by Richard Laible | Mar 1, 2019 | Best Practices, Uncategorized
Pronouncing People’s Names Right In my line of work as an emcee I must introduce A LOT of people… AND pronounce their names correctly. And pronouncing them all at the other times as well. Examples include: Asking for someone on the phone or reception desk Introducing...
by Richard Laible | Jan 24, 2019 | Best Practices, Uncategorized
Every speech, talk and presentation you do will be different, so it’s impossible to give an actual script that you can use for every occasion. Sometimes you’re searching your brain for that “little something” that will spark you to start off or...
by Richard Laible | Dec 27, 2018 | Best Practices
Rules of Improvisation can help all of us in work, life & love. My mentor and improvisational guru Del Close once said to our class, “First, there are no rules. OK? Now, Rule number one….!” …and went on to discuss the rules that make an...
by Richard Laible | Oct 31, 2018 | Best Practices
Engagement is the the word I first thought of when I started writing about how I interact with people while emceeing meetings or presenting at trade shows, but come to find out, what I meant was Engage. You see, engagement in Webster’s is defined as: 1 – a...
by Richard Laible | Sep 30, 2018 | Best Practices, Uncategorized
How to write a joke. Why blog about this? Because I’m answering the 2 most common questions I’m asked: 1) How do you write your jokes? 2) Can you help me write a joke? I remember my first joke (Side note: I did not write this joke). I was little, maybe...
