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...
by Dave Hill | Jul 11, 2015 | Communication Strategies, Humor, Humor, Negotiation, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Video Blog
Dave Hill discusses the tact of using humor when negotiations turn hostile. To illustrate this he shares a crazy story of when he was on a diving expedition with the Australia Queensland Museum Divers. They were exploring a historic shipwreck called the Pandora (The...
by Dave Hill | Jun 30, 2015 | Communication Strategies, Mistakes, Mistakes, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Video Blog
Dave Hill discusses an extremely important communication skill….the ability to apologize and take responsibility for a mistake. To illuminate his point he shares a hilarious story of when he “messed up” early on in his marriage, and how he managed to...
by Dave Hill | May 17, 2015 | Communication Strategies, Phone v Face-To-Face, Phone v Face-To-Face, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Video Blog
Dave Hill provides a funny anecdote of a discussion he had with his son about phones that required the involvement of an operator. He then discusses the fact that phone technology has advanced however business communication practices are not always taking full...
by Dave Hill | Apr 14, 2015 | Communication Strategies, Humor, Humor, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Video Blog
People often question whether it’s appropriate to use humor in the business world. The correct response is, “Only if you want to be effective and successful.” In this video Dave Hill provides a very funny example of a potentially high anxiety business situation where...
by Dave Hill | Apr 2, 2015 | Communication Strategies, Humor, Humor, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Video Blog
Before using humor I have trained my brain to generally ask, “Is what I am about to say appropriate for the occasion, and also for the audience.” If one person might be upset and/or embarrassed then I keep it to myself. The following is an example of a...
by Dave Hill | Dec 7, 2014 | Cost of Ineffective Presentations, Cost of Ineffective Presentations, Presentation Skills, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Video Blog
Dave Hill provides a funny story to illustrate the destructive nature of really bad presenters. The number one thing that audiences hate about bad business presenters is that they turn their backs to the audience and read the slides word-for-word....
by Dave Hill | Dec 4, 2014 | Increase Engagement, Increase Engagement, Presentation Skills, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Video Blog
Dave Hill provides a funny story that illustrates what can happen when we are not fully engaged in the task at hand. [youtube]http://youtu.be/huOj9v6K9Nc[/youtube]
by Dave Hill | Nov 24, 2014 | Communication Strategies, Humor, Humor, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Video Blog
In this two minute video Dave Hill provides some amusing thoughts on using humor in the business forum. Always make sure your humor is appropriate for the audience and the occasion. [youtube]http://youtu.be/M4mVD8vTEEw[/youtube]
