Fred Keating

Fred Keating

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Vancouver, British Columbia

Master of Ceremonies and Performing Arts Expert

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 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.

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Fred Keating Topic Presentations

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  • Fred Keating delivers keynote addresses at government, corporate or educational events. The presentation may take the form of a “State of the Onion” address (Peeling Back the Layers of Corporate Culture) or a  “State of the Company” report. Fred introduces himself as a consultant who has worked undercover for the corporation or organization for a year and now will present his (humourous) report at the annual conference or AGM or special gathering.

    Fred reveals he’s been working undercover within the organization over the previous year and now appears at the behest of the Board of Directors or CEO to share a few brutal truths. What follows is a report that takes a satirical approach to actual events or individuals within the company with a humorous interpretation of recent “triumphs and traumas” and wraps up with a motivational call to continuing improvement in “whatever the heck it is that you’re doing right”. Or the exhortation that “If you cannot beat them or join them, then keep the competition laughing so hard their production and sales lag far behind ours”.

    This presentation can be delivered in 10, 15, 20 or 30-minute packages for luncheon programs or as a warm-up for the REAL keynote speaker of the day/evening. This presentation usually works best near the opening or closing or after lunch and is a convenient “add on”  when Fred is already handling the MC obligations for your event. Outside of Fred’s outstanding ability to merely host events, Fred can also prepare presentation scripts that emphasize the themes of the event with varying levels of humour, speaker summations, Q&A sessions, panel moderation and editorial bridging between speakers as required to ensure a smoothly run event.

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why it’s called show business - carving out a career in the performing arts

Fred Keating travels from Vancouver, British Columbia & delivers customized and tailored keynote speeches, presentations, workshops and training sessions. on the topics enlisted below. These services are designed for a variety of audiences, industries, and event types and event formats.

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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