Comedy, humour and public speaking for teachers and communicators
Comedy, humour and public speaking for teachers and communicators
Our teacher Anja Piljek attended the course that was held in Prague, the Czech Republic, from 7-12 November 2022.
It explored humour and comedy for teachers, communication and public speaking.
Objectives of the course were:
- learn how to mine your everyday life to find good “comedy material“;
- improve writing and delivering a humorous speech thanks to feedback by the group and the trainer, as well as numerous tips from public speaking and acting;
- get more comfortable telling jokes and using humour in lectures, presentations, personal and professional life;
- by using comedy, humour and fun, learn how to spice up your lessons and give them that particular flavour, making them unforgettable;
- improve your capacity of public speaking by digging into humour and comedy;
- explore the humoristic side of your personality, and learn to exploit it for more effective communication – at school and in life;
- explore your personality, looking for your unique comedy style and voice;
- learn about different types of comedy and some of the most popular performers, their differences, and their styles;
- become aware of how jokes can get edgy, political, and uncomfortable, and what is the need for “safe spaces” in different contexts like business and education;
- practice public speaking and their verbal, non-verbal, and paraverbal communication, giving and receiving feedback from the trainer and the group.
Learning outcomes
Explore each own individual “comic potential”;
Write comedy and jokes for a variety of settings (classroom, advertisement, social media, public speaking);
Deliver jokes and weave them effortlessly into personal and professional communication;
Reflect on the controversial and edgy aspects of comedy and humour, about the opportunity of boundaries, and what can be appropriate in different contexts;
Deliver a speech, with exercises and practice coming from theatre, improvisation, public.
Presenting our school...
cooperating, playing and having fun...
achieving our goals!