Dick Enberg's Humorous Quotes for All Occasions Speaking Tips and Over 1, One-Liners

by Enberg, Dick; Morgan, Brian; Morgan, Wendy

• ISBN13: 9780740709968
• ISBN10: 0740709968
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Summary

Pearls of wisdom and downright funny lines are in Dick Enberg's Humorous Quotes for All Occasions. Public speaking tops the list of things people fear most-above fear of snakes, falling, or even death. But Dick Enberg has the antidote. With 28 general subjects to choose from, you're bound to find just the right line to loosen your tongue and break the ice on any occasion. As baby boomers increasingly are faced with occasion for public speaking-graduations, weddings, retirement parties, anniversaries of all sorts-Dick Enberg's book will no doubt become the book of choice. Laced with humorous personal anecdotes about Enberg's own public speaking experiences throughout the years, the book is both an entertaining read and a resource of humorous material for specific occasions. It also includes technical tips on how to quickly and efficiently put together a successful humorous talk. Dick Enberg's Humorous Quotes for All Occasions is sure to pave the way toward making the speaker and his or her audience perfectly at ease and ready for a good time.

Author Biography

Dick Enberg is in his first year at CBS Sports following 25 years with NBC-TV Sports, where his assignments included the NFL, NBA, NCAA Basketball, Major League Baseball, the World Figure Skating Championships, Wimbeldon, U.S. Open Golf, and three Olympic Games. His broad range of sports coverage earned him the title "NBC's decathlete." A former college professor, Dr. Enberg has been a popular public speaker for over 40 years.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	1	(6)
General Subjects
Openers and Introductions	7	(12)
Birthdays and Age	19	(16)
Births	35	(3)
Business	38	(6)
Character	44	(4)
Cities and Travel	48	(13)
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry	61	(7)
Education	68	(8)
Family	76	(11)
Friendship	87	(4)
Happiness	91	(3)
Health	94	(8)
Insults	102	(5)
Life and Death	107	(9)
Looks	116	(5)
Love and Marriage	121	(21)
Men and Women	142	(6)
Money	148	(7)
Mothers and Fathers	155	(5)
Perseverance	160	(5)
Politics	165	(7)
Professions and Work	172	(9)
Religion	181	(10)
Retirement and Leisure	191	(4)
Sex	195	(6)
Sports	201	(13)
Success	214	(8)
Vices and Foibles	222	(11)
Thank-yous and Closures	233	(10)
Finis	243