All of us have no doubt in our minds that laughter is indeed the best medicine.
It is likely that you have your own personal "library" of jokes that you roll out when the
occasion arises.
However, have you ever given any thought to "joke etiquette"? Probably not, because
until now there hasn't been any guidelines written on the subject of joke etiquette. You
will impress as one of those who has a full mastery of joke etiquette.
In "The Power Of Laughter" you will find a long list of wonderfully laughable jokes.
However, that's not all.
This ebook is not just another one of those overdone "joke books".
In "The Power Of Laughter" you will explore the anatomy of a joke from introduction
straight through to delivery.
You will learn the right and wrong way to tell a joke and how to determine the
"appropriateness" and timing of your joke.
You will explores:
How to keep your joke simple
Laughing at your own joke
Risque jokes - yes or no
Insults and put-downs
Wrong joke or wrong audience
Timing of a joke
How to steal jokes from the best
How to be a good audience
Your biggest asset
I do not promise that you'll be the next star on the professional comedy circuit. But,
imagine you will be able to add humor and life to your social and business encounters.
Whether you are already a good storyteller or someone who would like to learn how to
develop and deliver a repertoire, there is something for everyone in "The Power Of
Laughter."
Grab your copy today and be the life of the party tomorrow!
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Here is a small extract from the book -
The Way You tell Jokes
Timing
The secret of great joke delivery is timing. Watch tapes of the old Masters like Jack
Benny, Bob Hope and the best of the modern comedians – pacing their delivery and,
especially, the pauses bring the greatest laughs.
Sorry, I can’t teach you the art of timing and the only way that I know for you to
improve your grasp of that technique is to work at it, record your delivery as often as
you can, leave it for at least a day and then listen. That will help but it’s the constant
work that polishes everything.
When people use a joke that someone such as Bob Hope used, they can learn the
words, even when to raise or lower their voice, but they probably won’t get the sort of
reaction they expect. They aren’t Bob Hope so their best strategy is to be the most
appealing version of themselves that they can be rather than a pale imitation of anyone
else.
I suggest you hire some videos or DVD’s of comedians such as Bob Hope, Lucille Ball,
Jack Benny and Red Skelton, even if you feel your personal style is more like, say,
Bobcat Goldthwait.
While you’re watching the jokes and all the little moves, gestures and bits of business,
you will start to understand how these people made contact with the hearts as well as
the eyes of their audiences.
That understanding could prove invaluable to almost anyone, whatever sort of work you
do.
Your Biggest Asset
You’ve got one advantage over everyone else and it’s important that you share that
with the people that you tell your jokes.
It’s you - your unique background and experiences. That’s what your friends like and
your colleagues are, at least, comfortable with.
Follow the lead of the professionals who ruthlessly reject any joke, however funny, that
does not fit the image which their public has of them.
Sometimes, we don’t appreciate our natural assets. I remember a clerk who was an
accomplished amateur magician. He was from China and I suggested that he capitalize
on that to give himself a unique selling point with the major entertainment venues.
He didn’t want to do that, preferring to appear in a regular Western dinner suit. He got
a great response anyway.
When a Circus came here, he was asked to audition for them and they were keen to hire
him at, I believe, with a very good rate of pay. They made just one condition – he had
to wear an oriental costume. He did it their way and was very well received. But that was
the last time he performed in costume.
You should not try to hide an accent or even anything that you (or others) might
perceive as a fault. One gentleman ended his first stage presentation with this line, “I
am a living example that you don’t need to be handsome, tall or speak good English to
succeed in this business.” He also proved that the lack of those “qualities” didn’t stop
you making a successful presentation – the audience gave him a standing ovation and
this was in Australia where standing ovations for any presentation are very unusual.
Impressions and Accents
Many people think that they can, without practice or preparation, tell jokes much better
than they really can. An even bigger group think that they are natural mimics that can
give a funny but recognizable impression of some movie star or, at least, imitate the
accents of people from other countries and regions.
Mostly, they’re very wrong. Part of the problem is that we don’t hear our voice as other
people do. We might hear ourselves speaking in a rich melodious baritone where others
might compare us to a walrus with a sore throat.
Have you ever heard your own voice as others hear it? It surprises many people who
know how they sound through their own ears when speaking that there can be a great
difference in what we hear compared to how we sound to other people.
Our voice is conveyed through and altered by the bones of our head!
The first time that you hear a recording of your own voice may be a real shock! It’s
worth doing as soon as possible, but please understand that, while it may sound bad to
you on the first time you hear a recording, there’s no need for panic. Your voice has
been getting you through life pretty well up to this point and any negative effect you
feel is probably only because it sounds different to what you expected.
If you decide that you really do need to improve some aspects of the way that you
sound, approach it one small step at a time. Just pick what seems the part that you
most need to work on and take it slowly.
Your colleagues and, especially, your friends and family like you the way that you are so
don’t upset them by trying to make too much of a change too quickly.
If you speak more slowly than many of the people that you mix with, some might think
that you also think more slowly. Don’t worry because that can be more of an advantage
than a hindrance. Leave your voice alone and let your actions speak for you.
If you have read this far, I am sure you like what you have read so far. For more, you
will have to read the book itself.
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