DocumentCode :
1316966
Title :
Jests can do justice to your speeches
Author :
Costello, J.
Author_Institution :
Nation´s Business, NW, Washington, DC, USA
Issue :
2
fYear :
1978
fDate :
6/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
60
Lastpage :
63
Abstract :
Humor can be used effectively to improve oral communication. In addition to combating dullness, it can emphasize a point, illustrate a problem, humanize the speaker or his business, build rapport, win over an audience, or defuse a tense situation. A speaker should develop a mental file of appropriate stories, one-liners, attention-getters, and quick comebacks. Problems to be concerned with are your appearance at the head table, preparation and anticipation, (non-)use of puns, timing, and endings.
Keywords :
teaching; humour; oral communication; speaker; Companies; Head; Materials; Proposals; Speech; TV;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0361-1434
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TPC.1978.6591716
Filename :
6591716
Link To Document :
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