I have noticed for decades now that there appears to be an accepted notion that public speaking and stand-up comedy are two very separate and distinct arenas when it comes to generating laughter from and audience.
Nothing could be farther from the truth. If you are involved with public speaking and you cause an audience to laugh, you are using stand-up comedy mechanics—the same mechanics that are also used when causing laughter to happen in a casual conversation.
Hint: If you are giving a speech or presentation and your audience members are sleeping, playing games on their cell phones or are otherwise disengaged, that’s an indication that YOU need to make some adjustments.
Steve Roye is the author of the Killer Stand-up Comedy System and is a globally recognized expert in the field of stand-up comedy material development and presentation strategies -- for entertainers as well as speaking professionals.
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I think that a lot of people are under the impression that adding comedy and humor to speeches and presentations is somehow vastly different from developing a stand-up comedy routine.
Nothing could be further from the truth. The mechanisms for adding comedy and humor to speeches and presentations are EXACTLY the same.
Steve Roye is the author of the Killer Stand-up Comedy System and is a globally recognized expert in the field of stand-up comedy material development and presentation strategies -- for entertainers as well as speaking professionals.
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Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 05/24/2005 Run time: 176 minutes
This double-hitter features legendary comedian Richard Pryor in his prime. HERE AND NOW shows the controversial funnyman in a 1983 live performance shot at the Saenger Theater in New Orleans.
Steve Roye is the author of the Killer Stand-up Comedy System and is a globally recognized expert in the field of stand-up comedy material development and presentation strategies -- for entertainers as well as speaking professionals.
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Breathing life into an elderly curmudgeon, a purple human-like creature from the Micronesian islands, and a self-effacing talking jalapeno on a stick, Jeff Dunham is straight man to some of the funniest partners in show business!
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I have noticed for decades now that there appears to be an accepted notion that public speaking and stand-up comedy are two very separate and distinct arenas when it comes to generating laughter from and audience.
Steve Roye is the author of the Killer Stand-up Comedy System and is a globally recognized expert in the field of stand-up comedy material development and presentation strategies -- for entertainers as well as speaking professionals.
I think that a lot of people are under the impression that adding comedy and humor to speeches and presentations is somehow vastly different from developing a stand-up comedy routine.
