by Dave Hill | Aug 17, 2020 | Humor, Humor, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies
Pauses in humor delivery are a critical part of comedic timing. There is a major difference between the written word and speaking out loud. Practicing out loud and in front of audiences will help your sentence structure improve, find storytelling rhythm, and comedic...
by Dave Hill | Aug 10, 2020 | Humor, Humor, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies
An effective sentence structure leads the audience to conjure up an image in their minds. The trigger word reveals the surprise image, and they spontaneously laugh. The sentence structure, cadence, and timing provide them time to create that image…before you...
by Dave Hill | Aug 8, 2020 | Humor, Humor, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies
It is a great feeling when you find the optimum trigger words, sentence structure, and comedic timing to trigger explosive laughter in your audience! Surprise (e.g. misdirection) is the most common reason people laugh. Trigger words reveal the surprise. In the video...
by Dave Hill | Aug 3, 2020 | Humor, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Storytelling, Video Blog
It is a great feeling when you find the optimum punch words, sentence structure, and comedic timing to trigger explosive laughter in your audience! Surprise (e.g. misdirection) is the most common reason people laugh. Punch words reveal the surprise. Punch words are...
by Dave Hill | Aug 1, 2020 | Humor, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Storytelling, Video Blog
Day-To-Day Conversations and Random Thoughts Can Reveal Your “Hidden” Stories Can lawyers, engineers, and other “smart people” be funny…absolutely! In this blog I’ll describe how a lawyer who had just stated “I have no...
by Dave Hill | Jul 27, 2020 | Communication Strategies, Engagement, Humor, Increase Engagement, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Storytelling, Video Blog
Process to “Scrape Your Brian” to Find Your Funny Stories! I cannot emphasize enough the importance of using funny stories in keynote speeches, workplace meetings, town-hall meetings, presentations, seminars and training. They make your points come alive,...
by Dave Hill | Jul 25, 2020 | Humor, Humor, Negotiation, Persuasion, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies
Why Use Humor in Negotiations? To illustrate this I want to share a crazy story of when I was on a diving expedition with the Australia Queensland Museum Divers. They were exploring a historic shipwreck called the Pandora on the Great Barrier Reef (The ship that...
by Dave Hill | Jul 20, 2020 | Communication Strategies, Engagement, Humor, Increase Engagement, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies
Leading with Humor and Using Self-Deprecation A great example of leading with humor happened at a technology exchange conference. A senior executive, in the opening keynote, emphasized the need to take risks, push the barriers of technology and make the incredible...
by Dave Hill | Jul 18, 2020 | Humor, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies
The Benefits of Using Humor: According to a Robert Half International survey, 91% of executives agree that a sense of humor is important for career advancement, 84% believed that people with a good sense of humor do a better job. A Bell Leadership study revealed that...
by Dave Hill | Aug 8, 2015 | Communication Strategies, Humor, Humor, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Video Blog
Dave Hill discusses the importance of choosing to focus on the positive side of life and the quirky humorous happenings rather than being caught up in all the day to day negativities. This concept applies to the workplace as well as our personal lives. To illuminate...
