A Synopsis of The Case of the Recovering Boring Speaker Featuring Do You Talk Funny? by David Nihill.

Doris considered herself to be boring, and there wasn’t anyone who would disagree with her. Not anyone who listened to her presentations at the weekly sales meeting that is.

In fact, Doris knew this is what people thought of her because of the 360-degree appraisal she’d received the previous week. The feedback didn’t say outright that she was boring. It was slightly softer, saying: “That she came across quite seriously in her presentations, and that perhaps a lighter approach would help her to be more engaging.” Same difference, Doris thought.

While pondering what to do, as Doris walked home from work, she was listening to the podcast - BIG Questions with Cal Fussman. The guest on the show was the comedian and author David Nihill. He struck her as being a very down to earth guy, and more importantly, he was very funny. He spoke about how he went from being deadly afraid of public speaking to regularly performing stand-up comedy. He was promoting his book Do You Talk Funny? by David Nihill.

While Doris wasn’t convinced that she could go from boring to funny by reading a book, she figured she had nothing to lose, and so on getting home, she ordered a copy.

On its arrival, next morning, the book spoke to Doris. It was exactly what she was looking for: a step-by-step approach with lots of helpful tips and techniques that she could immediately begin to practice and try out.

The case study explores how Doris could apply the wisdom and the lessons she was taking from the book to the challenging situation she was trying to navigate through.

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