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 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 | 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...