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...
by Dave Hill | Nov 9, 2020 | embellishment, Humor, Poke Fun, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Self-effacing humor, Storytelling
Poke Fun at Yourself – “Safe” Humor that Audiences Love Self-deprecating humor, witticisms, and contrary points of view to get your audience laughing. Self-deprecation, or poking fun at yourself, is one of the easiest ways to get your audience to laugh!...
by Dave Hill | Nov 2, 2020 | embellishment, Humor, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Storytelling
Story Embellishment – Commit the Time To Reap The Benefits In this second brief video (6 minutes) I share the time commitment that is needed to embellish. (I also share that the time does not matter to me because I enjoy the process!) To wrap up this segment, I...
