Will Your Speech’s Humor Translate?
Speakers who want to give a funny speech to an international audience need to make sure that it will appeal to their cultural norms
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Speakers who want to give a funny speech to an international audience need to make sure that it will appeal to their cultural norms
Speakers need to be able the answer the question “why me” in order to discover their authentic voice and be able to connect with their audience.
Speakers who want to add jokes to their speech need to understand how to create jokes that will allow them to connect with their audience
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
A creative delivery and original content can make your next speech stand outImage Credit: jonjomckay If there is one thing that every speaker wants from their next speech, it is for it to mean something so that our audience can realize the importance of public speaking. The way that we determine if one of our … Read more
Who doesn’t like winning an award? We all do. When we receive an award, it’s because we did something special or we have done something better than anyone else has. These are great moments for us. When we get an award, we are often asked to stand up and say a few words. Oh, oh … Read more
As speakers, we tend to spend a lot of time thinking about the importance of public speaking and how we speak. We try to find ways to connect with our audience and we try to be aware of anything that we are doing that might take away from our speech. However, it turns out that … Read more
As speakers, we all know that creating a great speech is hard work. All too often we can sit down to start to create a speech and have no clear idea where we are trying to go or just exactly what points we want to be making while we deliver our speech despite our understanding … Read more
How lucky we all are. We get to live in these modern times with all of the advantages that technology can bring to us. Yes, giving a speech is still a difficult thing for any of us to do. However, it turns out that if we’re willing to invite some technology to our next speech … Read more
All to often when we are giving a speech, we do it in what is called the “classic style”. This means that we stand on a stage and we speak to our audience and they listen to us because of the importance of public speaking. This is a one-directional monologue. However, times are changing. We … Read more