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Humour In Business – Air New Zealand
In my Foundations of Funny Workshops I talk about the “Humour Zone” – which is where your business message crosses over with your customers world.
How to use Humour to Break Down Barriers
One way to use humour effectively is to break down the barriers with your audience. You can use it to address uncomfortable things, call out the ‘elephant in the room’, say the thing that everyone is thinking and dissolve basically anything that will stop people from listening to you.
An MCs 1st (and probably most important) Job at a Live Event
MC’s have a lot of jobs at a live event – but their first job (and one that I think is probably the most important) is to turn a room full of people into an audience and unify them as a collective group.
How to Introduce a Speaker so the audience will listen
If you are the MC or in charge of introducing a speaker at your event, there are few things you can do to make sure the audience is going to pay attention and listen.
7 Must Do’s if you are MCing an Event
As an Event MC you are the person in charge of audience experience.
A good audience experience can help make an event outstanding. A poor audience experience can make an event “just ok.”
Why it’s easier for Professional Speakers to be funny than it is for Comedians
Are you a Professional Speaker that wants to be funny? Or are you one of those Keynote Speakers, Presenters or Trainers that don’t even attempt to be funny because it’s too hard? Well did you know it’s actually a lot easier for a Speaker to be funny that it is for a Comedian!
Is doing a Stand Up Comedy Course a waste of time if you are a Professional Speaker or Presenter?
I was having a chat with a Professional Speaker recently who said something that startled me a bit. She said “I’ve been trying to do a Stand Up Comedy Course for years, but I’ve never been able to do it because I haven’t been in town for 8 weeks in a row to get to all the classes”.
If you want to be funny – DON’T TELL JOKES
he number 1 rule if you want to be funny is DON’T TELL JOKES.
Now I get this may seem completely contradictory, so let me explain. Jokes are a real problem for Speakers because it puts you on the radar. As a Speaker, you have the huge advantage that your humour is able to fly under the radar because nobody expects you to be funny.
One quick tip for Speakers to get a laugh from your audience
The first rule if you want to get a laugh from your audience is don’t tell jokes. Jokes are a real problem for Speakers because it puts you on the radar and people know that you are trying to be funny. If the joke doesn’t work, you’ve left it all hanging out, looking like a bit of a dill. #awkward