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    Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker
    Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker
    Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker
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    Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker

    Written by David Nihill

    Narrated by David Nihill

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    About this audiobook

    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 an accomplished 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. And he did it by learning from some of the best public speakers in the world: stand-up comedians.

    Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker 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.

     "The best public speaking audiobook of all time.” —BookAuthority 

    "David Nihill talks funny. He also writes funny. But his book isn't just entertaining, it's incredibly useful. It's packed with effective and easy-to-implement tips that have helped me in my presentations." —AJ Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically 

    "Your next talk will be 10 times more entertaining if you read this book." —Charlie Hoehn, author of Play It Away

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFunnyBizz Books
    Release dateNov 25, 2015
    ISBN9781094273716
    Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker

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    • 4/5
      I think he has some really good tips to be intentional funny like the order in witch you present your funny so you can have the biggest impact.
    • 5/5
      I first saw Dave on TikTok. This book will make my next business presentation significantly better.
    • 4/5
      Entertaining book to learn pointers everyone can incorporate in presentations. Good book, I likey. ?
    • 5/5
      To the point indeed, well edyfying and greatly but greatly
      funny