Funny How

Author : David Nihill
Publisher : BenBella Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1942952287
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Do You Talk Funny? written by David Nihill and published by BenBella Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. You'll learn how to: - Craft a story and content that your audience will want to listen to - Find the funniest parts of your material and how to get to them faster - Deal with stage fright - Master the two most important parts of your performance: timing and delivery Ten percent of the author's proceeds from this book will go to Arash Bayatmakou via Help Hope Live until he is fully back on his feet and thereafter to one of the many facing the same challenges after suffering a severe spinal cord injury.

Author : Manon Mathews
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781735080123
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Funny How It Works Out written by Manon Mathews and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael Jr.
Publisher : Inprov Media
ISBN 13 : 9781951701970
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Funny How Life Works written by Michael Jr. and published by Inprov Media. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Funny How Life Works is a behind-the-scenes look at the life and career of comedian Michael Jr. Infused with the same laugh-out-loud humor and practical wisdom that define his stand-up acts, Michael shares a collection of stories meant to inspire readers to embrace their purpose--their "punchline."

Author : Alex Clayton
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438478305
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Funny How? written by Alex Clayton and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What makes something funny? This book shows how humor can be analyzed without killing the joke. Alex Clayton argues that the brevity of a sketch or skit and its typical rejection of narrative development make it comedy-concentrate, providing a rich field for exploring how humor works. Focusing on a dozen or so skits and scenes, Clayton shows precisely how sketch comedy appeals to the funny bone and engages our philosophical imagination. He suggests that since humor is about persuading an audience to laugh, it can be understood as a form of rhetoric. Through vivid, highly readable analyses of individual sketches, Clayton illustrates that Aristotle's three forms of appeal—logos, the appeal to reason; ethos, the appeal to communality; and pathos, the appeal to emotion—can form the basis for illuminating the inner workings of humor. Drawing on both popular and lesser-known examples from the United States, United Kingdom, and elsewhere—Monty Python's Flying Circus, Key and Peele, Saturday Night Live, Airplane!, and Smack the Pony—Clayton reveals the techniques and resonances of humor.

Author : Julie Wakely
Publisher : Julie Wakely Enterprises
ISBN 13 : 0975260618
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Funny How Things Turn Out written by Julie Wakely and published by Julie Wakely Enterprises. This book was released on 2015 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An inside glimpse of one woman's personal journey with cancer seen through a series of letters written to her daughter"--Back cover

Author : Melissa Wyatt
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 1429947020
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Funny How Things Change written by Melissa Wyatt and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2009-04-27 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remy Walker has it all: he found the love of his life at home in crumbling little Dwyer, West Virginia, deep in his beloved Appalachian Mountains where his family settled more than one hundred and sixty years ago. But at seventeen, you're not supposed to already be where you want to be, right? You've got a whole world to make your way through, and you start by leaving your dead-end town. Like his girlfriend, Lisa. Lisa's going away to college. If Remy goes with her, it would be the start of everything they ever dreamed of. So when a fascinating young artist from out of state shows Remy his home through new eyes, why is he suddenly questioning his future? The author vividly depicts a rich and beautiful place in this powerful novel about a young man who, over the course of a summer, learns how much he has to give up for a girl, and how much he needs to give up for a mountain.

Author : Judith Bruce
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0857208209
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Funny How Things Turn Out written by Judith Bruce and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part biography, part memoir, all brilliantly written, 'Funny How Things Turn Out' chronicles the long, long life of Muriel Newmarch and her daughter.

Author : Chris R. Pownall
Publisher : Pneuma Springs Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1905809972
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Funny How Things Work Out written by Chris R. Pownall and published by Pneuma Springs Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07-30 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Chris Pownall¿s life beginning from early childhood to retirement. Chris¿ autobiography is unique because he tells his story with a slant towards the more hilarious side of his life. Chris has always had a reputation for being there when things were going wrong¿but it¿s nothing to do with him really! His former work colleagues will bear witness to situations involving freak weather conditions and disrupted travelling arrangements. His sense of humour has seen him through many difficult situations¿which he managed to salvage with wit and discretion.Chris enjoys humour and receives great satisfaction in giving others a reason to laugh. His fifty years of continuous employment gave him great fulfilment and provided amazing opportunities for travel and experience of many industries and cultures which he shares in this account. Chris has been privileged to work with some highly capable and interesting people; not all are referred to in this book but this autobiography focuses upon those with whom Chris worked more closely and had the most fun. Despite all the self-effacing humour, the author has a serious side which has driven his search for knowledge at the forefront of sealing technology. As you read these stories the author hopes that these yarns no matter how unbelievable some may seem, will not cause offence, as they are not intended to, but will bring a smile to your face as you share in the humour of his hilarious and not so hilarious past!

Author : Mire, Betty
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781455606443
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book It's Funny How Things Change written by Mire, Betty and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 1985 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ready or not...it's time to grow up! An eleven-year-old can have her share of problems. Libby Stokes's best friends don't understand her anymore. All they want to do is talk about parties and boys. Her mother has taken a sudden interest in trying to run Libby's life, and worst of all, her grandmother, the person Libby has always counted on most, is moving away. It's enough to make a tomboy want to climb a tree and hide! Libby does try hiding by running away. But she soon discovers that she can't run away from the changes that time brings.

Author : Paul Moran
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1430301147
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What's So Funny? How to Sharpen Your Sense of Humor written by Paul Moran and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author's goal is to help you learn to think funny every day.