by jmcinnis | Nov 11, 2011 | B. Research Techniques
I’ve talked in a past blog about kicking off your speech with a quick funny survey, so I think it would be great to go into more detail on this valuable method of connecting with you group. In my humor keynote, Finding the Funny in Change, I talk about the importance...
by jmcinnis | Nov 3, 2011 | A. Humor Writing
I’m writing this from an airplane 30,000 feet up! YEAH. .my life will get even better when all airplanes get internet access. . .I’m so haThe WHEN of joking I’m writing this from an airplane 30,000 feet up! YEAH. .my life will get even better when all airplanes get...
by jmcinnis | Oct 16, 2011 | A. Humor Writing
I like that TV show Modern Family because it shows just how non-normal most families are. And, depending on how non-non-normal your family is/was, it might have been bad for growing up, but it’s still great for comedy. In my last blog I talked about questions you can...
by jmcinnis | Sep 23, 2011 | A. Humor Writing
Networking can be BORING . . especially if you’re giving out the same information and asking the same standard (read: dull) questions. When you meet someone, or introduce a new employee or hand an award to someone, what’s the first bit of information we tend to give...
by jmcinnis | Sep 13, 2011 | A. Humor Writing
No, not IdioTS, that’s IdioMS. Those aren’t the people you work with who don’t “get it,” . . .idioms are sayings that we hear constantl. Things like “a penny saved is a penny earned” or “a fool and his money are soon parted.” People are familiar with these ...
by jmcinnis | Sep 2, 2011 | A. Humor Writing
Yes laughing is a gift. . and sometimes you can use a gift to get a laugh. I don’t mean laughing at gifts people have given you. . .I learned my lesson about that 35 years ago when video cameras first came out. My brother and I stood around the tree on Christmas...
by jmcinnis | Aug 25, 2011 | A. Humor Writing, G. Topical Jokes
Okay, so the east coast now experienced what the west coast has been exposed to for years – EARTHQUAKES!!! I’m originally from VA now living in CA, so I had to laugh at all the “check ins”. . “are you okay???” that people were doing. I’ve woken up in my bed during a...
by jmcinnis | Jun 22, 2011 | A. Humor Writing
I’ve talked about asking questions when trying to come up with a killer punch line for your jokes, and one of the best questions is “how.” How would someone do something, how would this happen, how ELSE could you do that, how, how, how. The more you ask the question,...
by jmcinnis | Jun 14, 2011 | A. Humor Writing
What??? You mean you don’t do it all yourself??? Well, yes and no. I DO write my jokes, but sometimes even I need someone else’s perspective. For example, for a long time, in my Finding the Funny in Change program I mentioned that we’re getting too “green,” and all...
by jmcinnis | May 27, 2011 | B. Research Techniques
One of the best ways to use humor is to . . . make a connection with people in that “ah ha” moment when you both “get it.” And because humor is such a good people-connector, it’s a great way to build camaraderie with your coworkers and employees when introducing them...
