by jmcinnis | Nov 8, 2014 | A. Humor Writing
Yes that’s the name of my first humor writing book (Finding the Funny Fast), and it’s also the prominent words in a couple of my keynotes (Finding the Funny in Change and Finding the Funny in Communications). But today I want to talk about finding the funny in the...
by jmcinnis | Oct 24, 2014 | B. Research Techniques
I just read an article about a guy who controls his tourettes syndrome by doing stand up comedy – I always thought stand-up comedy ENCOURAGED people to cuss. But the article mentioned that this guy has gained self-confidence and educated people on the disease at the...
by jmcinnis | Oct 24, 2014 | B. Research Techniques
I just read an article about a guy who controls his tourettes syndrome by doing stand up comedy – I always thought stand-up comedy ENCOURAGED people to cuss. But the article mentioned that this guy has gained self-confidence and educated people on the disease at the...
by jmcinnis | Sep 26, 2014 | A. Humor Writing
I’ve been away from my blog for a while. . my apologies. Turns out writing a book in 3 months causes you to never want to write anything AGAIN. I had a super brain drain that I’m coming out of (check out “Convention Comedian: Stories and Wisdom From Two Decades...
by jmcinnis | Feb 15, 2014 | A. Humor Writing
Okay, so you still aren’t sold on using comedy? Maybe you think it’s just for comedians, because we know how to do this and you don’t. Or maybe you’re just in too serious of a business to use humor. Okay, but there are many other places you can inject humor. . .here’s...