I can just hear you saying, “ Come on now, Mike , can you
really teach someone to be funny and entertaining in just 60
minutes?” The answer is a definite YES I CAN.
I can teach you the skills you need in 60 minutes. What I
can’t do is give you the courage to go out there and use the
skills in social situations. But I even try to help you with
this in the section on shyness and confidence.
There is no doubt that some people have the gift of humor and
wit in abundance. It seems to come naturally to them. The
danger many naturally gifted humorists face is hogging the
platform and not appreciating the humor of others.
While I love being in the presence of naturally funny people I
do begin to get irritated when they dominate the social
setting and don’t appreciate what others have to offer.
I don’t take a back seat to them. Neither should you. Just
look for an opening and jump in.
Even if you don’t have the gift to the same degree as others
you can still shine when it comes to humorous and entertaining
conversation.
Only you can provide the DESIRE, DETERMINATION AND REFUSAL TO
ACCEPT ANYTHING BUT SUCCESS.
So stay with me, read and digest my suggestions, practise them
daily and watch yourself transform into a humorous
entertaining social butterfly.
Everyone wants to be funny and entertaining when engaged in
social interaction but many have difficulty doing so. Join me
in unleashing your Humor Potential.
What’s Stopping You from Being Funny and Entertaining?
* Shyness
* Fear of failure
* Fear of looking foolish
* low self esteem and self image
* negative self talk
* Embarrassment
* You love your comfort zone
To achieve your Funny potential make friends with your
discomfort zone.
Force yourself to do what you are uncomfortable doing and
watch great things begin to happen.
Funny Types
When considering your funny potential you have to examine
yourself closely to determine how you relate to others
humorously. In my thinking there are 5 types of “ humorous”
people.
1. People who can entertain and make others laugh easily in
both large and small group settings.
2. People who can entertain and make others laugh in small
groups but not in larger ones.
3. People who appreciate the humor of others and laugh easily
but are not bold or confident enough to take the humor lead.
4. Those who think they’re real jokers but no one else does.
These people can be real pains when they try to be the
constant comic in every situation. When they tell a story
they drag it out tediously, get confused regarding details,
flow and sequence and when they do get to the punch line it
flops BIG TIME.
5. Very shy people who have a sense of humor but who just are
not comfortable or confident when it comes to general
conversation let alone making someone laugh.
No matter which of the above types you fit into there is
hope. I am sure that if you follow my suggestions you can
begin a process of emergence from whatever type you are into
the type you’d like to be.
For more info on How to Be Funny VISIT HERE
The Laughter Lounge is based on my popular book "Light Up With Laughter". ( A book designed to help people live lives rooted in love, laughter and joy. Subscribe to my FREE Lifeline Newsletter at www.mikemoorespeaks.com
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Top Ten Reasons to Put Laughter to Work for You By Mike Moore
1. It cuts stress in half
2. Lowers blood pressure
3. Increases your energy
4. Promotes happiness
5. Stimulates the immune system
6. Promotes healing (physical and emotional)
7. Positive humor fosters a positive attitude
8. Promotes social flexibility
9. Increases endorphins ( feel good chemicals)
10. Bonds us to one another and reduces social conflict
More on Laughter and Humor Therapy HERE
2. Lowers blood pressure
3. Increases your energy
4. Promotes happiness
5. Stimulates the immune system
6. Promotes healing (physical and emotional)
7. Positive humor fosters a positive attitude
8. Promotes social flexibility
9. Increases endorphins ( feel good chemicals)
10. Bonds us to one another and reduces social conflict
More on Laughter and Humor Therapy HERE
Monday, July 25, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
How to Develop Platform Pizzazz
Up Your Platform Pizzazz
By Mike Moore
People are drawn to a speaker with pizzazz, that spark of enthusiasm and excitement about life that makes being in their presence a joy. Speakers with pizzazz smile easily and often and laugh with great energy and pleasure. It feels good to be alive and in their company. You want to hear what they have to say and take home what they have to sell.
Speakers with pizzazz don't have to be loud and boisterous. They can be quietly positive and enthusiastic, appreciating the moment with whomever they happen to share it. They listen attentively, care deeply and respond to life and to others generously. They are gifts to any audience.
