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.................................. I-Laugh - Your 'Working' Humor Discussion List --------------------------------------------- Moderated by : Eva Rosenberg mailto:eva@workinghumor.com Assisted By : Gunjan Saraf gunjan@workinghumor.com http://workinghumor.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 14th July 2004 # Issue 166 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is a similarity between juggling and composing on the typewriter. The trick is, when you spill something, make it look like a part of the act. ~ Tom Robbins (in Still Life with Woodpecker) More quotes from this hilarious book at - http://workinghumor.com/quotes/woodpecker.shtml ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS DIGEST : Moderator's Comment ~ Gunjan The Other Moderator's Comment ~ Eva _______________________ CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS Missing URL ~ Gunjan Speaking Tip ~ from Tom Antion NEW DISCUSSIONS Where does this road lead to ... ~ Gunjan Neat Printing Tip ~ from Inknews HISTORIC HUMOR TWISTED LESSONS THIS WEEK'S HUMOR THIS WEEK'S STRESS RELIEVER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---------------- SPONSOR MESSAGE ----------------- "Need Ink?... Don't pay retail!" Lot's of high quality solutions to Save You money... Come see how you can Save on your printing costs! 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Exquisitely detailed watercolor paintings depicting animals caught up in the joy and drudgery of life are paired with old adages given a new spin for our times. http://snipurl.com/furry ------------------------------------------------------------ ===== CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS ======== ===> Missing URL Last week while posting Laughmate Stephanie's post... the one about misquoting of Verbal, Vocal and Body Language, I missed out Stephanie's URL. I'm sure most old timers on this list already remember Stephanie's URL but for the newcomers to the list here it is (with a drumroll) http://www.StephanieWestAllen.com ~ Gunjan Comments - mailto:posts@workinghumor.com?Subject=missingURL ===> Speaking Tip Stage fright Is Good and Makes You Better Looking Too! (Part 1) Before you learn how to deliver your lines, it is important to be ready to deliver your lines. Stage fright is a phenomenon that you must learn to control. Actually, stage fright isn't the most accurate term for the nervousness that occurs when considering a speaking engagement. In fact, most of the fear occurs before you step on-stage. Once you're up there, it usually goes away. Try to think of stage fright in a positive way. Fear is your friend. It makes your reflexes sharper. It heightens your energy, adds a sparkle to your eye, and color to your cheeks. When you are nervous about speaking you are more conscious of your posture and breathing. With all those good side effects you will actually look healthier and more physically attractive. Many of the top performers in the world get stage fright so you are in good company. Stage fright may come and go or diminish, but it usually does not vanish permanently. You must concentrate on getting the feeling out in the open, into perspective and under control. Remember Nobody ever died from stage fright. But, according to surveys, many people would rather die than give a speech. If that applies to you, try out some of the strategies in this section to help get yourself under control. Realize that you may never overcome stage fright, but you can learn to control it, and use it to your advantage. Symptoms of Stage fright Dry mouth. Tight throat. Sweaty hands. Cold hands. Shaky hands. Give me a hand (Oops, I couldn't resist). Nausea. Fast pulse. Shaky knees. Trembling lips. Any out-of-the-ordinary outward or inward feeling or manifestation of a feeling occurring before, or during, the beginning of a presentation (Wow! What a dry mouthful!). Here are some easy to implement strategies for reducing your stage fright. Not everyone reacts the same and there is no universal fix. Don't try to use all these fixes at once. Pick out items from this list and try them out until you find the right combination for you. Visualization strategies that can be used anytime Concentrate on how good you are. Pretend you are just chatting with a group of friends. Close your eyes and imagine the audience listening, laughing, and applauding. Remember happy moments from your past. Think about your love for and desire to help the audience. Picture the audience in their underwear. (Next Week Part 2 - Strategies in Advance; Strategies just before getting on stage; Stategies on Stage) [From Tom Antion's ebook - Wake 'em Up Get your copy at http://snurl.com/wakeup] Tom Antion has a great newsletter called 'Great Speaking' To subscribe (free) why not use our affiliate link (given below) ] http://www.listpartners.com/cgi-local/subscribe?2606 Comments or if have you a tip to share - mailto:posts@workinghumor.com?Subject=speakertips ------------------------------------------------------------ Click: The Ultimate Guide to Electronic Marketing for Speakers, Authors, Coaches and Consultants...by Tom Antion http://snurl.com/click ------------------------------------------------------------ ============ NEW DISCUSSIONS ============= ===> Where does this road lead to? Dear Laughmates, A couple of days back, on my way to school as I stopped at a redlight, I was startled by a head popping out of the car parked alongside and asking me - "Where does this road lead to?" The question had me flummoxed and speechless for a second. I mean... the road led to a bakery and some shops if you followed it for less than a km, led to a great eat joint if you followed it for about a km and to a highway if you followed it for about 2-3 km. After that it could lead to most of townships of S. India if you followed it far enough. For a second my mind boggled at the possibilities and I wondered if I should rattle off half a dozen options... ... Then, a flash hit me. "It leads to Rome," I replied. Now it was his turn to be bamboozled. While I had been frowning thoughtfully, he had been smiling encouragingly at me. Now, with a frown, he countered - "Rome? This leads to Rome??" "Well Sir, it all depends on how far you follow it," I replied getting my point across, "And if you follow it far enough, I've learnt, 'All Roads lead to Rome." With that I moved away as the light turned green on cue. The whole episode had taken away the discomfort of riding to school in a drizzle, and replaced it with a touch of fun. ~ Gunjan Comments - mailto:posts@workinghumor.com?Subject=Rome ===> Great Printing Tip Dear Laughmates, Have you visited our wonderful sponsors Clara and Phil? ( http://www.maxpatchink.com/?laugh ) Are you signed up for their cool newsletter - The Inknews ? If you aren't, you missed a great tip on printing web pages. Do you have hassles with all the header and footer info (the web address, title, etc) that gets printed on each and every page? I used to. I used to solve my problem by cutting and pasting in wordpad. However, the Inknews had a much better solution. I'll check with Phil and see if I can share that tip with all of you in the next issue, but for regularly great printing tips do visit Phil and Clara and sign up for The Inknews. ~ Gunjan Comments - mailto:posts@workinghumor.com?Subject=printingtips ============= HISTORIC HUMOR ============== [Clemens and Bixby moved up the river and on the next watch, Bixby decided to quiz his young cub:] ???What??™s the name of the first point above New Orleans???? I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn??™t know. ~ Life on the Mississippi Comments - mailto:posts@workinghumor.com?Subject=HistoricHumor ----------------------------------------------------------- Oscar Wilde was the master of the studied insult. His jabs at hypocrisy, pretense, and boring conventionality still have a penetrating power. His snubs and put-downs became the talk of his time, no less by his targets than by Oscar Wilde himself. This collection features over 750 biting comments... http://snurl.com/impwit ------------------------------------------------------------ =========== This week's Humor ============== No need to worry ... A flight attendant was on the red-eye to Manila when a water leak developed in the galley, which eventually soaked the carpet throughout the cabin of the 747. A very sleepy passenger who had become aware of the dampness asked the attendant, "Has it been raining?" Keeping a straight face, the attendant replied, "Yes, but we put the top up." With a sigh of relief, the passenger went back to sleep. (Thanks Jo-Lene's Daily Humor... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Daily-Humor/ ) Comments : mailto:posts@workinghumor.com?Subject=humor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Grumpiness CAN be cured ! And with kids the faster you cure it the better. If the customer reviews on Amazon.com are to be believed here's a sure-fire cure... 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