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...
by jmcinnis | May 20, 2010 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, C. Humor Delivery, D. Appropriate Humor, Funny Jokes
People tell me that they’re afraid to SAY the joke after they’ve written it because they’re worried that they won’t remember it exactly. I kick off my keynotes with at least a dozen or so jokes on the group, so memory is a BIG issue for me. I’ve got a few techniques I...
by jmcinnis | May 6, 2010 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, C. Humor Delivery, D. Appropriate Humor, Funny Jokes
Ok, this lesson is on recovering. What do I mean by that? Well today I had a great group of pharmaceutical people, and we had a lot of fun. But it could have turned out differently. . .Part way through my show, I did a joke about WalMart. Guess what? There was a...
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 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...