The late Leo Buscaglia, a man of great pizzazz, tells of meeting a woman who lacked this gift. She had a perpetual angry frown on her face and was miserable most of the time. Leo looked at her and asked how she was feeling. She glared at him and barked, " Just fine!!" " Good, now if you would only tell that to your face," Leo replied.
How to Develop Your own Pizzazz
You have to want to.
Associate with positive, happy, enthusiastic people.
Begin looking at life and speaking about it optimistically.
Develop a sense of humour. Remember, you aren't born with a sense of humour you develop it.
People are attracted to those with a keen sense of humour so become a HUMOUR HOUND. Look for humour everywhere and enjoy it when it is discovered.
Avoid negative self talk. Speak positively to yourself about yourself and to others about themselves.
Show an genuine interest in the people you are with.
Learn to enjoy the present moment. Audiences respond positively to a speaker who obviously enjoys being with them at that moment.
Be enthusiastic about everything and everyone.
Have fun. Life is too short not to.
** This is a brief excerpt from my 30 page special report " Improving Your Platform Pizzazz" Check it out here
By Mike Moore
People are drawn to a speaker with pizzazz, that spark of enthusiasm and excitement about life that makes being in their presence a joy. Speakers with pizzazz smile easily and often and laugh with great energy and pleasure. It feels good to be alive and in their company. You want to hear what they have to say and take home what they have to sell.
Speakers with pizzazz don't have to be loud and boisterous. They can be quietly positive and enthusiastic, appreciating the moment with whomever they happen to share it. They listen attentively, care deeply and respond to life and to others generously. They are gifts to any audience.
The late Leo Buscaglia, a man of great pizzazz, tells of meeting a woman who lacked this gift. She had a perpetual angry frown on her face and was miserable most of the time. Leo looked at her and asked how she was feeling. She glared at him and barked, " Just fine!!" " Good, now if you would only tell that to your face," Leo replied.
How to Develop Your own Pizzazz
You have to want to.
Associate with positive, happy, enthusiastic people.
Begin looking at life and speaking about it optimistically.
Develop a sense of humour. Remember, you aren't born with a sense of humour you develop it.
People are attracted to those with a keen sense of humour so become a HUMOUR HOUND. Look for humour everywhere and enjoy it when it is discovered.
Avoid negative self talk. Speak positively to yourself about yourself and to others about themselves.
Show an genuine interest in the people you are with.
Learn to enjoy the present moment. Audiences respond positively to a speaker who obviously enjoys being with them at that moment.
Be enthusiastic about everything and everyone.
Have fun. Life is too short not to.
** This is a brief excerpt from my 30 page special report " Improving Your Platform Pizzazz" Check it out here
Saturday, July 09, 2011
“ 8 Effective Ways To Be Humorous and Entertaining” By Mike Moore
“Everyone wants to be able to make people laugh and it really isn’t that difficult .” says international speaker/humorist Mike Moore. “ All you need to do is learn a few skills and you’re on your way.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRLog (Press Release) – Feb 18, 2010 – Moore speaks throughout Canada and the USA on Humor and Human Health and Relationships and is a strong believer in the social and health benefits of humor and laughter.
According to Moore, laughter is social glue because it bonds people to one another and social lubricant because it reduces conflict in human relationships.
“ Moore believes that people who can make others laugh have a lot of friends and a full social calendar. And the best part is that a sense of humor and the ability to make people laugh can be learned.”
Moore, The author of “ How to Be Humorous and Entertaining in Any Situation,” offers these tips:
1. Become a humor hound. Start looking for the comedy in the chaos around you.
2. Carry a notebook and pen with you at all times and record every funny thing you see and hear.
3. Collect humorous one-liners and inject them into your conversations.
4. Learn to laugh at yourself and share your foibles with others. “ If you can laugh at yourself you will be perpetually amused.” “ If you can’t laugh at yourself you leave the job to someone else.”
5. Learn to tell a great story. Keep them short and sweet. Use a sound recorder to polish your storytelling skills.
6. Start hanging out with humorous, happy people and learn from them.
7. Watch funny movies and sitcoms, read funny books and collect cartoons.
8. Saturate your life with positive humor and laughter.
“ They deserve paradise who can make another laugh.” ( proverb)
Moore believes that people become what they think about so to become humorous and entertaining think humorous thoughts and be willing to share them with others at every opportunity.
