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How to Be Funnier in Leadership and the Workplace
As a comedian and high-performance humour coach, I often get asked the question
“How can I be funnier?”
So in this article, I’m going to share with you one quick tip on how to do precisely that.
How to use humour the right way in Leadership
In Leadership, humour done wrong can damage our credibility, distract from our message and make it hard for people to take us seriously.
So what do we do instead?
Will Using Humour Damage Your Credibility?
Humour, when used right, can strengthen your message and engage your market. But it can also go the wrong way.
In business, there is a particular type of humour that could damage your credibility or, worse… the reputation of your whole company!
How to Use Humour in Your Business AND Still Be Taken Seriously
Do you want to be funny and use humour to engage your clients better? But are you worried people won’t take you seriously?
You’re right to worry.
Get Paid More To Speak: The Best Way To Increase Your Speaking Fees
One question that often comes up when it comes to speaking is “How do I increase my fees?”. You may be wanting to get to the next price level, or maybe you are done speaking for “exposure” and it’s now time to start getting paid!
Are You Using Humour in the Right Way for Business?
In business, humour done wrong can damage our credibility, distract from our message and make it hard for people to take us seriously.
So what do we do instead?
What Do You Do in Times Like These?
One of my favourite things about 2020 was that COVID showed us what can happen when we collaborate.
How to Benefit from Humour if You’re Not a “Funny Person”
So, you may have heard that I used to be part of a show called the Three Stuffed Mums. The premise of the show was that I was “physically stuffed”, because I had a toddler, Maggie was “mentally stuffed” because she had a teenager and Kehau was an empty nester, and she was telling everyone to “get stuffed!”
Want to Use More Humour in Business Presentations? This One Quick Tip Will Help
People want to be funny for all sorts of reasons when they give business presentations. You may want to use humour to engage your audience more. You may have a boring topic that switches people off, so you want to include humour to liven up the discussion. You may simply want to shift the mood or energy and change it up a little bit so you can have more laughs and fun.