Humor & Humility Win the Battle of Words
No matter whether people agree or disagree with President Bush’s political positions, they typically admire his self-deprecating humor and the humility it represents. At his recent Washington correspondents dinner, that ability to poke fun at himself seemed to be one thing the media responded to favorably. Bush even brought along his "double,” comedian Steve Bridges, to add levity to the event.
A couple of the favorite lines the media considered worthy of replay:
Bush at the lectern: “I always enjoy these events." Bridges, the Bush double: "But why couldn’t I have dinner with the 36% of the people who like me?”
The double (Bridges) modeled for Bush one of my most difficult words to pronounce correctly: “Nu—cle–ar proliferation….nu—cle–ar proliferation. Nu—cle–ar proliferation.” Then Bush tried it: “Noo-cu-ler pro-liberation.” The crowd went wild as Bridges proclaimed, "Nailed it!"
The communication lesson to be learned here: Humility and humor trump arrogance and harshness to create the likeability factor. Self-deprecating humor can open hearts and minds to make people receptive to ideas in ways words alone cannot.
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