Giving a business presentation can be daunting, whether you're an entry-level employee or a seasoned top executive. The way you start your presentation plays in integral role in whether you capture ...

“Dying is easy,” the Shakespearean actor Edmund Gwenn said on his deathbed. “Comedy is hard.” Every business communicator who has tried—and failed—to lighten up a presentation by being funny knows ...

“What is a cow playing an instrument doing?” my six-year-old son asked at the dinner table. “I don’t know, what?” I responded. “He’s making mooo-sic.” My son then burst into laughter, completely taken ...

Public speaking is undoubtedly one of the most nerve-wracking things you can do, and I've previously covered a number of technical innovations that attempt to help you deliver a better speech. For ...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Humor has long been a favorite tool of successful speakers and not just because it can make the audience and the presenter feel better. Laughter has ...

Jokes with punch lines based around IT jargon will certainly fall flat with this type of audience. When giving a presentation to other IT professionals, however, is the time to maybe tell the joke you ...