William Dern

              A DYNAMIC SPEAKER — A DELIGHTFUL HUMORIST A SUPERB STORY-TELLER

WILLIAM DERN, American Humorist


DR. DERN is an Episcopal clergyman by vocation—a humorist and after-dinner speaker by avocation.  After graduating from the Virginia Theological Seminary in 1918, his first work was in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky, where he served his Church as a General Missionary and Executive Secretary of the Diocese of Lexington.  The last twenty-five years of his ministry have been spent in one locality, where he has won a myriad of friends in all walks of life.

He is not a jokester but a real humorist, free from satire and ridicule.  People like his humor because it isn't forced.  They like his inspiration and philosophy because it is helpful and can be taken home and lived with.  He finds himself at home on platform or at banquet table.

In his new lecture, A Parson Takes a Gander, Dr. Dern shows, after years of public speaking, what a clergyman sees when he looks at life.  The talk is taken from his scrap-book, and bears the same title of the new book he is writing.  It can be used on any occasion, and is intended to create clean laughter and occasionally touches the art of wholesome living.

—A Colleague.


COMMENTS
Forty-five minutes of the most delightful humor ever heard by our convention.

—A Laundry Association.

We sincerely hope you will consider us the honor of being our Ladies' Night speaker because it will be an occasion that will live in our memories.

—A Rotary Club.

A generous amount of laughter along with a fine philosophy of living made Dr. Dern's address the outstanding event of our year's program.

—A Women's Club.

Strange as it may seem, but it took a clergyman to give our sales force a renewed enthusiasm for their job.  We thank you for your fine contribution to our convention.

—A Sales Conference.

Dr. Dern brought our members one of the most delightful messages they have heard in a long time.  He buoyed their spirits and enriched their souls with his inspiring philosophy.

—A Coal Merchants' Association.

We want you to know the fine part you played in making our annual meeting the success it was.

—An Association of Commerce.

He not only knows how to tell a story, but when to tell it.  He made us grin, smile and laugh for a solid hour, but more important, he made us think.

—American Institute of Banking.

In one of the most delightful programs planned by the Kiwanis Club in recent years, Dr. Dern held the crowd spellbound with an eloquent address.

—An Editorial.

Interwoven in the humor of the anecdotes was a serious theme which met the challenge of crucial moments in the individual community and national life.

—A Merchants' Banquet.

As a public speaker, Dr. Dern has been in wide demand because of his ability to dispel pessimism, to renew youthful enthusiasm and to help his fellow man to recapture his sense of humor.  He is one of the most outstanding speakers on the American platform.

—A Lecture Bureau.

Dr. Dern's address was received with enthuiastic expression of pleasure and satisfaction.  His stories, interspersed with serious thoughts, won the entire approbation of our men.

—Masonic Consistory.

With his splendid humor, his keen wit and strong common sense and clear logic, William Dern controlled the emotions of his audience at will.

—A Kiwanis Club.

In his lecture A Parson Takes a Gander, Rev. Dern tells of his many experiences as a public speaker and a parish parson.  It is the overflow of thirty years in the ministry.  No one can help from enjoying it.

—A Colleague.

William Dern did an excellent job as a speaker at our annual meeting.  He has a wealth of wholesome stories which he tells exceedingly well and with a style that captivated his audience.

—A Chamber of Commerce.

While everyone enjoyed your address, they were particularly impressed by the way in which you wove together your substantial thoughts with your humorous stories.  We have never had a speaker who hit the spot any better than you did.

—A Chamber of Commerce.

Dr. Dern performed above his 'press.'  He possesses the skill of a humorist, and, like a great humorist, great understanding of human nature and an obvious love for mankind.

—A Rotary Club.


After hearing Dr. Dern, I said a little prayer that as I go through life I shall never forget that a very ordinary looking man, speaking about a very ordinary subject, was truly the greatest man I had ever had the occasion to listen to.

—A Columist.

He very definitely pleased our members better than any speaker we have had during this club year.  He is a superb story-teller and keeps his audience laughing, which was exactly what we wanted.

—A Knife and Fork Club.

Dr. Dern met with as fine a response from an audience as we have ever known.  His rapid-fire story telling was exceedingly well done and he kept his audience thoroughly entertained.

—A Luncheon Club.

You have an excellent message; one especially good for young people, and I hope that you have many opportunities to give the same address to a large number of groups of them.

—A Student Government.

