by Dave Hill | Oct 26, 2020 | Humor, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, rule of 3, Storytelling
Story Embellishment – increase your audience experience, maximize laughter, turn chuckles into belly-laughs. Be brilliantly different. Embellishment, or adding additional details to make a story more amusing, is great way to incorporate humor into your speeches,...
by Dave Hill | Oct 20, 2020 | Humor, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, rule of 3, Storytelling
Humor-Rule-Of-Three – Highly Effective And Simple Means Of Incorporating Relevant Lighthearted Material Into Your Speech Content. The following are some examples of the rule-of-three in action. This is a fun humor development process…it takes a bit of...
by Dave Hill | Oct 11, 2020 | Humor, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, rule of 3, Storytelling
Implementing This Technique As you develop content for a presentation, look for areas where you describe or list multiple items, or where the content would benefit from the one/two/three structure. (E.g. When you’re describing a person, place or thing.) Once you...
by Dave Hill | Oct 5, 2020 | Humor, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, rule of 3, Storytelling
The Humor Rule-of-Three follows the formula: Set-up + Set-up + Twist. Equal weight + equal weight + unequal weight Equal weight + equal weight + absurd or crazy item Before we go further let me explain “equal weight” – they could be: Similar physical...
by Dave Hill | Sep 28, 2020 | Dialogue In Stories, Humor, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Purposeful Movement, Storytelling, Strong Accent, Voice
What is purposeful movement and why do we need to include it as a storytelling and humor tool? Purposeful movement can include: Walking to your left on the stage (The left, from the speaker’s view, is typically used to indicate “later” or the “future.” An easy way to...
by Dave Hill | Sep 21, 2020 | Dialogue In Stories, facial expression, Humor, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Purposeful Movement, Storytelling, Strong Accent, Voice
What are facial expressions and why are they effective in driving humor to the highest level? When used correctly, facial expressions match the mood of the story scene and elevate its effect. Facial expressions are essential to making you and your story more...
by Dave Hill | Sep 14, 2020 | Dialogue In Stories, Gestures, Humor, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Storytelling, Strong Accent, Voice
What are gestures and why are they important? Gestures, including body language, is an important tool in delivering stories and humor. When speakers communicate with an audience, they’re not limited to just “words.” It’s a clever combination of words, verbal delivery,...
by Dave Hill | Sep 7, 2020 | Dialogue In Stories, Humor, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Storytelling, Strong Accent, Voice
The process of using dialogue and accents to enhance humorous stories is easy. The following is a short video where I demonstrate English, Scottish, and Irish accents while telling a funny story. How to Use Dialogue Effectively in Stories Write out your story, make...
by Dave Hill | Aug 31, 2020 | Dialogue In Stories, Humor, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Storytelling, Strong Accent, Voice
Using dialogue and accents for storytelling is highly effective…but why is it crucial from a humor perspective? Many of the lessons on humor require the audience to have crystal clear images of what is happening in the story or humor set-up. The most effective...
by Dave Hill | Aug 24, 2020 | Humor, Humor, Pauses, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies
Pauses in humor delivery are a critical part of comedic timing. The following is the process of using them effectively. Maximizing Pauses Here’s the process I use to explore the humor in a sentence or paragraph: Read the written paragraph aloud. Identify areas where...
