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The Five Cs of Humour
114th Edition 29th November 2016
www.thegoodnewsnp.com.au

At Work By Kevin J Ryan
”hmmm, I smell
Continued from of sales, customer
page 13 service, humour in something famil-
Creativity business and com- iar, something dan-
Giving staff an op- munication skills. gerous, something

portunity to be cre- His clients include
ative - especially some of Australia’s breakfast-y”
outside their pro- largest organisa-
fessional expertise tions, politicians,
- can generate fun members of the ju-
and engagement. diciary, Olympic
This could be used athletes and elite
to advantage an sports people.
organisation with He has co-authored

their workplace sig- nine books on com-
nage. These signs - munication skills
especially the safe- and humour in
ty signs - are often business that are
ignored. Research used extensively
has shown that a throughout Austra-
fun workplace sign lia, New Zealand,
(for example with Asia, the UK and
a cartoon) is 37% South Africa. He
more likely to be writes regular col-
read. Why not have umns on communi-

staff design your cation skills, sales
next workplace & customer service
sign? Tapping into and humour in busi-
what’s been men- ness for a number
tioned earlier, you of industry maga-
could get people zines. His articles
to work in groups have been printed in
(collaboration) and major daily news-
make it a contest. papers in Australia

Introducing fun and Asia.
at your workplace Kevin is a Certified
does not have to be Speaking Profes-
disruptive or diffi- sional (CSP) which
cult. Use these five is the highest possi-
Cs to help you find ble level in profes-
the best way. sional speaking and
Kevin is an expe- the only one recog-
rienced conference nised international-
speaker, workshop ly. He is the Imme-
leader, facilitator diate Past National

and MC. He has President of Pro-
twenty-five years fessional Speakers
experience as a cor- Australia.
porate trainer and Kevin is the creator
fifteen years expe- of the TILT! Sales
rience as a profes- and Sales Leader-
sional speaker. ship Programs (
He runs his own http://www.tiltsell.
business from Bris- com ).

bane, Australia, Article Source:
speaking at confer- http://EzineArt-
ences and seminars icles.com/ex -
across Australia, pert/Kevin_J_
New Zealand, Asia Ryan/546945
and in the UK spe-
cialising in the areas
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