by jmcinnis | Sep 10, 2021 | A. Humor Writing, Funny Humor, humor article
To find great humor look to your past and find your pain points. What things did you do as a kid that upset you, but now is pretty funny? In my newsletter, I reminisced about an incident during summers when I was in my elementary school that had a big impact on my...
by jmcinnis | Apr 19, 2021 | A. Humor Writing
Virtual keynotes are NOT going away, so don’t be boring! If you’ve been just hanging out doing the keynotes in front of your computer with a bookshelf in the background, or worse, a FAKE background, you need to step it up. You probably already have of this...
by jmcinnis | Apr 15, 2021 | A. Humor Writing
It’s tax day – so seize the day and write some tax jokes. . . okay I don’t have tax jokes per se, but I’ve got some about money. But you can write tax jokes if you start listing all the things that irritate you about giving Uncle Sam your...
by jmcinnis | Mar 19, 2021 | A. Humor Writing
I saw this piece of paper in my office today . . . and realized it’s from about 40 years ago. It’s a chart showing how much money you’d have if you saved so much per day . . .back when the interest rates were 12%. Wow, you could actually make money...
by jmcinnis | Feb 5, 2021 | A. Humor Writing
Starting my career in comedy wasn’t exactly a straight line! I had starts, stops, and then starts again. Here’s a podcast interview I did yesterday on the “Why We Work” podcast. It is a good interview and shows that sometimes it takes time to...
by jmcinnis | Jan 26, 2021 | A. Humor Writing
Here’s my latest humor article on some of the nutty introductions I’ve gotten over the years. This is a jpg. If you want to read the article easier, check it out on my web page: https://theworklady.com/weird-introductions/ Here’s to more funny...
by jmcinnis | Jan 8, 2021 | A. Humor Writing
Sometimes you just need that one joke to make all the difference. Here’s an example from my past. When’s the best time to tell people they aren’t getting raises? Two days before your company holiday party, of course! 12 years ago, I arrived at an...
by jmcinnis | Dec 31, 2020 | A. Humor Writing
Today’s Burning Lunch episode of my podcast is a great example of how to cap off a not-so-great experience. As we move away from 2020, we’ll get a chance to close out some of our own not-so-great experiences. Here’s to moving forward in 2021. Click...
by jmcinnis | Dec 10, 2020 | A. Humor Writing
One thing I’ve not mentioned much is that I’m doing these short snippets on Alexa called “Flash Briefings.” They are basically once a day 60 second skills that you can learn. Mine are titled Finding the Funny, and I give you some skills that...
by jmcinnis | Nov 25, 2020 | A. Humor Writing
Yes, it’s now possible thanks to Zoom and virtual meetings! Last week I was the Master of Ceremonies for 2 multi-day events at the same time between 3 time zones. It was nuts, but I did it by doing a lot of “time zone math.” I had to invest in was...
