How To Rant

1. have a point to make
2. be energetic
3. convey your energy to the person
4. appeal to their understanding, say ' and you know this'
5. start from truisms, 'you know this is true because'
6. be a bit manic and seriously engaged with people - stare into their eyes and watch their soul
7. be manic and passionate about important things - it shows with tempo
8. make jokes by emphasising the real and true parts that suddenly reveal themselves as absurd
9. have a story that loops back and builds on your earlier points - have scaffolding as you develop your points
10. occupy the space around you as if it is a stage - your body language is important
11. try not to laugh yourself - genuinely believe and say what you believe
12. have good pacing by using the bridges between points as downtime - keep a steady tempo
13. interject with the truisms manically to make it a self evident absurd joke - pause and emphasis here
14. end on the high note while people are laughing
15. 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