From good to great workshop II Spice up your speech with Humor P C Chan Kowloon Toastmasters club 11 Jan 2012

From good to great workshop IIFrom good to great workshop II

Spice up your speech with

Humor

P C Chan

Kowloon Toastmasters club

11 Jan 2012

Workshop on humorWorkshop on humor

Can humor skills be learned?


1 H 4 W of humor


1 H 4 W of humorWhy do we include humor?

What is humor?

When do we include humor?

Where do we find humorous materials?

How do we make up humor?


- Why do we include humor?

Workshop on humorWorkshop on humorWhy do we include humor ?Why do we include humor ?

- Get attention

- Establish bonding with the audience

- A humorous speaker is more attractive

Workshop on humorWorkshop on humorWhy do we include humor ?Why do we include humor ?

Humor is the spice that makes your speech

InterestingEffectiveMemorable


- Why do we include humor ?

- What is humor ?

Workshop on humorWorkshop on humorWhat is humor ?What is humor ?

- No universal definition

- Unlike jokes, humor always has a point

- No need to generate great laughter

- A funny and unexpected way to make a point

- What makes a good humorous speech

Workshop on humorWorkshop on humorWhat is humor ?What is humor ?

A good humorous speech

- Has a purpose and message

- Organized

- Humor understood by audience

- Appropriate and clean humor

- Delivered with high energy



- What is humor ?

- When do we include humor ?

Workshop on humorWorkshop on humorWhen do we include humor ?When do we include humor ?

- It is completely fine not to include humor

- When you feel comfortable

- When the occasion and topic are right

- When the audience is about to fall in sleep

- Every speech can include humor

Workshop on humorWorkshop on humorWhen do we include humor ?When do we include humor ?

Humorous speechHumorous speech

International speechInternational speech

Manual speechManual speech



- What is humor ?


- Where do we find humorous materials ?

Workshop on humorWorkshop on humorWhere do we find humorous materials ?Where do we find humorous materials ?

- Funny materials from different sources

- Humor in daily life – observational humor

- See the world through a funny mirror

- Self-deprecating humor – poke fun on yourself

- Note down the funny ideas come into mind

Workshop on humorWorkshop on humorWhere do we find humorous materials ?Where do we find humorous materials ?

Don’t make fun on

- Sensitive subjects

- Subjects that make others embarrassed

- Subjects that are irrelevant to the speech



- What is humor ?


- Where do we find humor materials ?

- How do we create humor ?

Workshop on humorWorkshop on humorHow do we make up humor ?How do we make up humor ?

Basic elements- Playful mindset

- Surprise

- Timing- Delivery- Connection


- Playful mindset

Things can only be funny when we are ‘in fun’.

- Surprise

Humor does not exist if everything is expected.

- Timing

Pause before and after the punch line.

- Delivery

Your body language matters.

- Connection Share common experience with the audience.


Useful tools in creating humor- Rule of three

- Play with words

- See things in a funny mirror- Poke fun on yourself- Practice, Practice, Practice


- Rule of threeSet up two items with similarity and make a twist in the third item

When I feel down at work, I get motivation from reading – Chicken soup for the soul, Power of positive thinking and ……

Every morning, I put on the same white shirt with the same red tie. I take the same car to the same work place. Every night, ….

I really worked hard to get a big title, from manager, VP to .....


- Play with words - Unexpected meaning of words

DTM -

SAA -

NLP -

Down payment -

My wife continues with her prepared speech.

There are many Tai Chi masters in workplace, practicing the principle of Tai Chi, passing the buck.


- Play with words - Rhymes

When the cat is away, the mice will play.

My Mr Right is someone looks like Richard Li who always buys me LV and drives me out in his Lamborghini.

To get rid of the unnecessary things, I sold my car, my guitar and my girl friend’s Prada.

Give a wink, then a swing and you will get a ….

You are Leonardo Cappuccino and I am Tobie ….

You are an Italian and I am a … .


- See things in a funny mirror - Exaggeration



On relationship:

When I met my Mr Right, I thought he was the gift from God after I prayed for 36 years.

Living with a beautiful woman makes me feel living in heaven as well as in hell.

My wife manages the home very well. She is an excellent manager because she can get things done through other people, like me.



In workplace:

We call our boss Dr No but my boss’s boss calls him Dr Yes.

To survive in a company, first we need to know how people communicate. Secondly, find out the real decision makers. Lastly, pay attention to those go out with the boss at night.

Without knowing the organization of the company, I trusted the wrong guy, buttered up the wrong one and even worse kissed the wrong girl.

Workshop on humorWorkshop on humorHow do we create humor ?How do we create humor ?

- Self-deprecating humor Poke fun on yourself

I am ….

a PC running on an out-dated CPU ….. can’t cope with today’s applications

a piece of old furniture in the office ……always there to serve without making a sound

a panda loved by my co-workers ….

because panda moves slowly up the company ladder


Useful tools in creating humor

- Rule of three

- Play with words

- See things in a funny mirror

- Self-deprecating humor

- Practice, Practice, Practice


1 H 4 W of humorWhy do we include humor?

What is humor?

When do we include humor?

Where do we find humorous materials?

How do we make up humor?


Thanksand looking forward

to seeing you in From Good to Great workshop III

soon

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From good to great workshop II Spice up your speech with Humor P C Chan Kowloon Toastmasters club 11 Jan 2012