By Ethan Garrett
As the saying goes, "Laughter is the best medicine", and the ability to make sick people laugh means you are indeed good at it. Considering that ill people are most often serious because of the body pains they are experiencing, making them laugh is difficult (plus the fact that some of them could be grumpy and easily annoyed). Then, of course, you need to consider the appropriateness of the jokes in terms of audience, theme, and location. Everything can be learned and you just need to practice in order to be successful at it.
People have diverse tastes when it comes to being funny. Thus, if you want to learn more about being funny, that is, to improve your relationships with other people, try checking out comic books, TV shows, movies, and your everyday dealings with people and observe what the things that make people laugh are.
People have diverse tastes when it comes to being funny. Thus, if you want to learn more about being funny, that is, to improve your relationships with other people, try checking out comic books, TV shows, movies, and your everyday dealings with people and observe what the things that make people laugh are.
Understand the basics of making people laugh. Even if your goal of making laugh has nothing to do with professional work, you still need to understand the rules on how to make people laugh effectively. Primary of these reasons is timing and meaning of the joke. You have to know when is the right time to deliver the punch otherwise, the joke falls flat and instead of amusement, you will come out as corny. In addition, you should be able to understand various contextual meanings of your joke so you can deliver it using different techniques.
Changing the point of view of a joke also makes it more interesting especially if you have used the joke many times already and it has garnered a few laughs by now. You may also include some changes on the circumstances surrounding the joke, therefore, even if it is an often-heard joke, your audience will not tire of hearing it. And who knows? More people will come to appreciate the joke this time.
Keep your audience in mind when coming up with your jokes. Some people are sensitive when it comes the theme of the joke. Therefore, remember to be sensitive as well about the topics that you choose as subject for your material. Whether you are delivering jokes as part of your professional act or in front of your family and friends, you must exercise sensitivity to your audience's sensibilities.
If you will notice, those who are successful at making people laugh are those who are able to throw witty comments at just a snap of a finger. That is because these people are well read and ensure that they know what is happening around them and the world as well. Therefore, check what topics most people are talking about. You might want to check search engines on what topics are trending or even the social networking sites where almost everyone shouts out what they are thinking and doing.
As a parting shot, trying hard to make people laugh does not help even
Changing the point of view of a joke also makes it more interesting especially if you have used the joke many times already and it has garnered a few laughs by now. You may also include some changes on the circumstances surrounding the joke, therefore, even if it is an often-heard joke, your audience will not tire of hearing it. And who knows? More people will come to appreciate the joke this time.
Keep your audience in mind when coming up with your jokes. Some people are sensitive when it comes the theme of the joke. Therefore, remember to be sensitive as well about the topics that you choose as subject for your material. Whether you are delivering jokes as part of your professional act or in front of your family and friends, you must exercise sensitivity to your audience's sensibilities.
If you will notice, those who are successful at making people laugh are those who are able to throw witty comments at just a snap of a finger. That is because these people are well read and ensure that they know what is happening around them and the world as well. Therefore, check what topics most people are talking about. You might want to check search engines on what topics are trending or even the social networking sites where almost everyone shouts out what they are thinking and doing.
As a parting shot, trying hard to make people laugh does not help even
Keep your audience in mind when coming up with your jokes. Some people are sensitive when it comes the theme of the joke. Therefore, remember to be sensitive as well about the topics that you choose as subject for your material. Whether you are delivering jokes as part of your professional act or in front of your family and friends, you must exercise sensitivity to your audience's sensibilities.
If you will notice, those who are successful at making people laugh are those who are able to throw witty comments at just a snap of a finger. That is because these people are well read and ensure that they know what is happening around them and the world as well. Therefore, check what topics most people are talking about. You might want to check search engines on what topics are trending or even the social networking sites where almost everyone shouts out what they are thinking and doing.
As a parting shot, trying hard to make people laugh does not help even if the material is well researched. In fact, your audience can easily observe if you are having difficulty in delivering your jokes. So, it is highly advisable that you practice your material several times before performing in front of a crowd.
About the Author:
If you will notice, those who are successful at making people laugh are those who are able to throw witty comments at just a snap of a finger. That is because these people are well read and ensure that they know what is happening around them and the world as well. Therefore, check what topics most people are talking about. You might want to check search engines on what topics are trending or even the social networking sites where almost everyone shouts out what they are thinking and doing.
As a parting shot, trying hard to make people laugh does not help even if the material is well researched. In fact, your audience can easily observe if you are having difficulty in delivering your jokes. So, it is highly advisable that you practice your material several times before performing in front of a crowd.
About the Author:
That is all that I can share with you now. My name is Ethan Garrett and I have been teaching people about the principles of how to be funny. You should come visit me at: http://www.howtobefunny.net for more helpful tips. Enjoy!