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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | PRO HUMORIST MAY 25, 2009 32 Essential Skills Every Humorous Speaker Should Have I’ve been inspired by fellow blogger Andrew Dlugan’s post 25 Essential Presentation Skills for Public Speaking. . think in order to help you learn to be funny, these are some of the skills that you should have. Some directly relate to giving a speech, whilst others involve external factors. Can you think of any more? If so, leave a comment below. | PRO HUMORIST AUGUST 20, 2009 24 Ways to Improve your Presentation Skills I wanted to provide some quick tips for you to improve your presentation skills. Read, Study, Re-read, memorise and generally imprint the following books, blogs and tips on your brain. 1. Read the book Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds. 2. Really Bad PowerPoint by Seth Godin (link to download the PDF). Check out my review on Amazon. | | | | | | | PRO HUMORIST AUGUST 5, 2009 Is There a Cure to Public Speaking Fear? A pill has been released that claims to be a public speaking cure. Bravina is a combination of 9 different herbal ingredients including Gingko Biloba and St. John’s Wort. The website says that it aides with relaxation and concentration. Ultimately to help you overcome the fears of public speaking. Then what? Can the pill help you then? | PRO HUMORIST MAY 25, 2009 32 Essential Skills Every Humorous Speaker Should Have I’ve been inspired by fellow blogger Andrew Dlugan’s post 25 Essential Presentation Skills for Public Speaking. . think in order to help you learn to be funny, these are some of the skills that you should have. Some directly relate to giving a speech, whilst others involve external factors. Can you think of any more? If so, leave a comment below. | PRO HUMORIST JULY 9, 2010 How to Improve Presentation Skills workshop – The University of Chicago Back at the end of May I did a how to improve presentation skills workshop for the University of Chicago. enjoyed it for the most part, but there were a couple of things I hadn’t anticipated. liaised with my contact and got clarification about the time available and I explained how long my workshop was. She was absolutely right. | PRO HUMORIST APRIL 14, 2010 America-phile – Life Across the Pond Hello, hey, bonjour, ciao… alright? can’t believe that it’s been eight months. since I’ve written a post on here. Wowsers. trousers. LOT has changed! As some of my friends and regular readers know in September 2009 I emigrated to the United States of America to marry my long term American girlfriend. and the U.K. in the U.K. | | | | | | | | | -
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PRO HUMORIST | MONDAY, MAY 17, 2010 Can British Prime Ministers still learn from Aristotle and rhetoric? Can British Prime Ministers still learn from Aristotle and rhetoric? Aristotle is important to us as speakers because he is generally credited as developing the basics of rhetorical theory in his book, which is often translated into English as The Art of Rhetoric. Britain now has a new Tory Prime Minister. As a note for anyone outside the U.K., MORE >> -
PRO HUMORIST | FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2010 Toastmasters in the U.S. I wanted to write about my experiences of Toastmasters in the U.S. compared with my experiences with it in the U.K. While the main focus will be geared towards fellow Toastmasters, I will try provide useful information for the non-member too. Not only that, but there is also a lot of familiarity as the vast majority of roles are the same. the G.E. MORE >> -
PRO HUMORIST | SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2009 Humour and the Art of Non-verbal Communication There has been much written on the subject of verbal and non-verbal communication. wanted to provide my 2 pence worth on this subject and how it relates to creating funny presentations. While 93% is non-verbally transmitted. Of the 93% non-verbal communication: 38% is through vocal tones, 55% is through facial expressions.. Little Humour Exercise. MORE >> -
PRO HUMORIST | SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2009 Toastmasters World Champion 2009 The Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking for 2009 is Australian Mark Hunter, with his speech “A sink for a green tomato. In seems that previously, Mark competed in the 2001 World Championships which has since produced 2003 winner Jim Key. MORE >>
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