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How can humor create a sense of trust in a business presentation?

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Humor can be a powerful tool to enhance your business presentation, but only if you use it wisely and appropriately. Humor can help you connect with your audience, reduce tension, and create a positive impression. However, humor can also backfire if you offend, confuse, or distract your audience. In this article, you will learn how humor can create a sense of trust in a business presentation, and how to avoid some common pitfalls.

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1 Why humor matters

Humor is not just a way to make people laugh, it is also a way to make people listen. When you use humor in your presentation, you show your personality, your creativity, and your confidence. You also signal that you are not afraid to be vulnerable, to admit your mistakes, or to challenge the status quo. Humor can make your presentation more memorable, more engaging, and more persuasive. Humor can also help you build rapport and trust with your audience, as they see you as a human being, not just a speaker.

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I think humour is important because it breaks the tension and makes the audience more receptive to information. It keeps people engaged and increases the presenter's credibility. Humour reduces stress and helps key points to stick. It builds relationships, reducing the distance between people.

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2 How to use humor effectively

Humor can be a powerful tool in presentations, but it's important to consider the context, culture, tone, and timing of your humor. To use humor effectively, make sure it is relevant to your message and appropriate for your audience. It should also reflect your natural style and be flexible enough to adapt to the situation. Avoid random jokes or anecdotes that don't support your main points, offensive humor, and forced or scripted humor. Spontaneous humor can add more impact and engagement to your presentation.

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Humor makes delivery of insights or information more interesting. Tips: - It needs to be relevant to your topic, not a distraction. - Sprinkle humor lightly through a presentation. You're not there to do standup. - Self-deprecating humor tends to be well received (despite what the next section of the article says). - I don't tell jokes to inject humor into a presentation. Instead, I might use an exaggerated expression, a funny image or commercial that illustrates my point, or highlight an absurd situation we might find ourselves in.

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3 How to avoid humor pitfalls

Humor is not a risk-free strategy, and it can have negative consequences if you misuse or overuse it. It can damage your credibility, authority, or reputation if you are not careful. When using humor in your presentation, avoid self-deprecating humor unless you have a strong and established reputation. It can undermine your confidence, competence, or expertise and make your audience feel sorry for you rather than trust you. Additionally, stay away from sarcastic humor unless you have a clear and friendly relationship with your audience, as it can be misunderstood or misinterpreted. Excessive humor should also be avoided unless you are a professional comedian as it can dilute your message, reduce your impact, or annoy your audience.

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4 How to test your humor

Humor is not a guarantee of success, it is a skill that requires practice and feedback. Varying in effectiveness, humor depends on the audience, the topic, the purpose, and the delivery. To ensure your humor is appropriate for your presentation, test it first. Gather a small, diverse group of people and ask for honest feedback on your humor. Additionally, test your humor on a similar and representative sample of your audience to observe how it fits the context, culture, tone, and timing of your presentation. Finally, experiment with different types of humor on a live and interactive platform to see how your audience responds. Learn from mistakes and improve your humor.

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5 How to measure your humor

Humor is not a subjective or arbitrary matter, it is a measurable and objective one. It can have tangible and intangible outcomes on your presentation, and on your audience, so you need to measure your humor after using it in your presentation. To do this, consider the quantity and quality of laughter, the impact and influence of your message, and the feedback and testimonials of your audience. Count how many times your audience laughs, assess how loud, genuine, and contagious their laughter is. Track how many people remember, repeat, or refer to your humor. Analyze how your humor affects their attitude, behavior or decision. Collect and review the comments, ratings or reviews of your audience to identify the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities of your humor.

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