by Dave Hill | Jan 25, 2021 | embellishment, Humor, Poke Fun, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Self-effacing humor, Storytelling
Audience Interaction – Be Creative…Be Different…Stand Out: The previous post covered the success strategies relating to audience interaction. The following are some additional techniques that I have used. TECHNIQUE 2 – GETTING INTERNET TECHNOLOGY...
by Dave Hill | Jan 18, 2021 | embellishment, Humor, Poke Fun, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Self-effacing humor, Storytelling
Audience Interaction – Brilliant Way To Allow Humor To Unfold: Audience interaction involves: Using techniques to get the audience involved Making an audience member a funny hero Creating an atmosphere of fun, anticipation, and engagement ...
by Dave Hill | Jan 11, 2021 | embellishment, Humor, Poke Fun, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies, Self-effacing humor, Storytelling
Build Tension In A Story Then Reveal The Twist Building tension to a trigger point is a great way of getting audiences to belly-laugh. The build-up of tension disguises the impending twist. Simple changes to cadence and sentence structure, adding purposeful pauses,...
by Dave Hill | Sep 8, 2013 | Communication Strategies, Gestures, Gestures, Presentation Skills, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies
As a young engineer, I was sometimes nervous when presenting to upper management. The night before a presentation, I could not sleep. While driving to work the following morning brown liquid started flowing down my windshield. It took me a few seconds to realize that...
by Dave Hill | Mar 30, 2013 | Mind Blanks, Presentation Skills, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies
SUCCESS STRATEGIES TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF A MIND-BLANK 1. Visualize yourself being successful; do not allow negative thoughts to cloud your mind. 2. Structure your presentation so it flows in a logical path and is easy to remember. 3. Prepare,...
