by jmcinnis | Jul 6, 2010 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, C. Humor Delivery, D. Appropriate Humor, Funny Jokes, G. Topical Jokes, Workplace Humor
I’ve never done comedy in another country (ok, Canada, but they’re so close it doesn’t count), yet I’ve been in front of audiences sprinkled with international people because they come to us. And while of course you can’t appeal to EVERYONE in the group, there are...
by jmcinnis | Jun 25, 2010 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, D. Appropriate Humor, Funny Jokes, G. Topical Jokes
What happens when you’ve got a completely dry subject and you just can’t figure out a way to have fun with it? You have to think bigger. To find the funny when I’m speaking, I start with the group; if there’s not much there, I look at the room, then move out to the...
by jmcinnis | Jun 22, 2010 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, C. Humor Delivery, D. Appropriate Humor, Funny Jokes, G. Topical Jokes
Self-deprecating humor is one of the quickest ways to get the audience on your side. As I’ve said, a lot of comedy is about people feeling superior to the comic, so if people think you have a flaw then they’ll either feel superior OR be able to relate to you even more...
by jmcinnis | Jun 11, 2010 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, C. Humor Delivery, D. Appropriate Humor, Funny Jokes, G. Topical Jokes
Fun with Food So a lot of speeches take place at banquets, luncheons, and breakfasts. . .which means you have tons of opportunity to do some quick humor by having fun with the food. Now this doesn’t mean you should be super mean about it – you don’t want to insult the...
by jmcinnis | Jun 4, 2010 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, C. Humor Delivery, D. Appropriate Humor, Funny Jokes, Workplace Humor
Just in case you weren’t sure if you should use humor in your business communications, I’ve come up with . . . 17 Reasons To Use Humor In Your Business Communications Great way to break the ice on a tough topic Great way to make small talk & mingle Gets people to...
by jmcinnis | Jun 1, 2010 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, C. Humor Delivery, D. Appropriate Humor, Workplace Humor
This past weekend someone told me that his wife would never put jokes into her speeches at work because her topic is tooooo serious – I think it was like a food stamp program or something. Well certainly you can’t make fun OF the people on food stamps, but you...
