Control over your facial expressiveness is a boon. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the ability to let your face show people what you want when you want is worth many, many hours of embarrassing practice in front of your bathroom mirror.
The importance of this skill is demonstrated beautifully by Denver the Yellow Lab in the following video:
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It seems Denver needs more time in front of the mirror.
Today’s dose of Friday Fun comes courtesy of Miles Fisher and his promo for Superhero Movie.
I use emulation activities with my clients as a way of recognizing other people’s signature speaking quirks and then using that knowledge to recognize and develop their own signature style. A big part of these exercises involve figuring out the emotional and mental space that the emulator needs to get into in order to make their imitation of their chosen speaker appear genuine.
The headspace that Miles Fisher had to get into in order to produce this imitation of Tom Cruise must have been terrifying!
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjGmZJu8OnY&w=420&h=315]
I bow to thee, Miles Fisher!
This week’s dose of Friday fun is brought to you by Rick Mercer. His rants are works of genius! Consider this a lesson from Rick in both presentation and modern communication.
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An “older” video (in internet terms, anyway), but a fun one. Keep an eye out for this girl on future motivational speaker circuits!
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR3rK0kZFkg&w=420&h=315]
I have a soft spot in my hearts for sports people. It’s their inherently competitive, focused nature; it makes them delightfully sincere and transparent when they are stuck at a podium having to speak to an audience.
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