The statistic that I hated to hear was that speakers make an impact almost entirely through physical style rather than content. Sure, a speech without content is still a usually failure (unless your audience is, oh, the Home Shopping Network audience or the RNC), but a speech of good content, presented poorly, is almost always DOA. Unfortunately, watching my fellow presenters strut their stuff, I think I may have to agree. Dull speakers kill the message.
The instructor seemed to think I was one of the more amusing speakers in the class. Apparently, I have a good sense of humor, by Microsoft standards. I imagine this is like being tall by Pygmy standards.
- Current Mood:rhetorical
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Second, you're spot on with regard to humor at Microsoft. My team, though certainly amiable enough, doesn't seem to laugh. Or recognize humor. If you're too lively around here, you're looked at as if you have two heads. Humorless. And though hip-looking, they're oddly out of touch.