Speaking of Funny by David Glickman

No one will take you seriously unless your presentation is funny. Finally, a book that gives practical, precise and proven ways to add humor to any presentation. Author and award-winning humorist David Glickman has successfully used every one of these techniques to get big laughs from audiences—and now you can, too. You'll discover dozens of innovative and creative methods to make any presentation funnier. And the best part is how surprisingly easy they are to do! Learn how to: --Get big laughs in the first few seconds (and why that is so important) --Set up your speaking environment for maximum laughter --Know what's genuinely funny --Easily customize humor for your specific audience (Because the more specific the humor, the more terrific the humor—you'll learn why.) --And much, much more This book will show you incredibly creative ways to add humor to your: Employee Meeting—Keynote Speech—PowerPoint Presentation—Sales Pitch—TED Talk—Congratulatory Toast—Project Report—Campaign Speech—Product Launch—Tribute—Acceptance Speech—Opening Argument—Eulogy (well, not your eulogy)—and any other occasion where you are in front of an audience