by Dave Hill | Jan 25, 2021 | embellishment, Humor, Poke Fun, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Self-effacing humor, Storytelling
Audience Interaction – Be Creative…Be Different…Stand Out: The previous post covered the success strategies relating to audience interaction. The following are some additional techniques that I have used. TECHNIQUE 2 – GETTING INTERNET TECHNOLOGY...
by Dave Hill | Jan 18, 2021 | embellishment, Humor, Poke Fun, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Self-effacing humor, Storytelling
Audience Interaction – Brilliant Way To Allow Humor To Unfold: Audience interaction involves: Using techniques to get the audience involved Making an audience member a funny hero Creating an atmosphere of fun, anticipation, and engagement ...
by Dave Hill | Jan 11, 2021 | embellishment, Humor, Poke Fun, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Self-effacing humor, Storytelling
Build Tension In A Story Then Reveal The Twist Building tension to a trigger point is a great way of getting audiences to belly-laugh. The build-up of tension disguises the impending twist. Simple changes to cadence and sentence structure, adding purposeful pauses,...
by Dave Hill | Jan 4, 2021 | embellishment, Humor, Poke Fun, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Self-effacing humor, Storytelling
Incorporate props to get laughs – demonstration of the use of a prop Below is another brief video example of me using a prop. It is hidden from view until I needed it. Note the pause once I do the “reveal.” It could have been even more effective if I had simply...
by Dave Hill | Dec 29, 2020 | embellishment, Humor, Poke Fun, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Self-effacing humor, Storytelling
Incorporate props to get laughs – use success strategies and weigh the risks relating to props What are some of the benefits of using props? Helps you make your point Helps the audience understand or remember your message. Adds visual interest Focuses the...
by Dave Hill | Dec 14, 2020 | embellishment, Humor, Poke Fun, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Self-effacing humor, Storytelling
Incorporate Humor into Highly Emotional Speech Content Here’s a Quick Video Recap of the 3-Step Process To Incorporate Humor Into Serious or Tragic Stories: RATIONALE FOR HUMOR IN SPEECHES THAT CONTAIN TRAGIC/EMOTIONAL...
by Dave Hill | Dec 7, 2020 | embellishment, Humor, Poke Fun, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Self-effacing humor, Storytelling
Incorporate Humor into Serious Content or Tragic Stories Using a Simple Process Learn to: Use simple techniques to find humor in serious or heartbreaking stories Find the subtle balance of incorporating humor into tragic stories, while maintaining the essence of...
by Dave Hill | Nov 30, 2020 | embellishment, Humor, Poke Fun, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Self-effacing humor, Storytelling
“Derail” Normally Accepted Points of View to Methodically Uncover Humor In Serious Content The technique covered in this lesson is another very effective way of methodically uncovering humor in your speech content or stories. The process includes: Identify...
by Dave Hill | Nov 23, 2020 | embellishment, Humor, Poke Fun, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Self-effacing humor, Storytelling
Link Emotions to Relatable Topics & Act Them Out – Example While watching this brief video example remember that the process of developing this type of humor includes: Initial Brainstorming Set-Up Punchline Let’s see this in action in this video excerpt: The...
by Dave Hill | Nov 16, 2020 | embellishment, Humor, Poke Fun, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Self-effacing humor, Storytelling
Link Emotions to Relatable Topics & Act Them Out Develop humor in relatable topics Create humor by linking emotions with topics Act-out your humor creations The humor development technique (process) that I will cover in this lesson is very...
