Episode 40

Michael Kerr | How to become a humorous speaker

Do you ever want to use humour in your presentations but feel a bit too scared? It can seem daunting. Things seem to either be funny or not, and easy to get wrong. Why is it that the North American spelling of humour drops the 'u'? I want to start a rallying call to put the U back into North American humour... or maybe I'll just take a quick nap first?

My guest this week is a highly experienced speaker who is known for bringing humour and delivering exceptional and engaging talks. He's a hall of fame speaker and he travels the world helping companies find the benefits of humour and helping people to stop taking life too seriously.

We got to chatting about the theory of humour and what makes things funny but most importantly, how you can start bringing some humour into your own presentations.

Enjoy the listen but look out for the YouTube episode, as Michael got up to a little mischief that you'll only see on the YouTube edit.

To find out more about Michael Kerr go to MikeKerr.com

Michael says “Life is too short to work in a soul-sucking, fun-sucking workplace, and life is too short to take yourself seriously!  If you take yourself too seriously the irony becomes that no one around you ends up taking you remotely seriously!” 

You can find out more from Michael in his book 'The Humor Advantage' and from his writings at his Humor at Work blog

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John Ball is a keynote coach and professional speaker on a mission to help upcoming leaders master their communication, create impact and stand out as experts in their field.
John left the high life of his flying career to do something more meaningful to him and has since worked with several leading personal and professional development organisations as a lead coach and trainer.
The heart of everything John does involves helping people shift to personal responsibility and conscious awareness of how they show up and perform in every situation, whilst equipping them with the tools to be exceptional.
John also co-hosts The Coaching Clinic Podcast with his great friend and colleague Angie Besignano.
He lives in the beautiful city of Valencia, Spain with his husband and often visits the UK and US for speaking and training engagements. When he's not speaking or podcasting, he's likely to be out swimming, kayaking or enjoying time with friends.

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