- have a point to make
- be energetic
- convey your energy to the person
- appeal to their understanding, say ' and you know this'
- start from truisms, 'you know this is true because'
- be a bit manic and seriously engaged with people - stare into their eyes and watch their soul
- be manic and passionate about important things - it shows with tempo
- make jokes by emphasising the real and true parts that suddenly reveal themselves as absurd
- have a story that loops back and builds on your earlier points - have scaffolding as you develop your points
- occupy the space around you as if it is a stage - your body language is important
- try not to laugh yourself - genuinely believe and say what you believe
- have good pacing by using the bridges between points as downtime - keep a steady tempo
- interject with the truisms manically to make it a self evident absurd joke - pause and emphasis here
- end on the high note while people are laughing
- take everything seriously because you have a point to make
Results
- you end up saying mostly true things
- people laugh and are engaged, but they also laugh because they realise what is true
- you make your point and people actually listen to you
- it is fun
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