Speaker for the US Jaycees National Conference. I told them how I was invited to go to the Rolling Stones concert for free and said the following: "How could I turn down a free ticket to one of the most publicized and exciting events of the year? Besides the annual Jaycees Conference of course!"

That line got the biggest laugh of the entire speech. When people laugh, wh

I was invited to give a presentation to an organization where members were afraid to step up to leadership positions mainly because they would have to do some public speaking. They asked me if I could somehow communicate to them that "public speaking can be fun". Little did they know, "FUN" was my middle name. As a matter of fact, one of the very first things I say on my new CD is that "public speaking can be fun!"

3 Ways How To Have Fun

Prepare: Know what you are going to say. The more you know, the less nervous you will be and the more confidence you will have to let loose and have fun.

Add Humor: Find places in your presentation, no matter how serious or dry the material is, to add humor. While reviewing your notes and writing out your presentation, if something pops into your head that is funny, just write it down, take a risk, and go with it. If your audience laughs, pause for the laughter and do not talk while they are laughing. If they do not laugh, just continue on and fuggetaboutit.

Interact: Encourage participation among your audience. If someone makes a joke about something you just said, allow people to laugh. Who cares where the humor comes from, it's great to have an audience laugh. Laughter makes people feel good, it helps them to stay attentive to your presentation, and they leave feeling like they just had some fun. When you allow your audience to have fun, you allow yourself to have fun and vice versa.

Let Them Laugh In September I was the Keynote Speaker for the US Jaycees National Conference. I told them how I was invited to go to the Rolling Stones concert for free and said the following: "How could I turn down a free ticket to one of the most publicized and exciting events of the year? Besides the annual Jaycees Conference of course!"

That line got the biggest laugh of the entire speech. When people laugh, whe

is that "public speaking can be fun!"

3 Ways How To Have Fun

Prepare: Know what you are going to say. The more you know, the less nervous you will be and the more confidence you will have to let loose and have fun.

Add Humor: Find places in your presentation, no matter how serious or dry the material is, to add humor. While reviewing your notes and writing out your presentation, if something pops into your head that is funny, just write it down, take a risk, and go with it. If your audience laughs, pause for the laughter and do not talk while they are laughing. If they do not laugh, just continue on and fuggetaboutit.

Interact: Encourage participation among your audience. If someone makes a joke about something you just said, allow people to laugh. Who cares where the humor comes from, it's great to have an audience laugh. Laughter makes people feel good, it helps them to stay attentive to your presentation, and they leave feeling like they just had some fun. When you allow your audience to have fun, you allow yourself to have fun and vice versa.

Let Them Laugh In September I was the Keynote Speaker for the US Jaycees National Conference. I told them how I was invited to go to the Rolling Stones concert for free and said the following: "How could I turn down a free ticket to one of the most publicized and exciting events of the year? Besides the annual Jaycees Conference of course!"

That line got the biggest laugh of the entire speech. When people laugh, wh

your presentation, if something pops into your head that is funny, just write it down, take a risk, and go with it. If your audience laughs, pause for the laughter and do not talk while they are laughing. If they do not laugh, just continue on and fuggetaboutit.

Interact: Encourage participation among your audience. If someone makes a joke about something you just said, allow people to laugh. Who cares where the humor comes from, it's great to have an audience laugh. Laughter makes people feel good, it helps them to stay attentive to your presentation, and they leave feeling like they just had some fun. When you allow your audience to have fun, you allow yourself to have fun and vice versa.

Let Them Laugh In September I was the Keynote Speaker for the US Jaycees National Conference. I told them how I was invited to go to the Rolling Stones concert for free and said the following: "How could I turn down a free ticket to one of the most publicized and exciting events of the year? Besides the annual Jaycees Conference of course!"

That line got the biggest laugh of the entire speech. When people laugh, wh

allow people to laugh. Who cares where the humor comes from, it's great to have an audience laugh. Laughter makes people feel good, it helps them to stay attentive to your presentation, and they leave feeling like they just had some fun. When you allow your audience to have fun, you allow yourself to have fun and vice versa.

Let Them Laugh In September I was the Keynote Speaker for the US Jaycees National Conference. I told them how I was invited to go to the Rolling Stones concert for free and said the following: "How could I turn down a free ticket to one of the most publicized and exciting events of the year? Besides the annual Jaycees Conference of course!"

That line got the biggest laugh of the entire speech. When people laugh, wh

Speaker for the US Jaycees National Conference. I told them how I was invited to go to the Rolling Stones concert for free and said the following: "How could I turn down a free ticket to one of the most publicized and exciting events of the year? Besides the annual Jaycees Conference of course!"

That line got the biggest laugh of the entire speech. When people laugh, when people are entertained, and when people have fun, they pay a lot more attention to what you are saying and presenting. Whatever you portray, your audience will feel. Great presentation skills create great presentations. Bad presentation skills, produce.... well.... you know.

Develop your presentation skills, welcome humor, and have fun with your speech. Do this and your presentations will have a much greater impact and will be more likely to produce positive results.