love poems of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browing. You know, How do I
love thee? Let me count the ways. It was a BIG hit. The passengers loved it
and raved for days. I couldnt walk out on deck without some passenger
turning to me and affectionately echoing, How do I love thee?
Technique #31
Use Jawsmiths Jive
Whether youre standing behind a podium facing thousands or behind
the barbecue grill facing your family, youll move, amuse, and motivate with
the same skills.
Read speakers books to cull quotations, pull pearls of wisdom, and get
gems to tickle their funny bones. Find a few bon mots to let casually slide
off your tongue on chosen occasions. If you want to be notable, dream up a
crazy quotable.
Make em rhyme, make em clever, or make em funny. Above all, make
em relevant.
Naturally I got a pretty swollen head over this performance and fancied
myself an eminent poetry reader. I decided to reward the passengers on the
next cruise (which was a cruise to the Caribbean and didnt go anywhere in
the neighborhood of England) with my spectacular reading of the English
love poems. WHAT A BOMB! Passengers avoided me on the deck for the
rest of the cruise. How did you bore me? Let me count the ways.
How to Banter Like the Big Shots Do (Big Winners Tell It Like It Is)
If you stepped into an elevator full of people speaking Hungaian, you
might not recognize they were Hungarian unless you spoke their language.
However, the minute you opened your mouth, theyd recognize youre not
Hungarian.
Its the same with the big cats. If you overhear several of them speaking,
you might not recognize theyre big cats. However, the minute you opened
your mouth theyd recognize youre not a big cat, unless you spoke their
lingo.
What are some differences between a big cats growl and a litle cats
insignificant hiss? One of the most blatant is euphemisms. Big cats arent
afraid of real words. They call a spade a spade. Words like toilet paper dont
scare them. Little cats hide behind bathroom tissue. If somebody is rich, big
cats call it rich. Little cats, oh so embarrassed at the concept of talking
about money in polite company, substitute the word wealthy. When little
cats use a substitute word or euphemism, they might as well be saying,
ooja
(Ooja)
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