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

Workshop on humor Can humor skills be learned?

Workshop on humor 1 H 4 W of humor

Workshop on humor 1 H 4 W of humor Why do we include humor? What is humor? When do we include humor? Where do we find humorous materials? How do we make up humor?

Workshop on humor - Why do we include humor?

Workshop on humor Why do we include humor ? - Get attention - Establish bonding with the audience - A humorous speaker is more attractive

Workshop on humor Why do we include humor ? Humor is the spice that makes your speech Interesting Effective Memorable

Workshop on humor - Why do we include humor ? - What is humor ?

Workshop on 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 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

Workshop on humor - Why do we include humor ? - What is humor ? - When do we include humor ?

Workshop on 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 humor When do we include humor ? Humorous speech International speech Manual speech

Workshop on humor - Why do we include humor ? - What is humor ? - When do we include humor ? - Where do we find humorous materials ?

Workshop on humor 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 humor 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

Workshop on humor - Why do we include humor ? - What is humor ? - When do we include humor ? - Where do we find humor materials ? - How do we create humor ?

Workshop on humor How do we make up humor ? Basic elements - Playful mindset - Surprise - Timing - Delivery - Connection

Workshop on humor How do we make up humor ? - 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.

Workshop on humor How do we make up humor ? Useful tools in creating humor - Rule of three - Play with words - See things in a funny mirror - Poke fun on yourself - Practice, Practice, Practice

Workshop on humor How do we make up humor ? -Rule of three Set 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.....

Workshop on humor How do we make up humor ? -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.

Workshop on humor How do we make up humor ? -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 ….

Workshop on humor How do we make up humor ? -See things in a funny mirror - Exaggeration

Workshop on humor How do we make up humor ? -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.

Workshop on humor How do we make up humor ? -See things in a funny mirror - Exaggeration 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 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

Workshop on humor How do we make up humor ? Useful tools in creating humor - Rule of three - Play with words - See things in a funny mirror - Self-deprecating humor - Practice, Practice, Practice

Workshop on humor 1 H 4 W of humor Why do we include humor? What is humor? When do we include humor? Where do we find humorous materials? How do we make up humor?

Workshop on humor Thanks and looking forward to seeing you in From Good to Great workshop III soon