Why speakers shouldn’t try to be funny
Anyone who grew up after the 1950s, but especially who came of age in the last couple of decades, has ...
Don’t Do Irony Like This?
I recently posted about irony as the humor of this era, and David Meerman Scott asked, naturally enough, for an ...
Stephen Colbert, Funny Speeches, and the University of Virginia
Tis the season of commencement addresses, and celebrities are in hot demand – especially celebrities with some connection to your ...
5 Ways to Avoid Looking Like an Idiot as a Public Speaker
I let the doctor talk me into a flu shot during my annual physical this week, and I’ve had a ...
Election Sanity Break: Funny TED-Like, Non-TED Talk a Must-See
We succeed because of our weaknesses, not in spite of them. With that counter-intuitive thought, David Rendall takes his audience ...
Funny speeches: how to use humor in public speaking
Humor can be hazardous to the health of public speakers. Most speakers want to be funny, but you’ve got to ...
The 10 Commandments of Presentations
A few years back I did a version of these. Today, I was inspired to update them. I. Thou ...
Sex and Humor in Speeches – where’s the line?
I often get asked about injecting humor in speeches, and that other question, which might be summarized as “how blue ...
PowerPoint, Speaking or Sex?
A recent Zogby poll commissioned by Sliderocket, a PowerPoint rival, found that “respondents would rather do the following miserable activities ...
What to do when a speech goes horribly wrong – 5 tips
Technology will fail you. Audiences will go cold – or fail to show up. You’ll forget to say something important. ...
