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The Humor Rx for Speakers offers speakers and speakers-to-be practical tips on how to use humor in their public speaking engagements, whether formal or informal. There are 77 tips on various topics related to humorous speaking. Numerous humorous examples have been used to illustrate the tips. You will also enjoy some of the exercises included in some of the tips.
In addition to the tips, the book includes an introduction about what humor is all about, as well as some essential guidelines on how to make humor effective. You will also enjoy the illustrations that precede some of the tips, and you may want to try to caption them.
Also, some of the finest humorous quotes have been selectively compiled that could give you some ideas for funny one-liners or personalized short stories.
You can start this book anywhere. Even if you are not a speaker, you will get some musings from reading the tips.
The foreword of the book was written by Mark L. Brown, the Toastmasters International 1995 world champion of public speaking.
In addition to the tips, the book includes an introduction about what humor is all about, as well as some essential guidelines on how to make humor effective. You will also enjoy the illustrations that precede some of the tips, and you may want to try to caption them.
Also, some of the finest humorous quotes have been selectively compiled that could give you some ideas for funny one-liners or personalized short stories.
You can start this book anywhere. Even if you are not a speaker, you will get some musings from reading the tips.
The foreword of the book was written by Mark L. Brown, the Toastmasters International 1995 world champion of public speaking.
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