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Written by David Mudie
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Friday, 31 August 2007 |
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So, what are we to do? As I’ve said before, humor is an incredibly powerful tool to captivate
your audience. You want to use it as
much as possible – but use it carefully. If you are going to make fun of a group (or even an individual) do it cautiously
– you don’t want to alienate your audience instead of captivate them.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 31 August 2007 )
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Self Effacing Humor - It's a Safe Way to Get a Laugh |
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Written by David Mudie
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Friday, 07 September 2007 |
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In our last issue we talked about a very common form of
humor, making fun of others. We love to
laugh at others when we know we’re not in their situation. As I pointed out, examples of such humor
include the Canadian Newfie jokes, the Texan Aggie jokes, and the countless,
“How many <name your group here> does it take to change a light bulb”.
Although this is a good formula for humor it also is
risky. As a public speaker you need to
be very careful about offending members of your audience.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 07 September 2007 )
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The Surprising Element of Humor |
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Written by David Mudie
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Thursday, 20 September 2007 |
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Can you think of any stories that you could share with your
audience – where they will think they know where you’re taking them, but in the
end you hit them with something else? They
could be real, they could be fiction. They could even have their roots in a real event but be exaggerated to
increase the element of surprise and the incongruities. If you can, then you will enjoy delivering
your speech all the more and your audience will enjoy hearing it – in the
process giving you their complete attention and helping make your speech a
success.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 20 September 2007 )
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Using Humor Effectively 
