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 | 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...
by jmcinnis | Nov 20, 2010 | A. Humor Writing
Thanksgiving & Your Crazy Relatives! With Thanksgiving coming up, there is a TON of joke material that will write itself – just the crap that crazy/drunk/oblivious relatives are going to do, will keep you laughing for hours. Well, joking about people isn’t limited...
by jmcinnis | Nov 17, 2010 | A. Humor Writing
So much of what we focus on in joke writing is the punch line, but one way to make a great punch line is coming up with a great set-up line. My first three tips for a great set-up line are to: Make it Short. Bill Cosby can go on forever and ever, but the rest of us...
by jmcinnis | Nov 1, 2010 | A. Humor Writing
Okay, so I got busy last week and didn’t wrap up the Callbacks section. . . sorry, I had a blast going to the best haunted house, actually FOREST (www.MarkoffsHauntedForest.com), on the planet. . .and didn’t get as much done as I wanted. So, here’s the wrap up. . if...
