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Do You Talk Funny?

7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker

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Do You Talk Funny?

By: David Nihill
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Public speaking can be terrifying. For David Nihill, the idea of standing in front of an audience was scarier than cliff jumping into a thorny pit of spiders and mothers-in-law. Without a parachute or advanced weaponry. Something had to change.

In what doesn't sound like the best plan ever, David decided to overcome his fears by pretending to be a comedian called "Irish Dave" for one full year, crashing as many comedy clubs, festivals, and shows as possible. One part of the plan was at least logical: He was already Irish and already called Dave. In one year David went from being deathly afraid of public speaking to hosting a business conference, regularly performing stand-up comedy, and winning storytelling competitions in front of packed houses. He did it by learning from some of the best public speakers in the world: stand-up comedians.

Do You Talk Funny? shows how the key principles of stand-up comedy can be applied to your speaking engagements and presentations to make you funnier, more interesting, and better looking (or at least two of the three). Whether you are preparing for a business presentation, giving a wedding toast, defending your thesis, raising money from investors, or simply want to take on something you're afraid of, this book will take you from sweaty to stage-ready. Ten percent of the author's proceeds from this book will go to Arash Bayatmakou via Help Hope Live until he is fully back on his feet and thereafter to one of the many facing the same challenges after suffering severe spinal cord injuries.

©2015 BenBella Books (P)2015 David Nihill
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Fantastic advice on how to improve you comedy skills. Highly recommended to anyone learning to be a better public speaker!

Expertly written and very insightful

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We’ll delivered, some really good points. Should help with all public speaking . Recommend for everyone

Pretty good

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Absolutely loved this book. David does a great job of finding the balance between providing constant entertainment and also getting across key points in a practical, actionable fashion. Will definitely be listening again!

Super Practical and (of course) Funny

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awesome actionable tips taught in an entertaining manner . highly recommend to anyone wanting improve as a speaker

great book

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Dave is a funny guy and he is teaching you how to be funny. What more do you want!

Great read.

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