Speaking and Communicating Podcast

How do you inject humor and storytelling in your speaking?Don Colliver helps you transform your communication through the secrets of clown! He is a comedian, improvisor, director, writer and clown. He has toured internationally as clown MC of Speigelworld's Empire, has performed with Blue Man Group and is a member of the Cirque du Soleil performer database.Don has performed at festivals including Coachella and Lightning in a Bottle, is a member of the Hollywood Fringe award-winning clown troupes Wet the Hippo and Four Clowns. He is a founding member of The Innocents clown troupe and the Del Close award-winning mainstage iO sketch team DJ Faucet, performing at the Chicago and San Francisco Sketchfests. His sketches have been featured on Funny Or Die, Huffington Post and Comedy Cake. He teaches sketch comedy writing and improvisation at Google.Don originated the lead roles of Butterbeans Arbuckle in Four Clowns’ The Halfwits Last Hurrah (Fringe Award for Best in Physical Theater 2015), Noah in the Four Clowns production of Noah, and Captain Buck in the 60’s space sex farce Wild Space A Go Go. Don has studied clown with Sue Morrison, Avner Eisenberg, Eric Davis, John Gilkey, David Bridel, Daniel Passer, Paola Coletto and Aitor Basauri, has trained at Tim Robbins’ Actors Gang, and has studied comedy at UCB Advanced Study, Improv Olympic and Second City.In his bestseller, "Wink: Transforming Public Speaking with Clown Presence", you will learn to communicate more deeply and effectively than ever before through authenticity, listening, and play: the Secrets of Clown!Seth Godin said this of the book, Wink: "This book is a breakthrough, a powerful tool for anyone who cares enough to give a speech or presentation."Listen as Don shares:- the 'fourth wall' principle when speaking- how to make audience members feel included- how to use clown to engage audiences- using self-deprecating humor appropriately- how to inject humor in your presentation- applying the 'ATM' principle if thrown a curve ball- using improv and 'clown' for better storytelling- how to give encouraging feedback to those you coach- the key elements that any good joke should have- what to focus on when speaking- the 5 Ps of public speaking from his book, "Wink"...and much more!Connect with Don:WebsiteLinkedInAdditional Resources:"Wink: Transforming Public Speaking With Clown Presence" by Don Colliver"FREE exercise""How To Write Comedy For Corporate Events" w/ Jan McInnis"How To Be Edu-taining In Keynotes And Presentations" w/ Geoffrey KleinConnect with me on:FacebookInstagramEmail: roberta4sk@gmail.comYouTubeLeave a rating and a review on iTunes and Spotify:iTunesSpotify