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TALKING FUNNY FOR SPEAKERS is an online group programme to help you add humour to your presentations, pitches and communications. It’s not about turning you into a comedian, it’s about learning the skills to make your message more entertaining, so it engages your audience or builds rapport in meetings.
Just email Jem@JeremyNicholas.co.uk to book your place. You’ll then receive an invoice to confirm it.
Dates: The next four week programme starts on Thursday 2nd May 2024.
The cost: It’s £300
Book your place: If you’d like to add humour to your talks, to engage and entertain your audience just email Jem@JeremyNicholas.co.uk and we’ll send you an invoice to confirm your place.
You will learn: How to write funny lines, deliver them, make your audience smile and laugh without losing credibility, where to find humour in real life, how to hold your audience’s attention and how to get a guaranteed laugh with a simple structure anyone can implement.
Why do it? People won’t listen to boring speakers any more. You’ll learn how to grab your audience’s attention and hold it. This is vital in today’s fast moving world. It’s such a shame if you’ve got great content and people are tuning out. This will ensure they’ll listen to the bitter end, while keeping them sweet. Humorous speakers get great feedback at conference and get rebooked and referred time and time again.
The format: You’ll get 12 x five-minute videos to watch, six short exercises to complete, four live group Zoom calls (one hour) and a Facebook private mastermind group to discuss your material, and get feedback. There’s only one test for humorous material and that’s to try it out on others, so the group sessions are invaluable. Each group is capped at eight people. The live Zoom calls will all be at 6pm UK time on Thursdays. You can do the other parts of the programme, the videos and exercises in your own time, to fit into your week. You get a 30 minute Zoom one-to-one session with Jeremy in the month after the programme finishes.
Testimonials :”I learned loads of techniques and strategies on how to structure my stores and make them even more funny, engaging and impactful.” – Stuart Harris, customer retention expert.
“Jem helped me to craft funny lines within my style that I can use again and again.” – Dr. Lynda Shaw, neuroscientist and speaker.
Video testimonials:
Mel Sherwood – pitch and presentation specialist.
Paul Du Toit – Congruence, South Africa.
Caroline Hopkins – presentation skills expert.
A WORD FROM JEREMY ON WHY YOU SHOULD SIGN UP
All my life I’ve operated in that small niche area between information and humour. Back in 2010 I gave a talk on using humour in business presentations to an audience in Johannesburg and split my trousers live on stage. I got a standing ovation. I’m not sure if it was for my material or my bum!I’ve worked as a BBC News broadcaster during the week and a stand-up comic at weekends. I’ve always added funny lines into my broadcasting and that’s why I’ve been the go-to person for commentating on major events with authority, but also adding a splash of colour. I specialise in providing that spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down. I’ve taken two shows to the Edinburgh Fringe in the past two years, enjoying month-long runs of each. I’m a past-president of the Professional Speaking Association, London, and a recipient of the Hall of Fame Award the PSAE – Professional Speaking Award of Excellence. I’ve spoken across the world on how to use humour in business presentations. I know how to get people to listen and it’s a shareable skill. Would you like me to share it with you?
CORPORATE TRAINING SESSIONS:
HOW TO BE A WHIZZ AT ZOOM – Jeremy runs group training sessions on how to use Zoom for meetings and remote presentations. For bespoke remote presentation training for your organisation, email Jem@JeremyNicholas.co.uk with your requirements.
Media Training– How to do the perfect TV, radio and press interview.
Crisis Communications– an advanced session on dealing with hostile and unwelcome media attention.
How to Use Humour In Business – an interactive two hour session on how to be funny and what to avoid.
Telling Tales– a two hour session on corporate storytelling. How to find the stories and how to use them with impact.
What Business Leaders Can Learn From Sport –a two hour workshop based on Jeremy’s years as a BBC sports commentator interviewing greats from the world of sport.
What Are You Talking About? – a 45 minute keynote or 90 minute workshop on the crazy things business speakers do in presentations.
ONE TO ONE COACHING SESSIONS
Talking Toolbox coaching sessions can help with: Writing speeches, structuring talks, developing powerful slides, overcoming nerves, delivering with impact, adding humour, coping with tricky questions, and all aspects of talking out loud in front of people.
We know that public speaking is one of the scariest things in the world, after spiders, skyscrapers and circus clowns; so we’ve a range of options to ease you on your speaking journey.
One-to-one sessions are available to help you with any part of the daunting business of speaking; especially creating killer keynotes, delivering like a true professional and adding humour to talks.
Tickle My Keynote is very popular with speakers who want help with funny lines. Jeremy’s recognised as a leader in this field and is sought out by top international speakers, as well as corporate clients in the UK, to ensure they get laughs onstage. He undertakes commissions to write funny lines into existing speeches.
Annual coaching package – Jeremy takes on six speakers a year and offers them 12 three hour sessions across a year-long period. This is very popular with professional speakers as well as corporate clients who have to speak as part of their job. There is usually a short waiting list for this option.
Whatever you need help with to make you a better speaker, Jeremy can help.
Jeremy is an award-winning TV and radio broadcaster, well known for his quirky news and sports features for BBC TV and radio.
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