Cutting Edge Innertainment Extreme Speaker Comedy Sword Swallower Dan Meyer
ENTERTAINMENT with an EDGE
a PROGRAM with a POINT!
...the PROOF is what's inside!
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Entertainment with an EDGE
Dan performing with Cirque Eloize Montreal
A Program with a POINT!
Dan presenting his TED talk "The Art and Science of Doing the Impossible"
for European business leaders at PINC.11 Netherlands
What
One of the most interesting and entertaining programs you'll ever present - the PERFECT speaker for YOUR next program or event!
Dan Meyer receiving the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine at Harvard
Dan Meyer receiving the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine at Harvard
Dan Meyer receiving the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine at Harvard University.
Notice the expressions on the faces of Nobel Laureates Dr. William Lipscomb,
Dr. Robert Laughlin and Dr. Dudley Herschbach as they analyze the acceptance speech!
Dan Meyer makes a point while giving his acceptance speech for the
2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine at Harvard University
Dr. Brian Witcombe and Dan Meyer acceptance speech for 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine at Harvard
Who
Ig Nobel Prize-winning author, world's leading expert and educational, motivational and inspirational speaker, comedy sword swallowerDan Meyer has garnered international recognition as both an entertaining performer and compelling public speaker for his thought-provoking research on the ancient art of sword swallowing, its dangers, risks and side effects.
A passionate advocate for preserving the ancient art of sword swallowing, Meyer is internationally known for his informative educational lectures, compelling motivational and inspirational talks, penetrating performances, high profile stunts and media appearances around the world.
Performer
As a 20x World Champion Sword Swallower, 5x Guinness World Record™ holder, multiple Ripley's Believe It or Not performer, and the act that wowed the judges on America's Got Talent, Meyer is known for amazing audiences around the world with his flashy cutting edge entertainment by swallowing solid steel blades from 15 to 30 inches long and up to 15 swords AT ONCE!
Branded "Superhuman Man of Steel" by Marvel Comic legend Stan Lee for swallowing a RED-HOT sword on History Channel's "Stan Lee's SuperHumans" , and known around the world for swallowing a 30" sword while submerged 20 feet underwater in a tank of 88 sharks and stingrays for Ripley's Believe It or Not, Meyer is widely recognized as one of the most extreme performers of only a few dozen true sword swallowers left performing around the world today.
Expert
As President of the Sword Swallowers Association Int'l, avid historical researcher and collector of sword swallowing artifacts, and co-author of the award-winning 2 year medical research study published in the prestigious British Medical Journal that won him the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine at Harvard, Dan Meyer is widely recognized as the world's leading expert and foremost authority on the ancient art of sword swallowing.
Speaker
In demand as a featured public speaker, Meyer has been featured in hundreds of scientific studies, documentaries, interviews and articles, as well as speaking at hundreds of corporate, motivational, educational, academic, science, medical and youth events around the world.
How
Meyer presents eye-opening programs to reveal the ins and outs of the secrets of the ancient art of sword swallowing, show x-rays and explain the medical aspects of where the sword really goes in the human body, and describe the near-fatal injuries he and others have sustained in one of the most dangerous occupations in the world.
Meyer explains the ancient history of the art of sword swallowing, explores WHY sword swallowers do it, HOW it is performed, and explains how science and medicine have used sword swallowers for research over the past 150 years since Dr. Adolph Kussmaul enlisted a sword swallower to develop the rigid endoscope in 1868.
And Meyer can perform amazing demonstrations right before your very eyes... a VERY unique and interesting presentation to spice up your next program or event that your audience will NEVER FORGET!
Where he's performed
At corporate conventions, museums, science festivals, science and medical centers, hospitals, research centers, swallowing disorder clinics, and at the world's top colleges and universities, from Harvard, MIT and Vanderbilt to Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College, and the top universities of Europe and Asia.
