Paul Smit

Keynote Speaker | Philosopher | Comedian

about Comedian & Philosopher Paul Smit

Philosopher and comedian Paul Smit is one of the most in demand speakers in the Netherlands.

He gives interactive and humorous presentations about human behavior and the brain and talks about influence, change, innovation and collaboration. Paul Smit graduated with an essay on ‘the evolution of human consciousness’. He wrote eleven books on philosophy, psychology and neuroscience.

years experience

2000

performances

average rating

“A multi-talent!”

“Masterful combination of entertainment, humor and educational insights.”

“Great talk today in Barcelona,
we are all impressed and
Paul raised the bar so high.”

“Funny, Authentic, Superior!”

“The 150 visitors rated Paul with an average of 9.8.”

“Brilliant!”

“Awesome!”

“This is the best seminar I have ever attended!”

“A lot of humor and energy with great insights, a great performer!”

“Hilarious!”

“This session completely changed my view on how we act as people.”

“Power, energy and spot-on!”

Keynotes & Webinars

These are the keynotes and webinars available in English.

Keynote:
Influencing the brain

 4.7/5

In a humorous and energetic presentation, Paul Smit highlights various aspects of human behavior and the functioning of our brain. How does change work? What is the best way to be creative and to innovate? Why are we being influenced so easily? How can we stay flexible in times where everything around is changing so rapidly? With a lot of humor and concrete examples, Paul gives answers to these questions.

Webinar:
Influencing the brain

 4.5/5

The keynote presentation ‘Influencing the brain’ is also available as a webinar. There are two options. (1) Paul record the presentation in his own studio and after this video is shown during the online event, there is a 15 minute Q&A. (2) Paul does the presentation live via a platform live ZOOM or MS Teams.

Ratings last performances

Besides a genuinely good friend, Paul is an absolute "uomo universales" and the funniest autodidact I know! The perfect mix between integrity, discipline and inexhaustible creativity. "A self-developed golden guy!

Guido Weijers

Director Guido Weijers BV

Paul is a very nice guy and well organized. He gave us real eye-openers and has strong content.

Vico Kok

MANAGER MARKETING & COMMUNICATION KOENEN EN CO

The perfect end to our international sales event. Fast, witty and to the point, Paul makes people laugh out loud. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a good, inspiring story with a healthy dose of humor.

Yvonne Vossen

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER CENTRIC

Paul Smit has an enormously inspiring and humorous performance about how our brain works.

Devie Rusch

POLICY EMPLOYER EMPLOYER AFFAIRS VGN

There are no words to describe Paul. You just HAVE to EXPERIENCE it. (and again and again) ...

Wim de Bundel

COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR NN

The presentation Paul gave during the VNSG conference was very well received. Paul is very creative, has innovative ideas and knows how to put them into practice.