Do You Talk Funny? : 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker

چگونه با استفاده از اصول کمدی، به سخنرانی‌ای جذاب و تأثیرگذار تبدیل شویم؟ کتاب «Do You Talk Funny?» نوشته دیوید نیهیل (David Nihill)، پاسخی عملی و مبتنی بر تجربه به این پرسش است. این کتاب که توسط انتشارات BenBella Books در سال ۲۰۱۶ منتشر شده، با زبانی طنز و رویکردی گام‌به‌گام، نشان می‌دهد که چگونه هفت عادت کمدین‌های حرفه‌ای می‌تواند هر سخنرانی را به یک اجرای به‌یادماندنی تبدیل کند و بر ترس از سخنرانی در جمع فائق آید.

دربارهٔ کتاب «Do You Talk Funny?»

این کتاب روایتگر تلاش خود نویسنده، دیوید نیهیل، برای غلبه بر وحشتش از سخنرانی در جمع است. او که برای یک دوست مبتلا به آسیب نخاعی مراسمی خیریه برگزار می‌کرد، با چالشی بزرگ روبه‌رو شد: ایستادن پشت میکروفن و صحبت برای جمعی از مردم. راه‌حل جسورانه و در عین حال غیرمنتظره او، وانمود کردن به یک کمدین حرفه‌ای به مدت یک سال کامل بود. او با نام «آیریش دیو» (Irish Dave) پا به دنیای کمدی استندآپ گذاشت و با حضور در باشگاه‌ها و جشنواره‌های متعدد، اصول این هنر را از نزدیک آموخت. حاصل این تجربه، کتابی است که نشان می‌دهد چگونه تکنیک‌های کمدیِ اجرا، نظیر زمان‌بندی، تحویل مطلب و ارتباط با مخاطب، می‌تواند به ابزاری قدرتمند برای هر سخنرانی، از ارائهٔ تجاری و دفاع از پایان‌نامه گرفته تا نطق در مراسم عروسی، تبدیل شود. این کتاب با ساختاری منظم، هفت عادت کلیدی را معرفی می‌کند که از آغاز یک داستان گیرا تا تسلط بر لحظات بداهه و مدیریت جمعیت را در بر می‌گیرد.

چرا باید «Do You Talk Funny?» را بخوانید؟

مطالعهٔ این کتاب دستاوردهای عملی و ارزشمندی برای هر سخنرانی به همراه دارد که از جملهٔ آنها می‌توان به موارد زیر اشاره کرد:

• غلبه بر ترس از سخنرانی: با الهام از داستان واقعی نویسنده که از وحشت از سخنرانی به یک مجری و کمدین موفق تبدیل شد، راهکارهایی عملی برای مدیریت استرس و اضطراب پیش از اجرا به دست می‌آورید.
• افزایش جذابیت و تأثیرگذاری: می‌آموزید که چگونه با استفاده از شوخ‌طبعی، مطالب خود را جذاب‌تر کرده و مخاطب را درگیر کنید، بدون آن‌که نیاز به کمدین بودن داشته باشید.
• بهبود ساختار داستان‌سرایی: کتاب به شما نشان می‌دهد که چطور یک داستان یا محتوای ارائه را به گونه‌ای طراحی کنید که مخاطب تا پایان با شما همراه باشد و حرف شما را به خاطر بسپارد.
• تسلط بر تکنیک‌های اجرا: با مفاهیم کلیدی مانند زمان‌بندی (Timing) و نحوهٔ انتقال مطلب (Delivery) که در کمدی و سخنرانی نقشی حیاتی دارند، آشنا شده و آن‌ها را در تمرینات خود به کار می‌بندید.
• کسب اعتمادبه‌نفس در موقعیت‌های اجتماعی: این کتاب فقط برای سخنرانی‌های رسمی نیست؛ تکنیک‌های آن در موقعیت‌های روزمره مانند نطق در جشن‌ها یا حتی گفتگوهای اجتماعی نیز کاربرد دارد و به شما در برقراری ارتباطی مؤثرتر کمک می‌کند.

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«Do You Talk Funny?» برای طیف گسترده‌ای از مخاطبان طراحی شده است؛ از مدیران کسب‌وکار و کارآفرینانی که به دنبال ارائه‌های تأثیرگذارتر هستند تا دانشجویانی که از دفاع از پایان‌نامه خود هراس دارند. همچنین افرادی که به دنبال بهبود مهارت‌های ارتباطی خود در محیط کار، افزایش توانایی‌های داستان‌سرایی یا صرفاً غلبه بر ترس از صحبت در جمع هستند، این کتاب را منبعی بی‌نظیر خواهند یافت. حتی کسانی که قصد دارند به حرفهٔ کمدی یا مجری‌گری وارد شوند نیز از نگاه عملی و تجربی نویسنده که بر پایهٔ مطالعهٔ صدها سخنرانی معتبر همچون سخنرانی‌های تد (TED) شکل گرفته، بهره‌ی بسیار خواهند برد. به عبارت دیگر، هر کسی که نیاز دارد در مقابل دیگران بدرخشد و پیام خود را به شکلی به‌یادماندنی منتقل کند، مخاطب اصلی این کتاب است.

"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 a 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."-- Provided by publisher 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 deliveryTen 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. 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 a 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 deliveryTen 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. 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. He did it by learning from some of the best public speakers in the world: stand-up comedians. Do You Talk Funny? 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. 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. 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 shows you how the key principles of stand-up comedy can be applied to your speaking engagements and presentations to take you from sweaty to stage-ready. -- Edited summary from book Start with a story Add humor : find the funny Write funny Rehearsed spontaneity Delivery Control the audience Close the book, but not fully : permanent beta.