LaughLovers Comedy Club, Oakland, CA. Toastmasters. Humor Specialty Clubs. Here’s a list of clubs which specialize in humor. To find up-to-date club contact and location information I’ve provided a link to the club-finder page at Toastmasters International at the end of the list. . Each club is a good source of information for adding humor to your next club meeting. Comedy Club, Minneapolis, MN. Comedy Club Eh! Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. MORE

Another way to use a prop is to hand it to the audience and challenge them to come up with some use for it, as Ana-Marie Jones, Executive Director of CARD – Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters in Oakland did: The thing that has always gotten my audiences laughing, smiling and fully engaged is for them to be active in learning and presenting. MORE

One of the rules of improv theater that I learned when I took classes at the Pan Theater in Oakland is learning to say “Yes, and…” in response to any suggestion from another actor who is a partner in a scene. MORE

Sarah works primarily with “at risk” youth in East Oakland California. At the age of 17, I lived on my own raising my one-year old son in a drug-infested housing project in East Oakland, way on the other side of town from my high school. “I MORE

At Rotary Club speeches marketing my salon I was asked, “What would you charge to say that to the Oakland Appliance Dealers?” “$50!” Incidentally, the next time the same gentleman asked, “What would you charge to say that to the Oakland Appliance Dealers?” MORE

In a 30-year study, researchers began by going through 141 photos in a Mills College (Oakland, California) yearbook, and marking those with. One of the best "tools" for connecting with people is a genuine smile. Note, however, the word "genuine." MORE

At Rotary Club speeches marketing my salon I was asked, “What would you charge to say that to the Oakland Appliance Dealers?” “$50!” Incidentally, the next time the same gentleman asked, “What would you charge to say that to the Oakland Appliance Dealers?” THE Executive Speech Coach Patricia Fripp & THE Million Dollar Consultant Alan Weiss join forces for The Odd Couple Marketing & Strategy Seminar. Alan Weiss interviewed me for his upcoming book. MORE

Those of you who know me know that I’m a huge Oakland A’s fan. Well, last night’s baseball game between the Oakland A’s and the Detroit Tigers left even me—a speech coach—speechless. The Oakland A’s aren’t the favored team to win. MORE

The PZ book was awarded the Certificate of Excellence for design at the 38th Annual Bookbuilders West Awards held in Oakland in January. Last week I was in sunny Silicon Valley, USA for three days of seminars in the first ever Presentation//Reboot. MORE

Oakland Raider Fans, Trekkies, Girl Scouts, PETA). Last month Nancy Duarte spoke at Web2.0 Expo and it was a huge success. In preparation for her talk she asked me if there would be a way to reproduce an exercise called “Speaker & Audience Mapping&# that she usually leads in the slideology workshops. The exercise goes like this: the audience picks one of a dozen different audience types (eg. Then Nancy asks the entire group to shout out responses to several questions. MORE

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Found this great article thanks to Doug on former Oakland A’s all-star baseball player Henderson’s preparation for his Hall of Fame induction speech. Always a nervous speaker, he decided to get some help in the form of a speech class at the local college, and as part of the course had them critique his speech, pointing out areas for improvement. MORE

I’m thrilled that one Bay Area team is in the World Series this year, but as many of you know, I’m a fan of the team on the other side of the bay—the Oakland A’s. Tags: Examples of Powerful Speakers announcer Buster Posey Giants Mets Northern California Oakland A's Rangers Ron Washington The Panda World Series Yankees I’m undecided about who I’ll root for in this year’s match up, although that’s hard to admit in public around here. MORE

He points out the social and economic good which has come from that, e.g. slashing unemployment rates in surrounding areas like Oakland. Millennials, whether successful or not, seem to believe that Arrogance Is Good. MORE

After one of my first Rotary Club speeches, someone asked, “What would you charge to say all this to the Oakland Appliance Dealers?” When did you first start speaking? How long until speaking became your full-time job? In 1976, when I was San Francisco’s #1 men’s hairstylist, I started delivering seminars to hairstylists for a hair product company called Markham. Through recommendations from my executive clients, Rotary Clubs and men’s breakfast clubs invited me to speak. MORE