Fred Keating

Keynote Speaker | Vancouver, British Columbia

Master of Ceremonies & Performing Arts Expert

Fred Keating Expertise Communication, Confidence, HR & Corporate Culture, Humour in the Workplace, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Presentation Skills, Workplace Culture, Communication, Confidence, HR & Corporate Culture and Humour in the Workplace.

Fred Keating

About Fred Keating

Fred Keating is a Master of Ceremonies and Performing Arts Expert who has a long & multi-faceted career in theatre, radio, TV & film in character roles. Fred Keating keeps programming & speakers on track, uses appropriate and relevant humour on the fly, and reinforces the event’s themes and desired outcomes.

Fred Keating Videos

Fred Keating interviews Dr. Jane Goodall

Fred Keating Canadian Star

Fred Keating Interviews & Podcasts

Monetizing Your Creativity

FRED KEATING BIOGRAPHY

Fred Keating has a long and multi-faceted career in theatre, radio, TV and film in character roles and as an awards host, master of ceremonies, corporate trainer, motivational speaker and podcast producer/host. While on contract as a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Alberta (1976-1977), Fred Keating was one of the founding cast members of Edmonton’s Catalyst Theatre, performing the characters he created in many of the dramatic vignettes used in various CBC Television Specials. This structured improv work came in handy when SCTV cast Fred in six episodes allowing him to work with John Candy, Eugene Levy and others in the troupe.

Fred Keating also produced and hosted a weekly province-wide radio show on CKUA called Centre Stage interviewing local and national artists. He worked as a Host/Writer/Producer for many independent production companies and broadcasters and incorporated Lindisfarne Productions Inc. with offices in Edmonton AB and Maple Ridge BC, Canada. Fred Keating also received the Alberta Centennial Medal in 2005 for his work within Alberta’s media and broadcasting industries. Fred’s 170 nationwide TV segments of Superchannel’s “Mailbag” and “Movieweek” introduced Canada to Pay-TV. Fred has co-produced and co-hosted 125 audio podcasts of “Monetizing Your Creativity”. On his new podcast series, “Fred Keating & Friends”, he interviews Dr Jane Goodall, as he has hosted several of her live presentations in Canada. Fred has played principal roles in 30 feature films and over 100 television series. Dubbed Canada’s “Massacre of Ceremonies”, he’s become a familiar “Roastmaster” at national and international conferences, corporate affairs and special events.

Fred is an actor/writer with business interests all over Canada. Well-known for hosting podcasts and both pre-recorded and live special events such as the Banff World Media Festival and other national and international conferences; awards shows and special events for a variety of corporate and government clients. Have produced, written and directed hundreds of educational and promotional video productions for these same clients. Fred Keating keeps programming and speakers on track, uses appropriate and relevant humour on the fly, and reinforces the event’s themes and desired to learn outcomes. He offers clients customized keynotes, “roasts”, musical pieces, and scripts to enhance the event programming. high energy humour keeps audiences on their toes ensuring a successful event for everyone involved.

Fred Keating Topic Presentations

Fred Keating Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.

State of the Onion Address

Who are We Roasting Tonight?

Why It’s Called Show Business: Carving out a Career in the Performing Arts

Fred Keating Books & Articles

Fred Keating Speaking Testimonials

"I enjoyed your comedy during the breakfast sessions. It was great to have you involved in the Award Show and Tribute Night and I want to draw attention to your moderating the Comedy session. This was full of good humour and wisdom and the feedback on your performance throughout the week has been excellent. We look forward to working closely with you again next year."

W. Paterson Ferns

Former President & CEO
Banff World Television Festival

"Fred makes our job as event planners so much easier. As Fred walks to the stage I can hand him a napkin with a quickly scrawled but important piece of information and by the time he reaches the microphone you would think he’d had the information in his notes for a week. His ability to pull important messages from speakers, weave them together throughout the program and provide relevant and compelling closing statements is a rare gift.”"

Tracy Dalzell-Heise,

Partner, TL2 Project & Event Management
College & Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA) (12 yrs.)

"As Master of Ceremonies, Fred Keating was his usual self, meaning everything went smoothly and people were generally kept in stitches by Fred, whose witty barbs were targeted at just about everyone."

Alberta Film & Television Industries Association

"Fred Keating is the most skilled and gifted host of live events I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. Whether the subject is technical or metaphysical, Fred has a unique, engaging, even endearing way of connecting with each individual and, at the end, he has the remarkable ability to wrap it all together so that you not only feel good, but you have a solid sense of having benefited from the whole event. How? Simple. He approaches what he does with love for the subject, the event, and the participants."

Jim Edwards

P.C. Chair, Board of Governors 
University of Alberta
Canada 2005/ Canadian Unity Conference– University of Alberta

"The role of the MC at a lengthy conference is the connecting link for the entire event. Talent and professionalism are a must. Equally important are the flexibility to handle last minute demands and the ability to put an audience at ease. I would say that description pretty much sums up Fred Keating. Thanks for creating an immediate comfort zone for both the Organizing Committee and our 800 delegates. We hope to work with you again."

John Matheson

Corporate Affairs
Western Canada Lottery Corporation

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