When I had my internet show, The Communication Comedy Network, I had to play several different people in a span of an hour. I played a New York Newscaster, a Southern Roving Reporter, a British Professor and myself with a sort of California accent. I found it difficult to switch back and forth between the accents and the accents I was doing were very different from each other. The woman in this video is absolutely amazing! She does 21 different accents in a span of just two minutes and 36 seconds and some of the accents present only very subtle changes. I don't know if the accents are 100% accurate, but I'll tell you one thing, this lady is talented!!! ...
What are you doing here at Communication FUNdamentals?! You should be over at the Say What You Mean Convention today having fun and learning from all our fabulous speakers! lol
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What You Ought to Know is a video show on YouTube. This one shares some tips for speaking to locals when traveling abroad. Too funny!
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I came across two true stories about miscommunication over email that ended up leaving the writers with egg on their faces. Be careful not to inadvertently (or on purpose) send a private email to a list. According to snopes.com, in June of 2003, an intern at a prestigious law firm inadvertently sent a fairly unprofessional email intended for one party to about 40 employees including 20 partners. The email in question used foul language and seemed to indicate that the intern was intentionally goofing off at work. His mistake was immediately noticed which necessitated a formal apology. He apparently was eloquent enough in his apology to remain gainfully employed at the firm. Snopes.com confirms another email mishap which occurred in...
Victor Borge was a fabulously funny man and a talented pianist. I've posted his bit "Phonetic Punctuation" before here on Communication FUNdamentals, but I just found this related video with Dean Martin.
The two do "Musical Phonetic Punctuation" where they punctuate the phrases of the following songs. At least Dean Martin tries. Victor Borge is so funny, Dean Martin has a hard time keeping a straight face! Enjoy!
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