Heighten Presentation Impact With Humor
06/05/10 Filed in: 7 Ideas Coach | 7IC Speaking
Speak Powerfully... coaching session 6
Humor is your weapon to win attention. Humor is your tool to stand out. Humor is your winning edge. For those who need a less aggressive metaphor, humor is the icing on the cake that makes your message attractive and a pleasure to consume.
This new 7 minute coaching session quickly reviews seven actions you can take to add humor to your business speech or presentation.
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A baker’s dozen “saver lines” (thanks to Art Fettig, Herb True, Robert Orben, and David Glickman)
- that was hilarious on paper
- oh good, I was looking for a quiet place to rehearse
- here’s another one you won’t like
- I know you’re out there...I can hear you breathing
- when you guys get quiet, you don’t mess around
- that’s OK...I can wait
- it says here ‘pause for laughter’
- this is what’s known as a mid-laugh crisis
- ah, I’ve discovered the silent majority
- so much for comic relief
- smiling doesn’t count folks...you have to laugh out loud
- I hear dead people
- I’m touched by your enthusiasm
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