Meetings & Conventions: Short Cuts March 2002
March 2002
Short Cuts:BETTER YET
Think Fast and Talk Smart
People who want to thrive
in a fast-paced environment need to think on their toes; in other
words, improvise. Written by three professional improv artists,
Improvise This! (Hyperion, www.hyperionbooks.com) teaches how the art of
spontaneity can bolster personal and professional growth by helping
people hone their powers of observation, quick response time, sense
of confidence and creativity. Among the book’s recipes for
success:
LET HUMOR IN. Laughter is the by-product of
play, and play is the foundation of improvisation. Humor can be a
very powerful tool, even in a business setting.
PASS ON EASY MARKS. If it’s potty jokes you’re
prone to, tune in to Howard Stern. But good improvisation dictates
that you skip obvious humor for smart satire or irony.
MAKE A CONNECTION. Be still and make lots of
eye contact before you begin speaking. Lose the barrier between you
and your audience, and simply connect with them as individuals. If
you speak from the heart instead of the head, you become
magnetic.
•ERIC ENRIGHT
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