.
He has been visiting professor-at-large at UNSW (2007), and artist-in-residence at the Macquarie Dictionary (2002-03), UNE (2001-02), the AGSM (2000-01), Harvard (1995) and Shalom College (1980). He has degrees from UNE, UNSW and Harvard
Rodney has been president of NSAA: the National Speakers Association of Australia (2007-08), and he holds their highest international accreditation, CSP: Certified Speaking Professional. He is the recipient of the NSAA Keynote Speaker of the Year award (2011), and of NSAA’s highest honour, The Nevin Award (2013), for lifetime achievement.