Category Archives: Speaking

Link Roundup: June

I’ve had a busy month. I’ve been doing the Amused Moose Stand up comedy course, run by Logan Murray whose excellent book I reviewed here. As a result I haven’t had time to write anything on the naked speaker for the past month, but I do have several interesting links that I would like to [...]
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Link Roundup: May

It’s the end of another month, so it’s time for another roundup of the best articles, videos and audio relating to public speaking. Best of this month on The Naked Speaker This month don’t miss my three steps for writing a better speech title. One Year ago on The Naked Speaker This time last year The Naked Speaker featured a [...]
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Writing for stand up part 2: Having funny ideas

This is the second installment of a series about writing  stand up comedy material. Read Writing for stand up part 1: What is a joke?. The third and final part is coming soon. A joke subverts an assumption. A comedian must identify or create assumptions and then surprise the audience by veering off in another direction. [...]
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