How To Add Humor To A Speech
Speakers who want to add humor to their next speech should use a humor checklist to make sure that they’ll get the laughs that they are looking for
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You Are A Powerful Speaker: Now Show It
Speakers can be powerful speakers. In order to make this happen we need to be aware of how we are talking and make changes to boost our power
What Does A Joke Look Like In A Speech?
Speakers who want to work jokes into their next speech have to take the time to understand the structure of a joke in order to make it work
Speakers Who Want To Be Funny Need To Learn How To Twist Their Words
So can we take just a moment and talk about being funny? It sure seems like some speakers have no problem getting their audience to laugh. They take the stage, they open their mouth, and almost instantly everyone is giggling and laughing. Then there are the rest of us. Clearly they understand the importance of … Read more
When Speaking, It’s All About The Eyes
One of the most difficult things for a speaker to realize when we are giving a speech is what will not be controlling the impact of our speech. We spend so much time working on exactly what words we want to say and then we seem to spend just as much time working on the … Read more
What Role Could A Song Play In Your Next Speech?
I can tell you that as a speaker, every time that I take the stage, deep down inside of me I am desperately hoping that I’ll be good enough this time to hold on to my audience’s attention during the length of my speech and show them the importance of public speaking. The good new … Read more
3 Things That You Have To Do To Get Your Next Audience To Laugh
One of the most difficult things that a speaker can make happen is to get his or her next audience to laugh during the speech that they are giving. No, I’m not talking about having your audience laugh AT you, instead I’m talking about trying to get them to laugh WITH you. Some of us … Read more
Why A Bit Of Surprise Is Just What Your Next Business Presentation Needs
Sigh. It’s time for you to give yet another business presentation. I’m not excited to hear you give it and I’d be willing to bet that despite the importance of public speaking you are not excited to give it. Hmm, this sorta looks like we are headed for a disaster. There has got to be … Read more
3 Ways To Become A Strong Speaker
I’m sure that we’d all like to be a strong, confident speaker. The big question that we all face is just exactly how can we go about getting from where we are today to becoming the strong speaker that we’d all like to become? Nope, there’s no magic pill that will make this happen; however, … Read more
Tap Into The Power Of Observational Humor To Score Big Laughs
So we all know that humor is one of a speaker’s most powerful tools. However, just exactly how best to use this tricky beast is something that we all continue to struggle with. What we’d like to be able to do is to present our audiences with fresh humor that everyone finds funny; however, not … Read more