For more information about his humor manual visit here
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRLog (Press Release) – Feb 18, 2010 – Moore speaks throughout Canada and the USA on Humor and Human Health and Relationships and is a strong believer in the social and health benefits of humor and laughter.
According to Moore, laughter is social glue because it bonds people to one another and social lubricant because it reduces conflict in human relationships.
“ Moore believes that people who can make others laugh have a lot of friends and a full social calendar. And the best part is that a sense of humor and the ability to make people laugh can be learned.”
Moore, The author of “ How to Be Humorous and Entertaining in Any Situation,” offers these tips:
1. Become a humor hound. Start looking for the comedy in the chaos around you.
2. Carry a notebook and pen with you at all times and record every funny thing you see and hear.
3. Collect humorous one-liners and inject them into your conversations.
4. Learn to laugh at yourself and share your foibles with others. “ If you can laugh at yourself you will be perpetually amused.” “ If you can’t laugh at yourself you leave the job to someone else.”
5. Learn to tell a great story. Keep them short and sweet. Use a sound recorder to polish your storytelling skills.
6. Start hanging out with humorous, happy people and learn from them.
7. Watch funny movies and sitcoms, read funny books and collect cartoons.
8. Saturate your life with positive humor and laughter.
“ They deserve paradise who can make another laugh.” ( proverb)
Moore believes that people become what they think about so to become humorous and entertaining think humorous thoughts and be willing to share them with others at every opportunity.
For more information about his humor manual visit here
Audio Clip: Become a Humor Hound
Here is an audio clip from one of my talks "Light Up With Laughter" on becoming a Humor Hound. LISTEN HERE
You can get the book here
You can get the book here
How to Bring about Change Without Sending Your Staff to A Shrink By Mike Moore
It seem that the only time people are open to change is when what they have always done no longer works for them. In other words when our needs are no longer being met by previous behaviors, thought patterns or procedures.
Your task as a CEO or manager is to show your staff that this applies to your business as well. When certain procedures and practices no longer meet the needs of your business or organization change is needed.
To facilitate this change you must show respect for both the needs of the business and employees. When your business needs for increased efficiency, profitability and productivity take priority over the needs of your staff you are bound to increase stress and create resistance to any proposed change. There must be a balance between the two.
Here are thirteen suggestions to help you bring about change without sending your entire staff to a Psychiatrist.
1. Keep your staff informed especially when the change you want to effect is going to impact them personally. Explain the why and the how of your decision to change.
2. Stress how the proposed change will benefit your employees. When people begin to perceive a forthcoming change as a definite benefit to them and when they feel a sense of ownership in the process they more eagerly participate in, welcome and adapt to any changes made. Ownership
and participation are essential. People are motivated by " What's in it for me?"
3. When your staff perceives a specific change as something done to them without consultation and input they build resistance instead of co-operation.
4. Get your people involved in the planning and the implementation of any change.
5. If you do ask for input from your staff make sure you use some of their suggestions. If you ask for input and ignore any suggestions given you will stop the flow of participation dead in its tracks.
6. Provide adequate training and practice in any new procedures. This is required to develop a new comfort level and replace the old. It usually takes about four weeks to develop a new habit so provide adequate training with this in mind. Don't just give a 4 hour seminar on a new procedure or technology and expect everyone attending to be proficient after one or two sessions. Invite them to tell you when they feel comfortable and confident with the new change.
7. Have a mentoring program set up until a new comfort and confidence level is achieved. Training the trainers and having them available and easily accessible is vital. Have your mentors offer tutorials on request.
8. Never assume that you as a CEO or managers have all the wisdom and insight on any issue. Remember that wisdom is cumulative and resides within the collective. When my wisdom and insights are added to those of others we become wisdom and insight rich. This is when great things begin to happen.
9. Never rush into change. Look upon it as a process involving information, discussion and patience. When you give it time you get the results you want plus a strong commitment from your people.
10. Avoid the bandwagon. A lot of workplace change is initiated by a manager or supervisor getting excited about some new program or technology after attending a conference. They return thinking they have found the motherload. Always research any new idea. Test drive it with a few willing volunteers and then make a decision as to whether you want to commit to full implementation based on their response to the test drive.
During a speech on workplace stress to a group of office workers recently I asked what the most stressful part of their job was. The vast majority said supervisors and managers who discover new software to make their jobs easier and just when they are getting used that new technology the same supervisors discover something else to make their jobs easier. It seems to be never ending. They also claimed that in-service on the new software took them away from their jobs and caused them to fall father and farther behind.
