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

Author: David Nihill

Narrator: David Nihill

Unabridged: 3 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/25/2015


Synopsis

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

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michal

I am with friends at a pub quiz. One of the questions is: what is the height of an emperor penguin? We have to guess within a margin of 10 centimetres. I like animals and I often visited the zoo in my hometown as a kid. There was a sculpture of the penguin made from stone and covered with glass mosai......more

Goodreads review by Kent

useful and intelligent I'm feeling funnier, telling better stories, and some third thing. David Nahil gives a great primer on how to get to the funny and improve public speaking. I'm already using lots of his tips.......more

"A guy joins a monastery and takes a vow of silence. He's allowed to say two words every seven years. After the first seven years, the elders bring him in and ask for his two words. He says, "Cold floors." They nod and send him away. Seven more years pass. They bring him back in and ask him for his......more

An entertaining guide to public speaking.......more