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Caricatures,
Cartoons and Comic Strips
Caricature is a drawing technique that an artist
uses where they create a cartoon drawing and
make certain facial features bigger or
exaggerated, and other facial features more
diminished. My public
speaking book talks about the best way
to incorporate caricatures into your
presentation.
Some studies have shown that people find it
easier to identify a political leader from a
caricature than from a real photograph. You
can use caricatures of yourself in your
handout material or during your programs to
poke fun of yourself.
You can also use caricatures to make fun of
your competitors and their products by
magnifying whatever feature works best.
Caricature artists are pretty easy to find. A
lot of times you can just look them up in the
yellow pages under the categories of
entertainment or party planning since they
frequently perform at parties. Thinking about
how to find what you need is just another
skill taught in my
public speaking book.
How to connect with members of a culturally
diverse audience is a very important lesson
from my public speaking
book. Cartoons and Comic Strips are
the most universally accepted formats for
humor across different cultures.
'Show 'em' When
You Cross Cultures'
There are three ways that you can add cartoons
to your presentation: first, you can tell the
audience members about a cartoon you saw;
second, you can cut the cartoon and show it to
the audience; and third, you can draw or
makeup a cartoon yourself.
I saw a cartoon once where a lady was holding
a gun to her purse. The caption said, 'Give up
the keys!' I use this example in my Business
Lite Seminar when I want to illustrate the use
of humor to help ease the tension in
embarrassing situations. When I describe to
the audience a cartoon that I saw, I am
helping to paint a picture in their minds and
painting word pictures in people's minds is
all about using the skills taught in my
public speaking book.
If you don't have the audio/visual equipment
to show them the cartoon you can easily
describe it to them.
Even though it is perfectly acceptable to just
describe a cartoon, showing a cartoon is a
much more powerful way to convey its humorous
message. This is especially true in
international audiences where the visual
aspect takes on a greater significance.
In an audience that is very small I might hold
up the cartoon or simply pass it around. In
larger audiences, the cartoon should be
projected (don't forget to get permission from
the copyright holder) so everyone can see it
clearly. I like this method better anyway
since I can control when it comes up on the
screen. I want everyone to see the cartoon
together so they will laugh together.
Try to fill the entire frame with your cartoon
or comic strip. You will create a greater
impact. You will learn how to create an impact
to your audience after reading my
public speaking book.
The third way to use cartoons is to make them
yourself. When I first started teaching this
subject I could not take advantage of this
method unless I hired an artist. Things are
different now. There are a number of
inexpensive computer software programs
available which can be used, one of which is
Corel Draw. This program has 25,000 pieces of
electronic clip art, many of which are
cartoons. I can make custom overhead cartoons
for my speaking engagements. All I do is pick
an applicable cartoon, add a custom caption
for my audience.
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