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Special Delivery! Tips for Improving Your Humor
Delivering humorous speeches involves a lot more than simply
having good material. Take some time to incorporate these tips
into your presentations and watch the fun and laughter factors
rise.
In Fun
Sigmund Freud wrote: "The most favorable condition for comic
pleasure is a generally happy disposition in which one is in the
mood for laughter."
This concept is called "in fun." If you want your audience to
laugh, they must be in fun. You, the speaker, must be in fun.
The emcee or program ...
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Living the Simple Life
The trend of today for many people is to live the "simple life."
However, what exactly is the simple life? There are as many
answers to this question as there are individuals looking to
find the peace and contentment that seems so evasive. Yet, in
their hearts there is a void, an empty spot that modern
consumption just cannot fill. So,people sit there pondering what
they can do to live the simple life, while the television's
volume is on high and the voice mail fills up with messages.
After all ...
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Discover the Lighter Side of the Internet
We all know the Internet is a great tool for finding out
information and sharing knowledge. But as a human sometimes
sitting at a computer all day can get quite tedious, especially
if it is your job 5 days a week. This feeling can be compounded
by other problems in one's personal life, and the result can
mean little productivity because of a sour mood. Well humanity
does have a lighter side, and this too can be explored on the
Internet. Sometimes a little humor or interesting trivia can
really ...
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Beat the Stress: Laugh at Short Funny Jokes
Stress is a staple part of life. Contrary to popular belief, stress can actually come from almost every situation whether they bring excitement, happiness, sadness of anxiety. What makes this a thing of complexity is that stress actually differs from person to person. On the other hand, no matter how complicated the math of stress may be, the mere act of laughing at short funny jokes, expressing feelings, and smiling could release one of the perils of stress. Stress' effect on the ...
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A Single Dads Journey Towards Motherhood
The rainy day made for a wonderful chance for the three of us
to finally spend some quiet time together. Faith and Elissa
climbed into my bed and snuggled up to me, at the same time
taking all but a corner of my blanket from my prying hands. It
was only 9:00, who wakes up this early, especially in the summer
time? I slowly opened my eyes, and suddenly it hit me. My girls
were here, here in my home. In our home! Finally, I had my
babies, only they weren't babies anymore. My wife was no ...
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