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Peter Fogel’s “Simple Ground Rules to Help Any Public Speaker ‘Find The Funny’ in Any Speech!”

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I always tell my Public Speaking Coaching Clients that it is a hell of a lot easier to be speaker who uses humor in your presentations — than it is to become a comedian who has to be funny for a straight forty-five to sixty minutes. Why is that? Because the bar is lower for you. A comic must get a certain amount of laughs per minute (and is constantly judge)

A speaker does not. You see, the beauty of public speaking is that all you have to do is add just the right amount of humor to cement your important message into the hearts and minds of your listeners for optimal effect.

As in any craft, it’s important to know the rules to “Creating the Funny” out of thin air. You cannot just blurt out humorous jokes and expect your audience to burst into laughter especially if what you were
discussing moments ago was serious. That would be a disconnect and confuse your listeners.

Peter Fogel’s “The #1 Important Craft: Powerful Persuasive Speaking!”

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If you are professional speaker, a sales trainer, a corporate trainer or a service professional who wants to get more clients or customers, the one skill you need to learn is persuasive speaking. Although most attribute this skill to having to talk in public, the fact is that non-pros need to learn the art of persuasion during their professional (no matter what they do for a living) or personal life. However, for this article; we will deal with the realities of using it with public speaking.