How can you connect?

Laughter is a physical sensation that connects the transmitter and receiver. Do it as often as you can and it is appropriate. Laugh at yourself, laugh at your subject or situation. The contrast of the humour will enforce the seriousness of your message. Have fun yourself, but make it fun for your the audience. Humour relaxes, refreshes and connects. Maybe your audience will not know afterwards what you said, but the will remember how they felt. Queen Elizabeth II was in a carriage with the ambassador of Germany on the way to Buckingham Palace. At one point left one of the horses broke a very strong wind. The queen said, 'my sincere apologies, Your Excellency. ' 'No problem, Your Majesty', the ambassador replied. 'If you hadn't said anything, I would have thought that it was the horse. '