Tag Archive: techniques

How to Deal With Whiners? Vent Tickets

Ok, maybe not as good as Sticky Notes but darn!  This is a killer one.  I was working for some awesome folks in South Dakota recently doing my Laugh-O-Nomics program.  Part of this program is motivational humor, but a huge part of it is facilitating a discussion about what specifically they can do to incorporate and…

Back to College! (To Be Funny)

Wondering how to be a comedian?   Do you want to know how to be a funny motivational speaker?  Here is your answer. I am so proud of this project.  Humor College was a series where I interviewed some of the top speakers and comedians around and asked them:  How can we be funny like you?…

What to do when your humor fails?

When I coach others about how to be funny, I teach saver lines. Basically, these are jokes that you tell after a joke goes bad to “save” the situation. Johnny Carson was the king of savers. I just found this video….check out the master. If you are a comedian or speaker and are looking for…