Comments on: Humor Writing Contest — The Results http://www.humorpower.com/blog/2006/05/humor-writing-contest-the-results/ Better thinking -- Better speaking -- Better living Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:45:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: John Kinde http://www.humorpower.com/blog/2006/05/humor-writing-contest-the-results/comment-page-1/#comment-426 John Kinde Wed, 24 May 2006 12:44:03 +0000 http://www.humorpower.com/blog/2006/05/humor-writing-contest-the-results/#comment-426 Hi Brian, You're on the right track. Seize every opportunity to compete in Toastmaster competitions. Any opportunity to drop in a last-minute humorous observation, even in a contest speech, is a great chance to learn what works. It's about having fun and becoming a better speaker. It's not about winning. And as Darren LaCroix says, "Stage Time, Stage Time, Stage Time." I also highly recommend practicing observational humor at each TM meeting. At the end of the meeting, look for an opportunity to try at least one piece of observational humor based on what happened at the meeting. It's a powerful exercise. I recommend deleting the joke-master and replacing it with a segment on observational humor. Everyone contributes a humorous observation at the end of the meeting. It's the highlight of our advanced club. Happy speaking. John Hi Brian,
You’re on the right track. Seize every opportunity to compete in Toastmaster competitions. Any opportunity to drop in a last-minute humorous observation, even in a contest speech, is a great chance to learn what works. It’s about having fun and becoming a better speaker. It’s not about winning. And as Darren LaCroix says, “Stage Time, Stage Time, Stage Time.” I also highly recommend practicing observational humor at each TM meeting. At the end of the meeting, look for an opportunity to try at least one piece of observational humor based on what happened at the meeting. It’s a powerful exercise. I recommend deleting the joke-master and replacing it with a segment on observational humor. Everyone contributes a humorous observation at the end of the meeting. It’s the highlight of our advanced club. Happy speaking. John

]]> By: Brian Hinton http://www.humorpower.com/blog/2006/05/humor-writing-contest-the-results/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Brian Hinton Tue, 23 May 2006 23:19:26 +0000 http://www.humorpower.com/blog/2006/05/humor-writing-contest-the-results/#comment-416 John, I have been a Toastmaster for 8 years but found my speeches lacking pizzaz because I felt they were always too serious. So over the last year, I've been investigating how to add humor to my presentations. I'm getting better, but still on a learning curve. I joined a Toastmasters club in another city with a humor focus and then decided to start one in my own city. I absolutely love your newsletter and dig into each one as soon as they arrive! I feel that your newsletter has helped with my humor learning curve and I even entered one of the recent contests receiving an honorable mention. Keep the newsletters coming! John,

I have been a Toastmaster for 8 years but found my speeches lacking pizzaz because I felt they were always too serious. So over the last year, I’ve been investigating how to add humor to my presentations. I’m getting better, but still on a learning curve. I joined a Toastmasters club in another city with a humor focus and then decided to start one in my own city. I absolutely love your newsletter and dig into each one as soon as they arrive! I feel that your newsletter has helped with my humor learning curve and I even entered one of the recent contests receiving an honorable mention. Keep the newsletters coming!

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