Broadcaster
offers inspirational talk to L-S Chamber
By Halea Franklin, staff writer
The Daily World, January 23, 2005
"Howard Kellman, who’s broadcast
baseball games for the Indianapolis Indians and been a professional
speaker for more than 30 years, was the guest speaker at the
Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet Thursday
evening.
Kellman entertained the crowd with motivational
speaking mixed with humorous sports stories.
Kellman started off the evening by asking the crowd if they
all wanted to live a long time.
“I know all of us would like to live
a long time, and I really think I’ve found a way for all
of us to live at least another 50 years. It’s not diet,
it’s not exercise. It’s just a guarantee you’ll
be alive when the Indianapolis Colts win a Super Bowl,”
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Ben
Franklin/Ace Hardware, Jerry Hancock, Betty Edwards honored
with Chamber's annual awards
by Jeff Routh, Business Journal Editor
South Central Indiana's Business Journal, February
2000
"...Howard Kellman, longtime radio voice
of the Indianapolis Indians, was the featured speaker for the
evening. Using humorous sports stories and anecdotes he urged
the audience to "Reach Its Full Potential," His unique
style of motivational speaking is both uplifting and entertaining.
Kellman said that he has found that personality
and character are the two most important aspects of success.
He said there are many times when people have all the right
qualifications - the right education, natural talent, etc. -
but if they aren't good at working with people, they will not
reach their full potential. "You've got to have it in three
places - your head, your heart and your stomach - to succeed,"
he said.
He added that there is a big difference between
being involved in your job and being committed to your job.
If you are committed to a job, you'll go the extra mile and
work through hard times.
In his job with the Indianapolis Indians,
he also is involved in the front office sales department. He
said that in many cases in sales, a no can be turned into a
yes if you feed the person more information. Make them aware
of the entire situation, including benefits for them and their
image, and they generally will be willing to go along with your
proposal.
He said another key to success is being a
good listener."When you're talking, you're a performer.
When you listen, you're building relationships," he said.
He defined luck as "when preparation
meets opportunity..."
Kellman
gives lessons in baseball, business
by Sabine Vollmer
The Republic, Columbus, IN, Oct. 28, 1999
Howard Kellman, the voice of the Indianapolis
Indians, pitched baseball lessons Wednesday to start the Columbus
Area Chamber of Commerce's Business Showcase.
About 90 area business people, many wearing
dark suits, listened to Kellman draw from successful teams,
managers, and players at Holiday Inn Conference Center.
Success in business, as in baseball, is a
result of hard work, good communication and people skills, he
said.
"You've got to have it three places,"
Kellman quoted Casey Stengel, the New York Yankees manager in
the 1940s and '50s, as saying. "Your head, your heart and
your stomach."
Take Vern Rapp and George "Sparky"
Anderson for example. Rapp knew more about baseball than any
other manager he met, but he had poor people skills, Kellman
said.
The longtime manager of the Indianapolis Indians
failed twice in the major league. The St. Louis Cardinals fired
him in 1978 after one year and the Cincinnati Reds fired him
in 1984 after part of a season.
Anderson, Kellman said, "wasn't the brightest,
but he had the best people skills." Retired since 1995,
Anderson managed the Cincinnati Reds from 1970 to 1995.
During his 25 years in the major league, he
also accumulated the most wins and is expected to be inducted
into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Kellman said.
Business can learn from sports the importance of being on time
for appointments and of listening before talking, he said.
Respect for the audience and the customer
builds good relationships in sports as in business, Kellman
said.
Although minor league players earn only $25,000
to $30,000 a year compared to the average of $1.5 million annual
salary of a major league player, the audience prefers the minor
league players because they try harder.
"If you keep trying," Kellman said,
"there's a good chance you'll score a breakthrough."
NBA
gets prime-time billing from CBS
by Bob Dolgan
Cleveland Plain Dealer
"...Joe Tait made a smart move in hiring
Indianapolis' Howard Kellman to substitute for him on WRMR during
the 20 Cavs games Tait works on WOIO Channel 19. Kellman has
a nice, clean voice and smooth delivery..."
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