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3 Ways to Develop Your Comic Intelligence
Humour has been proven to improve employee health, productivity, and leader effectiveness in the workplace. The benefits of laughter and humour are indisputable, however, humour remains a very underutilised tool in the workplace. Why?
The Australian Workforce is Overworked, Overwhelmed and Over It! What can we do about it?
The Australian workforce is overworked, overwhelmed and over it.
Laughter is NOT the Best Medicine
I really hate it when people say “laughter is the best medicine.” Because laughing at stuff doesn’t fix anything.
How to add humour to a boring topic
I have a one on one client that I’m working with at the moment who wants to know how to add humour to a boring topic. She is a Workplace Health and Safety Consultant, and as you can imagine, it’s a little bit of a dry and boring topic – yawn! We are working together to liven up her presentation and make it a bit more engaging and entertaining for her audience (as well as a little bit more fun for her to present!)
Could This Style of Humour Be Damaging Your Credibility As A Speaker?
I often see this particular bit of advice thrown around a lot when it comes to being funny. It’s a pretty easy way to get a laugh, so I can see why it’s so popular – the problem is, that this particular advice can be very detrimental if you are a Speaker or Presenter. I feel that this style of humour has the potential to damage your credibility as a Speaker and should be avoided at all costs. (Or if you must insist on using this style of humour, at least make sure you are very aware of the possible consequences.)
How to Increase Engagement With Your Online Content
With the rise of online content marketing, to build your business, the question often comes up “how do I increase engagement with my online content?”
How to Stop Nerves When Speaking in Public
I was recently chatting with a client, and we were talking about public speaking. He said, “Kate when it comes to public speaking, I’d put people into 3 categories:
Really good at it,
Happy to give it a go and
Vomit!” [when they think about Public Speaking]
What we have over AI… for now!
AI is coming in a really fast way! I recently saw a demonstration of Google Assistant, where it can make phone calls on your behalf to real life people!!! I’m not sure how this is going to impact the workforce – but I suspect it will be HUGE! I’ve filmed this video to explain one thing we have over AI (at least for now!)
How to manage 3 types of nerves when speaking in public and being funny on stage
For most people, it’s perfectly normal to feel nerves when speaking in public. The only problem is, being nervous can have a big impact on your ability to deliver a great presentation.