Comments on: Customized Humor? How can you be sure it is funny?

By: Brad Montgomery

Brad Montgomery — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:10:30 +0000

What a crack up. Frita! This technique for how to be a motivational speaker and use humor works. I just did it w/ a bunch of hospice folks. The main thing is to just mingle and ask questions. Plop in anything you think is funny and see how it goes. Worst case scenario is you get to meet some of your audience. Best case is that you find new joke, and practice the ones you have. Very cool.

Who else has a good story of something they learned from the audience and then used it on stage?

Brad

By: bobbe white

bobbe white — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:59:13 +0000

Hey Brad,
Loved the video from Huntsville! I spoke there last year and I there are a lot of planes, shuttles, rockets, etc. I spoke to Healthy Woman group, so not too many acronyms there!

Also, just tried some topical humor, as you suggest, and while people waited for lunch I met three women sitting together who introduced themselves as follows: Frita, Theta, and Rita. Oh, yes, and their fourth friend with whom they play cards, eat and travel with was standing a few steps away, called, Anita! You can’t make that stuff up and if we don’t mingle, we never flush out the good stuff. Thanks again for the reminder!

In laughter & levity,
Bobbe

By: How do you know your jokes are funny? | Pro Humorist

How do you know your jokes are funny? | Pro Humorist — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:31:10 +0000

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By: Jason Peck

Jason Peck — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:27:56 +0000

Hey Brad,

I love this post. This stuff really works because I’ve been doing this on and off for years. Anyone reading this post who has an interest in testing out humorous material before including it in their speech, this is one sure-fire way of doing it!

Cheers,

Brad