Kerry Cue is a humourist, mathematician and journalist.
Current experience:
She is the author of 22 humorous and educational books.
She had 2 books published in 2019, TARGET 91, a suspense novel about American gun culture (Penmore Press, Tucson, AZ), and The Sunday Story Club (PanMacmillan), a non-fiction book, co-written with Doris Brett.
You can see her cliche-busting at work on her maths blog, Mathspig. It is written to show Maths teachers how to make maths real, relevant, and fun (1.7 M hits). She spoke at the International Congress of Mathematical Education in Hamburg in 2016.
Previous experience:
Kerry Cue studied Science/Engineering at Melbourne University and taught maths and science for 10 demanding years before becoming a best-selling author of titles including Born to Whinge, an unreliable guide to parenting, Life On a G-String, I Left My Heart in Chinkapook and my Knickers in New York and MeLand: 10 ways Self-Obsession Makes You Stupid.
Kerry’s experience as a journalist stretches over 35 years, with columns published in every major Australian newspaper as well as in magazines, including Home Beautiful (‘until they saw inside my house’, she quips). She has also written for radio and TV comedy shows.
Moreover, Kerry believes that if you can laugh at your own foibles, you can free yourself from those generational labels and dull stereotypes, and this freedom can recharge your batteries with renewed energy and enthusiasm for life.
Talking Points
Communication: How to Razzle, Dazzle 'em
Communication: How to Razzle, Dazzle 'em
Laugh Lab: How Humour Can Change Your Life
Laugh Lab: How Humour Can Change Your Life
Life Wasn't Meant to be Serious
Life Wasn't Meant to be Serious
My Job is "I Do Everything!"
My Job is "I Do Everything!"
Work/Life Balance: Energizer Bunny Me!!!!!
Work/Life Balance: Energizer Bunny Me!!!!!
Kerry was fantastic. She was very friendly and spoke with people before and after her presentation. Her presentation was professional and very well thought out. It was interesting to hear of ... keep reading Business Managers in Victorian State Schools
Kerry was informed, interested, and very engaging in her approach to our awards night. She understood the context of the evening and developed her presentation so that it really identified with our audience.
Kerry was great; I got a lot of really good feedback from the participants. We had a really good laughing session and it was great to be reminded of how important laughter is in the whole relationship building and communication process. Highly recommended!
Everyone loved Kerry. She had the audience captured from the very moment she began speaking, and what a delightful person she is. A lot of comments afterwards about Kerry was that she was very entertaining, hilarious, inspirational and so natural and down to earth - everyone could relate to her and what she had to say. We were very fortunate to have been able to secure her for our final function of the year.
Kerry was delightful, a finishing touch to the first day. Her lecture was humorous, interesting and spot on regarding difficulties women face on changing direction and expected life patterns today and yesterday.
Kerry, struck a chord with our rural audience with her anecdotes and stories of growing up in the country. She reminded our members of the great benefits they have living in the country that they often take for granted. She was genuinely funny and seemed to enjoy herself. Kerry did actually tailor her presentation closely and consulted with me at least twice before the day.
Kerry was an excellent choice as our guest speaker. She is certainly one of these special human beings who have the magic that others immediately recognise and respond to. She was precisely the ingredient that we needed to make our event a memorable success. I have nothing but praise for her performance as a speaker and for the way she presented and conducted herself throughout the event.
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