by jmcinnis | May 1, 2010 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, C. Humor Delivery, D. Appropriate Humor, Funny Jokes, Workplace Humor
One of the best ways to connect with an audience is to make a relatable joke right in the moment. But how? Well, the problem most people have is that they don’t pay attention to what’s going on around them right before they speak – they’re too busy going over their...
by jmcinnis | Apr 1, 2010 | A. Humor Writing, C. Humor Delivery, D. Appropriate Humor, Funny Jokes, Workplace Humor
savannah GA Here I am yesterday! On the Riverfront of Savannah, GA – 10 second video is above! Ok, so I was just performing my comedy at a conference last night in Savannah, Georgia to a group who is BIG on networking. And while they had several keynote and...
by jmcinnis | Mar 25, 2010 | A. Humor Writing, C. Humor Delivery, Funny Jokes, G. Topical Jokes
So if you want to add in a joke, but you’re scared of doing the set-up punch thing right off the bat during your speech because you’re afraid either no one will laugh at the punch line or you’ll mess it up. . . no worries. You can still add some humor by doing a funny...
by jmcinnis | Mar 15, 2010 | A. Humor Writing, D. Appropriate Humor
Nutrisystem sales are down according to AOL. . . a CEO from Nutrisystem says they wasted 3 million on “cardboard”. . which I thought he was referring to the taste of the food, but it was actually the signs and posters of their spokesperson athletes. So how could...
by jmcinnis | Mar 10, 2010 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, C. Humor Delivery, D. Appropriate Humor, Funny Jokes, G. Topical Jokes, Workplace Humor
Okay, so you’ve got a big event coming up that you want to kick off by writing jokes about the event. The problem is, nothing they’ve told you is funny! Okay, forget about the present, and look to the past! If this event has taken place over a number of years, you can...
by jmcinnis | Mar 3, 2010 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, G. Topical Jokes
Here’s a blog post I wrote as a guest blogger a while ago. . .on the Incurrable Disease of Writing blog: http://www.missyfrye.net/Blog/?p=2653. So I’m re-posting it here. . . 3 easy ways to get over joke-writers block So I took like a month or so off of my...
by jmcinnis | Feb 5, 2010 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques
Here I am in one of my favorite places – Sedona, AZ. Away from all the current events!!! Topical jokes – jokes about current events – are a great way to freshen up a standard speech and make it sound like you just wrote the whole speech today. I started...
by jmcinnis | Dec 8, 2009 | A. Humor Writing, C. Humor Delivery, D. Appropriate Humor
Here I am sitting in Phoenix Airport today! Flight is late coming in from San Jose. . I’m headed to a show in Oklahoma. Ain’t travel fun! Okay, every once in a while, the jokes I write specifically for the group don’t hit. OWWW! Luckily I have so much...
by jmcinnis | Dec 2, 2009 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, D. Appropriate Humor
Now in talking about how to craft appropriate humor, I’ve hit on some of the things you should ask a client. I’ll get to more of those later, but right now, I’d like to focus on a few things that you DON’T ask your client. Some things don’t need to be asked and you...
by jmcinnis | Sep 23, 2009 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, D. Appropriate Humor
Okay, so I thought I was going to be be writing this joke writing blog from 30,000 feet up, but the “free” wireless on Delta didn’t cooperate. I Finally got online, but then the battery on my laptop died. . ahhhh. I did manage to get one email out to a couple people...
