Connect Using Humor and Story: How I Got 18 Laughs 3 Applauses in a 7 Minute Persuasive Speech
Language: English
Published by PublicSpeakKing, 2018
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- Title
- Connect Using Humor and Story: How I Got 18 Laughs 3 Applauses in a 7 Minute Persuasive Speech
- Author
- Reddy, Ramakrishna
- Publisher
- PublicSpeakKing
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1732212740
- ISBN 13
- 9781732212749
- Series
- Book 5 of 5: Public Speaking Super Pack
Most speakers hope the audience will laugh. Great speakers design laughter, on purpose.
What if, during your speech, people leaned forward thinking, “this feels like he’s talking directly to me”?
What if laughter and applause weren’t accidents, but signals you intentionally created?
In Connect Using Humor and Story, multiple award-winning speaker Ramakrishna Reddy breaks down the exact thinking, structure, and techniques that helped him generate 18 laughs and 3 rounds of applause in a single 7-minute persuasive speech.
This is not theory.
It’s material that has been researched, tested on stage, edited, and refined—and made repeatable.
This book shows how humor and story work together to do more than entertain.
They build trust, deepen connection, and quietly persuade audiences to listen, feel, and agree.
What you’ll be able to do after reading this book:
Turn real-life experiences into laugh-worthy stories
Learn how to convert everyday moments into structured, stage-ready stories that naturally trigger laughter.
Align story and persuasion using the SST technique
Discover how to synchronize storytelling with speech structure so humor strengthens your message instead of distracting from it.
Open a speech with a story the right way
Avoid the common mistakes most speakers make—and learn how to hook attention in the first moments.
Use a proven thesis to create humor intentionally
Understand why people laugh and how to apply that logic so humor becomes predictable, not random.
Master seven essential humor devices
Once you know these, you’ll be able to extract humor from almost any topic—without forcing jokes.
Persuade without sounding preachy
Craft messages that influence thinking and behavior while still feeling natural and human.
Trigger applause during the speech—not just at the end
Learn how to design moments that earn spontaneous audience reactions.
Edit and execute like an experienced performer
Apply eleven editing strategies and twelve execution strategies rarely taught—but used by effective speakers.
Why this book is different
Most books explain what humor is.
This book shows how humor works and how to build it deliberately.
Instead of chasing laughs, you’ll learn how to engineer connection, using contrast, timing, structure, and story to guide audience reactions.
Readers often describe this book as moving them from hoping a joke lands to knowing why it will.
This book is for:-
Speakers who want to be funny without becoming comedians
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Toastmasters and competitive speakers
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Professionals delivering persuasive talks
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Storytellers who want more laughs and more impact
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Anyone who wants audiences to remember the message—not just the jokes
If you want humor that serves your message—and stories that persuade as they entertain—this book shows you how.
Stop hoping for laughs.
Start creating them.
Connect deeply through humor and story.
Grab your copy today and design speeches that earn laughter, applause, and trust!
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