What’s So Funny About Uranus??

This past New Years eve was great fun, not only because of the friends I shared it with, but also because we laughed . . .A LOT. I’d like to say that it was high-brow humor, but what made us laugh the most was when my friend Susan tried to show us the constellations...

Feeling The Humor

What is the most common thing people do when they need to come up with some humor? They LOOK for the humor. That kind of observational humor made Jerry Seinfield rich and famous, and it’s what we generally think comedians do to find funny jokes. But don’t forget to...

Memories For Joking

One way to find some hilarious humor is to dig into your past. . .your wayyyyy, wayyyy back past. I’ve been re-connecting with friends on Linkedin and Facebook, and instead of just sending the standard invitation, many times I’ve written out a personal note. This has...

And the Survey Says. . .

I’ve talked in a past blog about kicking off your speech with a quick funny survey, so I think it would be great to go into more detail on this valuable method of connecting with you group. In my humor keynote, Finding the Funny in Change, I talk about the importance...

The WHEN of Writing a Joke

I’m writing this from an airplane 30,000 feet up! YEAH. .my life will get even better when all airplanes get internet access. . .I’m so haThe WHEN of joking I’m writing this from an airplane 30,000 feet up! YEAH. .my life will get even better when all airplanes get...