Punchlines, Pitfalls and Powerful Programs

10 Surefire Ways of Adding Humor to Your Presentations -

If you want to make an impact and truly "connect" with audiences, your programs must entertain as well as educate. This book is full of practical, imaginative ideas for using humor to increase the value of your presentations. Learn to play off the audience, develop original material, and uncover an organization's "humor" hot buttons. Determine where to find clean, appropriate humor and who to poke fun at in a meeting. As you learn to bring more humor into your presentations, you will reap the benefits of increased enjoyment and learning.

Scott Friedman, CSP, (Certified Speaking Professional), 2004-05 President of the National Speakers Association, is the author of 3 books and co-author of 4 others. Scott's latest book, The Celebration Factor, is a practical handbook on how to bring more celebration into both your organization and your life. Based on Scott's extensive global research, interviews, and years of speaking around the world, this book offers strategies and examples from leading organizations that are successfully creating cultures of celebration in their workplaces. Scott's book Punchlines, Pitfalls and Powerful Programs Ten Surefire Ways of Adding Humor to Your Presentations is the perfect resource for those looking to connect with their audience, whomever that may be. This book outlines effective methods for engaging an audience through humor and storytelling. His book Using Humor for a Change offers many great, illustrated ideas to lighten up the workload.

An internationally recognized professional, Scott speaks on a variety of topics over 80 times a year. Although his main area of focus is employee innovation, celebration, and customer experience, Scott also specializes in using humor as a tool in sales, speaking, and adapting to change. His varied experiences have brought him success in many industries including: hospitality, meetings, real estate, insurance, health care, education, government and just about any association. Scott's greatest strength is his ability to customize the perfect program to fit the needs of any particular group. His improvisational comedy training, quick wit, and engaging material make Scott's programs both content rich and a bunch of fun! He is a perfect fit for kick-offs, closings, lunches, and midnight snacks.

As an established and trusted member of the speaking community for many years Scott continues to have a strong presence both domestically and globally. In 1988, as the President of the National Speakers Association of Colorado, he founded the Meetings Industry Council of Colorado, a coalition of professional meetings industry-related organizations. The council's underlying purpose is to strengthen the relationships among participating organizations through increased communication. In 2002 Scott was awarded the International Association of Speaker Bureaus (IASB) Pace Setter Award, given annually to an individual outside the IASB who played an integral role in partnership with IASB to further advance the speaking industry. The IASB recognized Scott for successfully developing and executing an alliance between the NSA (National Speakers Association) and IASB [to encourage] partnering among bureaus and speakers to further advance the client relationships that serve both. In April 2005, Scott's vision brought the first Global Speakers Summit to Singapore. 300 international speakers and meetings professionals from 20 countries attended this event.

Scott now spends 30% of his time speaking throughout Asia and other locations around the globe. His international clients include Singapore Airlines, the Singapore Government, Gold Fields of South Africa, Young President s Organization, Hyatt Asia, HSBC and many Fortune 1000 companies. He offers all his clients a global and culturally sensitive perspective on how to get more out of work and life. Scott is always sure to do his homework to make certain that all groups feel at home no matter where they might be.

Treat your organization to a fun-filled, interactive, and content-rich program that's guaranteed to inspire and entertain attendees. Participants will come away with tools to enhance their work, their lives, and their future helping them to live happily ever laughter.