The best way to cultivate a sense of humor is to start with jokes. Listen to jokes and collect jokes. Of course, what you have to collect is the jokes that make you laugh. When the collection is enough (at least more than 100 pieces), re classification, and detailed study, try to f...
There are few things that people can relate to more than humor. It’s the basis for a personal connection and it can be both unexpected and memorable, while making an impact to your subject. Consider adding humor to presentations but avoid cliched pratfalls that can backfire on you with...
Humor can be an extremely powerful tool to enhance learning from presentations. In my national survey of 342 corporate training professionals, I found that most agree that humor not only enhances learning, but also...
For someone just starting to add humor, this is the best technique. By telling an old standby, you can concentrate on timing and delivery - two of the major keys to being funny. Timing and Delivery: This refers to the way you present a joke. These two ideas may be the most important...
Humor with a Purpose: How to Hire a Funny Speaker Who Can Still Deliver a Powerful MessageConnie Podesta
How to cultivate a sense of humor Humor is a special kind of emotional expression. It is a tool for people to adapt to the environment, is one of the methods to alleviate the mental and psychological pressure of the human predicament. Russian writer Chekhov said: do not know how to joke...
opportunity to embed humor in your characters’ dialogue. Rather than describe how she was feeling, Jill Bolte Taylor in the example above expertly incorporates humor in internal dialogue. Similarly, Sir Ken Robinson places the humor in the words of Shakespeare’s English teach and Shakespeare’s...
题目How to use humor to make friends Be cheerful and not worried about anything Bringing laughter,happiness and smiling to others is more about being light-hearted than it is about "being funny." (1) .Just feel happiness,be positive and be light-hearted.Such a mindset...
Bor says this is the No. 1 mistake people make when they try to be funny. If they like Jerry Seinfeld’s humor, they’ll try to mimic his deliveries. If they like Jon Stewart’s humor, they try to match his dry wit. As any comedian will tell you, pulling off a successful...
In this final post in the humor series, John Kinde shares10 Ways to Make Your Boss Laugh. The nice thing about this article is that you can easily generalize it to other types of relationships: co-workers, friends, spouse, etc.