Chapter 35 TECHNIQUE 31 Celebrity Pearl Collection
Some people say that words are more powerful than swords.Words are good, but words are more powerful than words.What we say can make people laugh, cry, and often touch people's hearts.In history, eloquent people can cause wars, and they can also convert lost lambs to God.How do they do this?Their eyes, ears, hands, feet, and throat vocal cords are all exactly the same as ordinary people.
The physique of a professional athlete may be stronger than the average person; the voice of a singer may be louder than the average person.But the qualifications of a professional speaker are exactly the same as ours.The only difference is that these celebrities use everything they can.They gesture with their hands, express with body language, and use different postures to convey magnificent effects.They use their brains to think about the subject they are talking about, they use a variety of expressions when speaking, the rhythm of their speech varies according to the content, and they know how to use appropriate silence to enhance the effect.
If provocative words can help you get the point across, strong words can do more.One of my favorite speakers is a radio personality, Barry Faber.Turn on your nightly radio show and you'll often hear his brilliant metaphors.Barrie never used the "anxious like an ant on a hot pan" cliché.When he described losing his job, he used: "I'm like an elephant hanging on a cliff, I can only hold a small flower tightly by my tail." When he saw a beautiful woman, he described himself: "I can see The eyeballs protruded, and they were kept from falling to the ground only by the optic nerve."
When I first met him, I asked, "Mr. Faber, how did you come up with these great lines?"
"My dad is Mr. Faber, and my name is Barry," he reprimanded half-jokingly (he meant to tell me, "Call me Barry").He candidly told me that some of the phrases were his own and others he borrowed from others. ("Elvis Presley" often said: "My father's name is Mr. Presley. Please call me Elvis.")
Barry, like all professional speakers, spends hours each week researching famous quotes or humorous skits.This is a compulsory homework for every master speaker.They collect classic quotes to use in different situations—especially awkward ones that come without warning.
Lily Walter is the manager of many authors and speakers, and she has written a book, "Speech Rescue Tips".For example, if you tell a joke and the audience doesn't react at all, try, "That joke was meant to be a silent smile, and it worked!" Stare at it and say, "Strange, I obviously brushed my teeth this morning!" For another example, if someone asks a question you don't want to answer, you can say, "Let's keep this question for now, and when I finish talking, go back on the road." Come back to study after you get home.” All the famous talkers will imagine the embarrassing situation in advance and prepare the excuses to rescue them, and you can also follow their example.
Humor can liven up and enrich a conversation.But don't say, "Have you ever heard a joke..." You have to figure it out in your head before you fit the joke into the situation.For example, if you are going to a meeting to discuss the budget, you might as well look up the good quotes related to money first.If you have the right amount of humor in a tense business situation, people will think you're at ease.
Once, I was in an important financial meeting, and I heard a senior executive say, "Don't worry, this company is well funded for several years until we pay off the debt!" The tense atmosphere at the venue won the appreciation of everyone.Later, I saw a comedian say something similar in a skit book.What does that matter?The executive's punch line still came across as a master communicator.
Also, there was a French lady who was the oldest person in the world at the time.She said a word when celebrating her 122nd birthday. I don't know if it was deliberately for publicity, but as soon as the words came out, they immediately became international headlines.She told the media: "I've never had any wrinkles, the only one I'm sitting on right now!"
Mark Rodo Hansen, he is also well known in his field, but the outside world never heard of him until he co-authored a book with Jack Canfield and came up with a very attractive book Fame, only to become famous internationally.He is the author of the best-selling book "Chicken Soup for the Soul".He said that the title of the book he originally wanted was "101 Beautiful Stories", which was obviously much inferior. After the publication of "Chicken Soup for the Soul", it caused a sensation all over the world. Then, Chicken Soup for the Soul of Women, Chicken Soup for Youth, Chicken Soup for Mothers, and Chicken Soup for Christians came out one after another. Presented to the world in the form of tapes and calendars.
No matter how good your subject matter is, if it doesn't match the situation and atmosphere at the time, it will definitely have a counterproductive effect.While I was working on a cruise ship bound for England, I decided to read to the tourists a love poem by the couple Barrett and Browning.One line was: "How much do I love you? Listen to me." The passengers on that ship loved it so much that for days, as soon as I stepped onto the deck, someone said to me with emotion: " How do I love you?"
Whether standing on stage in front of an audience of thousands, or having a barbecue in the yard, or schmoozing with family members, the same skills can be used to move hearts, please or inspire others. Read books written by speakers, learn some funny quotes, wise phrases, or pearls of wisdom to amuse people and make them laugh.Pick a few good quotes, and blurt them out casually at the right occasion.If you want to stand out, create some great words of your own. Remember: you must speak well, speak well, take into account the rhythm and rhyme, be timely and tactful, and make everyone laugh with surprises.
Because the effect was so good, I started to inflate myself, thinking that I was a reciter of love poetry from ancient times to modern times.I decided to give it another try on my next cruise (Caribbean itinerary).It really backfired!Until the end of the tour, not a single passenger came forward to chat with me.
Whether standing on stage in front of an audience of thousands, or having a barbecue in the yard, or schmoozing with family members, the same skills can be used to move hearts, please or inspire others. Read books written by speakers, learn some funny quotes, wise phrases, or pearls of wisdom to amuse people and make them laugh.Pick a few good quotes, and blurt them out casually at the right occasion.If you want to stand out, create some great words of your own. Remember: you must speak well, speak well, take into account the rhythm and rhyme, be timely and tactful, and make everyone laugh with surprises.
Because the effect was so good, I started to inflate myself, thinking that I was a reciter of love poetry from ancient times to modern times.I decided to give it another try on my next cruise (Caribbean itinerary).It really backfired!Until the end of the tour, not a single passenger came forward to chat with me.