My TALK BOOK ON HUMOR
My friend and a compelling professional speaker, Pravin Shekar http://katha108.com has been persuading me to write a book for over three years. I thought my lethargy will put him off. And he [...]
Humor at Work – Pointers from Harvard Business Review
I was elated to read the blurb that lead to an article in the July-August 2020 issue of Harvard Business Review which validated my sustained work on talking about business humor. “One good [...]
Influence without Authority – Be Sincere
Manipal, Karnataka. Mid-70s. I was a student of engineering at MIT and also a member of the Manipal Junior Jaycees Club. We had many stalwarts from our parent Manipal Jaycees guiding us as [...]
KNOW these rules of Public Speaking
My public speaking teachers had stressed on these rules to be followed religiously to be an effective speaker. Seemingly simple but difficult to practise as I learned the hard way. There are many [...]
The Art of Repartee – Intelligent Humor
Humor has many forms, jokes, anecdotes, quips, verses, limericks, satire, slapstick, stand-up, parody, morbid, topical and many more. But personally, I feel repartee outshines all these [...]
Five More Tips for Using Humor in Public Speaking
I am encouraged and grateful for your overwhelming response to my earlier post on humor. This prompted me to come out with five more tips based on my experience. Read on.. 6.Don’t announce humor. [...]
Empathy, a powerful tool to influence
I was listening to a podcast of Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft titled ‘ Microsoft’s Next Act’ in which he talks about empathy. “Innovation comes only when you are able to meet unmet, [...]
Thirty Day Blogging Challenge….
I started blogging exactly THIS DAY,the 5th June in 2006! I wrote on public speaking,humor and communication in general. In 2008, my blog was listed in Alltop list of world’s top 100 blogs by GUY [...]