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What’s So Funny? Humor and Public Speaking

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In this week's episode of Ongoing Mastery: Presenting & Speaking, Kirsten and Kellie talk about humor and public speaking, what works and what doesn’t. They also share their favorite jokes.

Our favorite moments::

<00:55> Self-deprecating humor can undermine your authority
<01:18> What happened when an experienced speaker’s joke landed very poorly
<02:58> Kellie’s go-to for humor
<04:39> Local and cultural humor doesn’t land beyond the local community/culture
<06:36> Kirsten relies on dad jokes
<12:28> Kellie’s take-away tip
<13:41> You have to know your audience
<14:17> Stay culturally relevant
<15:43> Kirsten’s Norse curse
<17:50> Comic Sans on J. Schuh’s book cover
<19:32> Kirsten’s take-away tip

If you enjoyed this conversation about humor and public speaking, check out Season 3, Episode 25: Why Embrace the Beginner Mindset?: Interview with J. Schuh. Link is in the show notes

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