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 | 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...
