Laughter can make motivational talks and trainings better.
Motivating a team, employees or students can often be better if you mix in humor. If your students or team members are motivated, they perform better and possess focus for goals and actions. With humor, the message is remembered better than just giving traditional motivational techniques. If you mix in these simple yet effective techniques during meetings or speeches, you not only tickle your audience's funny bone, but you also give effective ways to stay focused.
Funny Motivational Quotes
When choosing a quote to share, don't just go for wisdom; look for a fair amount of wit as well. It won't even matter if it was by someone famous or by Anonymous. Case in point, "Motivation: If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm." This quote has three key characteristics: short, smartly worded, and straight to the point. Another one written by an anonymous writers states that "If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito." When you want to perk up your team members or raise up their spirits after a bad performance, use some of these quotes to get them back up in the game. To make these quotes memorable, always say them the moment after you were really serious about what happened. This makes the quote more effective as it seemed that it came out of nowhere.
Creative Motivational Posters
Motivation can also come in funny photos, posters and images. These things can come in handy especially when you want to break the monotony of just speaking with your members or students. During your speech, pulling out photos by projecting them onto a whiteboard or placing them in front for everyone to see can definitely get their attention, but be sure that the poster can speak for itself. A good funny poster should show about people making mistakes or people becoming "lucky" because of their actions, or pictures such as a case of beer secured with a seat belt in front of a car with a word such as "Priorities." Always relate the picture to the topic that you are talking about to make it more effective.
Imparting Motivational Stories
If you want a different approach during motivational speeches, let your team members or students watch or hear a successful story. You can do this through two different ways: find a funny story and tell it yourself, or find a short funny film that can show what you want to impart to your team. The best stories are true stories. For example, think of funny things that happened to you in the past few months or ask a friend or a team member to share a story. Even if the story is not related to performance or goals, you can always find ways on integrate it with your team goals. For example, a story about a funny mistake can be related to the idea that your team members should always make informed decisions to avoid embarrassment and unnecessary mistakes. Short funny films are also available on the internet and the possibility of finding one to relate to your topic can be easy.
Doing Ice-Breakers and Warm-Ups
Humor plays a crucial role in ice-breakers, as it gets rid of any conscious or unconscious barriers between people. Many forms of humor are universal, making it an easy way to get people to relate to each other. Keep your ice-breakers light, fun, and only slightly, if at all, competitive. One fun example is challenging a planning/organizing team to learn juggling, with small incentives offered for the first to figure it out. They begin independently, then start working with each other as they figure out the right techniques, which are, ultimately, what you want to achieve.
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