Do You Talk Funny?

Do You Talk Funny?
Author: David Nihill
Publisher: BenBella Books, Inc.
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2016-03-08
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1942952287

Public speaking can be terrifying. For David Nihill, the idea of standing in front of an audience was scarier than cliff jumping into a thorny pit of spiders and mothers-in-law. Without a parachute or advanced weaponry. Something had to change. In what doesn't sound like the best plan ever, David decided to overcome his fears by pretending to be an accomplished comedian called "Irish Dave" for one full year, crashing as many comedy clubs, festivals, and shows as possible. One part of the plan was at least logical: he was already Irish and already called Dave. In one year, David went from being deathly afraid of public speaking to hosting a business conference, regularly performing stand-up comedy and winning storytelling competitions in front of packed houses. And he did it by learning from some of the best public speakers in the world: stand-up comedians. Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker shows how the key principles of stand-up comedy can be applied to your speaking engagements and presentations to make you funnier, more interesting, and better looking. (Or at least two of the three.) Whether you are preparing for a business presentation, giving a wedding toast, defending your thesis, raising money from investors, or simply want to take on something you're afraid of, this book will take you from sweaty to stage-ready. You'll learn how to: - Craft a story and content that your audience will want to listen to - Find the funniest parts of your material and how to get to them faster - Deal with stage fright - Master the two most important parts of your performance: timing and delivery Ten percent of the author's proceeds from this book will go to Arash Bayatmakou via Help Hope Live until he is fully back on his feet and thereafter to one of the many facing the same challenges after suffering a severe spinal cord injury.

Silly To Say

Silly To Say
Author: Sequoia Childrens Publishing
Publisher: Phoenix International Publications, Inc.
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2021-08-23
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1649962584

Did you know that the oldest riddle was written 4,000 years ago? That's a long time! This jolly joke book is full of riddles, limericks, and tongue twisters for kids to giggle their way through. Little jokesters will practice problem-solving skills and reading aloud as they run through ridiculous riddles and rhymes!

The Silly Book

The Silly Book
Author: Stuart E. Hample
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2004
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780763622565

A collection of silliness, both verbal and visual.

Silly Milly

Silly Milly
Author: Wendy Cheyette Lewison
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2010
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0545068592

A Level 1 easy reader with a great title, great game, and great illustrator This delightful, rhyming easy reader is one big riddle. Miss Milly likes green but not red, butter but not bread, seeds but not flowers, and umbrellas but not showers. Readers are invited to guess why Miss Milly likes what she does. The answer? She likes double letters Whacky illustrations by Nadine Bernard Westcott will make this an easy-to-read favorite

The Silly Book of Weird and Wacky Words

The Silly Book of Weird and Wacky Words
Author: Andy Seed
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2015-12-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1408866854

Do you know what 'park your jam on the frog' means? Fancy some ognib? What rhymes with 'circus'? ...plus many more amazing things you never knew about words. Have hours of fun wixing up your murds with this hilarious book, packed full of rhymes, puns, games, jokes, gibberish and more.

Silly Tilly

Silly Tilly
Author: Eileen Spinelli
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2009
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780761455257

A playful goose entertains her barnyard friends

Stubborn As a Mule and Other Silly Similes

Stubborn As a Mule and Other Silly Similes
Author: Nancy Loewen
Publisher: Picture Window Books
Total Pages: 14
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1515838196

Are you silly as a goose? Do you laugh like a hyena? Like a monkey? Like a moose? In this introduction to grammar fundamentals, young learners discover the silly world of similes, a figure of speech that compares two things. With laugh-out-loud illustrations and clever, quirky text, this nonfiction picture books young grammarians and the children of language lovers.

It's Kind of a Funny Story

It's Kind of a Funny Story
Author: Ned Vizzini
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2010-09-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1423141083

Like many ambitious New York City teenagers, Craig Gilner sees entry into Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High School as the ticket to his future. Determined to succeed at life—which means getting into the right high school to get into the right college to get the right job—Craig studies night and day to ace the entrance exam, and does. That's when things start to get crazy. At his new school, Craig realizes that he isn't brilliant compared to the other kids; he's just average, and maybe not even that. He soon sees his once-perfect future crumbling away.

Silly Lullaby

Silly Lullaby
Author: Sandra Boynton
Publisher: Boynton Bookworks
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-08-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781534452824

What’s the best way to say good night? With a silly bedtime lullaby from the beloved and bestselling Sandra Boynton. Curl up with your favorite little person and this charmingly unpredictable go-to-sleep book. Whether you are a parent, child, or just another snoozing chicken in the bathtub, Silly Lullaby is truly a sweet dream surprise. The sneakers in the freezer heartily concur. Your pajamas are on. There’s a duck on your head. I think that this means you are ready for bed.

Really Silly Jokes

Really Silly Jokes
Author: Cyl Lee
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1617142905

This title from Buddy Books contains colorful, easy-to-read jokes with imaginative illustrations.