by jmcinnis | Feb 5, 2011 | D. Appropriate Humor
9 People??? This week had I had the opportunity to be in front of a small group. . . 9 people. That’s NINE – single digit. . .no, I didn’t miss a zero. Before this, the smallest I’d spoken to was 12. . . a little bit of a drop from the 4400 people I was in front of...
by jmcinnis | Jan 17, 2011 | A. Humor Writing
In the previous blog, I mentioned putting together lists of the environment and then finding the ironies between things in the environment. For one group I realized that they were not getting raises and that they were having a mild winter.. .which lead to the joke “So...
by jmcinnis | Jan 12, 2011 | B. Research Techniques
When writing a joke, what you’re really trying to do . . . is to pull out the ironies – the contradictions – in the situation. Ironies are all around us, yet most people don’t pay attention to them. So make a list of the environment and anything else you know...
by jmcinnis | Jan 7, 2011 | A. Humor Writing
Goal-Talk As we cruise into the new year, “goal-talk” is in the air. . .weight loss, exercise, making a bazillion bucks. You name it, we can turn it into a goal. Well, when you’re writing humor, you have to also ask yourself, what is your goal? Are you looking for a...
by jmcinnis | Dec 10, 2010 | A. Humor Writing
I gave my Finding the Funny in Communications keynote yesterday, and once again I had to point out to people that you don’t have to be “born funny” to add humor to your communications. So many times we’re waiting for “permission” to use humor. . .when in fact most...