Here are just a few of the speaking events where Dan has spoken:
Ig Nobel Science Lectures around the world
AAAS, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Chicago, IL
IAEWP World Peace Conference, UA Huntsville
PINC.11 Talks, Zeist Netherlands
Ignite Regional Talks, Detroit, MI
Festival della Scienza, Genoa, Italy
Forskningens Døgn Science Festival, Denmark
Cheltenham Science Festival, Cheltenham, UK
Fame Labs International, Cheltenham, UK
Divosa, Maastricht, Netherlands
Here are some of the academic institutes and universities where Dan has spoken:
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
MIT, Cambridge, MA
Vanderbilt University and Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Oxford University, Oxford, UK
Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
Imperial College, London, UK
BITS Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, India
CMR Technical Institute, Hyderabad, India
Wesley Degree College, Secunderabad, India
St. Francis College, Hyderabad, India
Newcastle Science Centre for Life, Newcastle, UK
University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Festival della Scienza, Genoa, Italy
University of Denmark, Copenhagen
University of Southern Denmark, Syddansk Universitet, Odense, Denmark
University of Aarhus, Denmark
Fjord og Baelt, Kerteminde, Denmark
HealthCamp Nash, David Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN
Southern Hills Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Hewlett Packard, Bristol, UK
and more...
In Medical Articles and Documentaries
The Discovery Channel
Discovery Health Channel
Discovery International
The Learning Channel Stan Lee's Superhumans, The History Channel
CNN Health with Sanjay Gupta ABC Medical News British Medical Journal
Scientific American
Science Daily
National Geographic
Nature Magazine
BBC
BBC World TV
BBC Radio
ABC News
CBS News
MSNBC
CBC Canada
NTV Russia
NPR
PBS and more.
Events in the UK and throughout Europe may also include a PowerPoint presentation lecture by co-author Dr. Brian Witcombe, consulting radiologist Gloucester Royal Hospital, on their research article "Sword Swallowing and its side effects" published in the British Medical Journal. The team has presented this lecture to popular acclaim at Harvard, MIT, Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College, the Newcastle Centre for Life, BBC, ITV, at the Guardian Newsroom and on numerous Ig Nobel Tours and science festivals and events around the world. Please inquire about having Dan or the team present at YOUR next event!
Quotes
"While the swords were in Meyer's throat,
the spectator's hearts were in theirs!" -OnePaper
"That is absolutely AMAZING!" -Sharon Osbourne
"Just fascinating!
Brilliantly done,
Absolutely delightful!" -Carolyn Prescott-Price, Centre for Life, Newcastle, UK
"Fantastic performance! You really got the hospital talking!
Even oesophageal surgeons find it difficult to stomach!" -Mark Vipond, Oesophageal Surgeon, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, UK
"Dan is an outstanding entertainer -
He presented brilliantly using humour and education,
and clearly demonstrated the anatomy of the oesophagus and pharynx
with tact in a way that captivated and entranced the audience.
A brilliant performance, essential for all oesophageal surgeons and physicans to see!
Amazing, funny, educational, ...and unforgettable!" -Hugh Barr, Oesophageal Surgeon, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, UK
"...In a science festival of many star turns, none came close to Dan
for combining science, showmanship, and scaring the hell out of audiences...
Rapier wit plus some sharp science made for a cutting-edge spectacle!" -Quentin Cooper, Presenter BBC Material World, Fame Labs International, Cheltenham Science Festival, UK
"It was quite incredible to have a sword swallower at a Science Festival...
...something scientists don't normally get to experience
at conferences or science festivals!
Your description of what happens inside when you swallow the sword
really added to the sense of occasion for the scientists and docs!
You did a fantastic job and really made the occasion...
You really were a star, and
it was something the public and the scientists won't EVER forget! -Elaine Snell, Cheltenham Science Festival, Cheltenham, UK
"Incredible!
Undeniably and undoubtedly the best Science Festival!" -Lord Robert Winston (after pulling a sword out of Dan's stomach)
Cheltenham Science Festival, Cheltenham, UK
"That was the most fantastic show I've ever seen!
It was AWESOME!" -Suzanne Holmes, VP Documentary Channel
"I've seen a lot of incredible things in my life,
but I've never seen anything like THIS before!" -Pat, Cameraman, Oprah Winfrey Show
"While Dan's show genre is usually destined to sideshows and special presentations,
his look, attitude and skills go way beyond any sideshow performer you can imagine.
Dan is smart, good looking, and probably more articulate than most of his audience!" -Tim O'Brien, VP Ripley's Entertainment
"Dan is one of a kind. He's the Master Professor of Sword Swallowing!
He is a true communicator. He talks to the audience, not at the audience.
I actully heard his inner body make sounds when he swallowed the sword!
My favorite part of Dan's performance is his passion for what he does.
He's never met a stranger and he gets you excited about sword swallowing!
Dan is THE Sword Swallower!" -Suzie Wiley, Host, WYAM TV, Decatur, AL
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