by jmcinnis | Sep 14, 2009 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, D. Appropriate Humor
I’m at the Elite Meetings conference right now – where high-end hotels meet high-end meeting planners. We’re in Florida, so the party last night included exotic birds and alligators. The bird loved me. I kept my distance from Herbert the alligator! I guess if they...
by jmcinnis | Sep 2, 2009 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, D. Appropriate Humor
Okay, so we’ve talked about what is not appropriate and subjects to stay away from. So what’s left that you can talk about? Actually a lot of things are still fair game. I write 10 minutes or so about the group that I kick off all of my shows with. I started doing...
by jmcinnis | Aug 24, 2009 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, D. Appropriate Humor
Sunrise on the Outer Banks, NC. . .I had a great week of vacation! And in continuing my blog series on using appropriate humor, things to stay away from for business humor and convention groups would be obvious jokes. Not that they’re inappropriate but the group has...
by jmcinnis | Aug 19, 2009 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, D. Appropriate Humor
Here I am @ Niagra Falls. . .a break from my show for the Postmasters (and i got to catch up with my friend Cherie whom I’ve known since Kindergarten!) And now on to part 2 of using appropriate humor for convention and association conferences. The next rule of...
by jmcinnis | Aug 17, 2009 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, D. Appropriate Humor
Here I am at the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce event. . .I’m hanging with the Capitol City bank logo at a party! So I’ve been doing comedy for convention crowds – corporations and associations – for over 14 years now, and I keep getting asked about what is...
by jmcinnis | Aug 16, 2009 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, D. Appropriate Humor
And in continuing my blog about appropriate humor, remember that you should pay attention to when using humor is the industry climate. Be sensitive to jokes about what’s going on in the industry. For example, you may have heard that the meetings industry has taken a...
by jmcinnis | Apr 19, 2009 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, C. Humor Delivery, D. Appropriate Humor, E. Emcee humor
So occasionally I don’t just write about joke writing. . . here’s an article I wrote about the art of following someone. . . Following Susan Boyle So like the rest of the planet, I am a huge, huge fan of Susan Boyle – the unassuming woman who took to the...
by jmcinnis | Jan 9, 2009 | A. Humor Writing, C. Humor Delivery, E. Emcee humor
Here’s an article I did on emceeing. . .again, not totally humor writing, but if you ever find yourself in the emcee position, well, . . YOU’RE WELCOME. So you’ve hired a professional emcee to add some zing to your event! Great idea. But just remember...
by jmcinnis | Nov 19, 2008 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, C. Humor Delivery, E. Emcee humor
Here’s a quick article I did on emceeing events for corporations and associations, and while it’s not just about comedy writing, I thought it would be nice to include. I do a ton of emceeing, and some day, you too will find yourself in that situation. . ....
by jmcinnis | Apr 27, 2007 | B. Research Techniques
Okay, I’ve sold TONS of material. . .wrote for radio for 10 years 500 stations. . .sooo, I started my writing blog by putting in some of the jokes that didn’t make it. . .here goes. JOKES I write a bunch of topical jokes every day for radio. . . some of...