We consider Dr. Dern the equal of any entertainer on the American platform.  He secures the interest of his audience with his nonsense and then drives home his good common sense with telling effect.

—National Federated Craft.

Your lecture was enjoyed by everyone and your fine sense of humor was so very contagious we are afflicted with it.  We enjoyed every minute of your talk and wish it might have been longer.

—Business and Professional Women's Club.

It took Dr. Dern over an hour operating on our funny bone, but when he finished, we realized we had just experienced the most wonderful evening in the history of our association.

—A Medical Association.

Whether in the pulpit or before a convention or service club, William Dern is human to the core, and his addresses are but the overflow of his life as a parson and public servant.

—A Member of his Vestry.

Dr. Dern's address was one of the most interesting to which we have listened.  His philosophy, illustrated by humorous stories, was received by the audience with enthusiasm.

—A Teachers' Convention.


Rev. Dern was a very able entertainer and he left with the men the fact that in the midst of serious situations of life, there is a need for a new appreciation, a new sense of humor.—
The Press.

Your address had enough humor in it to put the audience in a pleasant frame of mind and enough constructive thought to enable every one to carry something away with him.

—A Masonic Convention.

The old time inspirational speaker is largely a thing of the past; but William Dern has retained enough of it to be considered its natural child.  He inspires with clear logic, he cheers with hearty humor.

—A Business Club.



PARTIAL LIST OF ENGAGEMENTS

Chamber of Commerce, New Orleans, La.
Goodwyn Institute, Memphis, Tenn.
Kiwanis Club, Welch, W. Va.
Traffic Club Banquet, Peoria, Ill.
School Institute, Auburn, Ind.
York Masonic Lodge, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Rotary Club, Kenosha, Wis.
Master Brewers Association
Virginia School Association, Bluefield
W. Va. Dairymen's Association
Lion's Club, Dayton, Ky.
Woman's Club, Covington, Ky.
Foremen's Club, Springfield, Ohio
Optimists' Club, Fort Thomas, Ky.
Rochester Club, Rochester, N. Y.
Rotary Club, Huntington, W. Va.
Women's Club, Jackson, Mich.
Kiwanis Club, Indianapolis
Exchange Club, Augusta, Ga.
Kiwanis Club, Atlanta, Ga.
Jaycees, Evansville, Ind.
Linen Supply, Atlanta, Ga.
Public Schools, Cairo, Ill.
Bankers' Association, Louisville, Ky.
Teachers College, Whitewater, Wis.
Indiana Bar Association
Rotary Club, Lancaster, Pa.
American Legion, Seymour, Ind.
Shrine Club, Dayton, Ohio
Elks' Club, Newport, Ky.
Masonic Lodge, LaTrobe, Pa.
Executive Club, Chicago, Ill.
Nebraska Teachers' Association
Kanawha Traffic Club
Illinois Manufacturers' Association
National Super-Markets
Traffic Club, Erie, Pa.
Laundry Association, Chicago
Kiwanis Club, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Ad-Sell Club, Omaha, Neb.
Traffic Club, Canton, Ohio
Traffic Club, Muncie, Ind.
Farmers' National Grange
Virginia Coal Merchants' Association
Association of Commerce, Urbana, Ill.
Automotive Boosters' Club
American Steel Institute
Four-H Club, Rushville, Ind.
Pennsylvania Bankers' Association
National Pattern Makers
Exchange Club, Atlantic City
National Apple Association
Pennsylvania Credit Association
Rotary Club, Kansas City, Mo.
Rotary Club, Detroit, Mich.
Rotary Club, Cumberland, Md.
State Convention, Lions' Club
Indiana Postmasters' Association
Warehouse Association, Chicago
Rotary Club, Covington, Va.
East Chicago Forum
Knife and Fork Club, South Bend, Ind.
American Institute of Banking
Rotary Club, Milwaukee
Penn-Athletic Club, Philadelphia
Industries Dinner, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Ohio Restaurant Association
Indiana Hardware Association
Michigan Hardware Association
Bethlehem Steel Dinner
Women's Club, Green Bay, Wis.
Rotary Club, Knoxville, Tenn.
National Rice Convention
Teachers' Association, Springfield, Mo.
Ohio Retail Meat Dealers
Traffic Club, St. Louis, Mo.
Rotary Dinnner, Manitawoc, Wis.
Civitan Club, Kingsport, Tenn.



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