Get ready to laugh, cringe and be challenged in this podcast unravelling The Politics of Humour. I am chatting to Marty Wilson, a former Australian Comic of the Year whose multifaceted career has stretched him to become a TED Speaker, best-selling author, awarded copywriter, media commentator and popular business speaker and in-demand MC. His core message is on using humour to build resilience with his programs instantly relatable for different audiences.
Listen and learn from Marty on:
To find out more about Marty, please go forth here:
To watch his TED talk "Take Funny Seriously”: martywilson.com.au/ted
The papers he references on resilience are below:
Reappraise threats and reduce stress (Abel 2002) Increase personal resilience (Kuiper 2012) Facilitate psychological well-being (Lefcourt 2001) Achieve Greater Positive Affect (Cann & Collette 2014)
The research papers he references on leadership and business are below:
Humour enhances perceived leadership skills (Cann 2009) Humour builds credibility (Cann, 2014) Humour increases profit (Lynch 2009) Humour increases persuasion (Kerr, 2014) Humour increases long-term memory retention (Wanzer, 2010)
Amplify your ideas and get a bit political with me! To be a future podcast guest or connect with me, I can be found at: Amber@bespokecomms.com.au
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