11. People are resistant to change and must be shown that any new way of doing things is going to make their lives less stressful and more enjoyable. Never forget that people are motivated by the search for pleasure and the avoidance of pain.
12. Affirm, appreciate and praise your employees frequently especially during the period of change implementation. Appreciation and praise are powerful human motivators.
13. Foster a climate of humor in the workplace. People working in a climate of humor and employment enjoyment are more flexible and open to change.
" The only change people are comfortable with this the change that jingles in their pocket."
Mike Moore is a leading authority on Humor and Human Health and Potential.
Your task as a CEO or manager is to show your staff that this applies to your business as well. When certain procedures and practices no longer meet the needs of your business or organization change is needed.
To facilitate this change you must show respect for both the needs of the business and employees. When your business needs for increased efficiency, profitability and productivity take priority over the needs of your staff you are bound to increase stress and create resistance to any proposed change. There must be a balance between the two.
Here are thirteen suggestions to help you bring about change without sending your entire staff to a Psychiatrist.
1. Keep your staff informed especially when the change you want to effect is going to impact them personally. Explain the why and the how of your decision to change.
2. Stress how the proposed change will benefit your employees. When people begin to perceive a forthcoming change as a definite benefit to them and when they feel a sense of ownership in the process they more eagerly participate in, welcome and adapt to any changes made. Ownership
and participation are essential. People are motivated by " What's in it for me?"
3. When your staff perceives a specific change as something done to them without consultation and input they build resistance instead of co-operation.
4. Get your people involved in the planning and the implementation of any change.
5. If you do ask for input from your staff make sure you use some of their suggestions. If you ask for input and ignore any suggestions given you will stop the flow of participation dead in its tracks.
6. Provide adequate training and practice in any new procedures. This is required to develop a new comfort level and replace the old. It usually takes about four weeks to develop a new habit so provide adequate training with this in mind. Don't just give a 4 hour seminar on a new procedure or technology and expect everyone attending to be proficient after one or two sessions. Invite them to tell you when they feel comfortable and confident with the new change.
7. Have a mentoring program set up until a new comfort and confidence level is achieved. Training the trainers and having them available and easily accessible is vital. Have your mentors offer tutorials on request.
8. Never assume that you as a CEO or managers have all the wisdom and insight on any issue. Remember that wisdom is cumulative and resides within the collective. When my wisdom and insights are added to those of others we become wisdom and insight rich. This is when great things begin to happen.
9. Never rush into change. Look upon it as a process involving information, discussion and patience. When you give it time you get the results you want plus a strong commitment from your people.
10. Avoid the bandwagon. A lot of workplace change is initiated by a manager or supervisor getting excited about some new program or technology after attending a conference. They return thinking they have found the motherload. Always research any new idea. Test drive it with a few willing volunteers and then make a decision as to whether you want to commit to full implementation based on their response to the test drive.
During a speech on workplace stress to a group of office workers recently I asked what the most stressful part of their job was. The vast majority said supervisors and managers who discover new software to make their jobs easier and just when they are getting used that new technology the same supervisors discover something else to make their jobs easier. It seems to be never ending. They also claimed that in-service on the new software took them away from their jobs and caused them to fall father and farther behind.
11. People are resistant to change and must be shown that any new way of doing things is going to make their lives less stressful and more enjoyable. Never forget that people are motivated by the search for pleasure and the avoidance of pain.
12. Affirm, appreciate and praise your employees frequently especially during the period of change implementation. Appreciation and praise are powerful human motivators.
13. Foster a climate of humor in the workplace. People working in a climate of humor and employment enjoyment are more flexible and open to change.
" The only change people are comfortable with this the change that jingles in their pocket."
Mike Moore is a leading authority on Humor and Human Health and Potential.
Thursday, July 07, 2011
The Healing Power of Nature
There is nothing that calms my spirit and fills me with joy and peace more than observing the natural world in all its wonder and beauty. When I stand in the solitude of a moonlight night or watch the sun set on the sea or a monarch butterfly quietly land on a flower I am filled with the peace and wonder only nature can provide. It also gives my spirit a sense of continuity and mystery along with the feeling that there is so much more beyond the horizon than we can ever imagine.
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Embracing the Mystery
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