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Michael MDiv Dolan. Funny Business
The Responsible Party
Good Morning
The Basics of a Working Joke. Two part construction: set up and punchline
Conceal the punchline with misdirection
But at work announce the joke
Use self-depreciation but don’t put yourself down
Be yourself, not Jay Leno
Have a Target
Go easy
Keep the joke short
Be confident
Rule of three
Clean humor shows cleverness
Be topical
Make sure humor does not obscure your message
Tell the truth
Work is the end point
Main Joke Forms
1. Opposites
2. Exaggeration
3. Play on Words
4. Self Depreciation
5. Visualization
6. Analogy
7. Internal Rhyme
Other Joke Forms
A Punderful World
Why Humor is a Good Idea at Work
Funny Letters of Steve Allen
Ten Surefire Humor Secrets of the Ancient Superior Race of Atlantis
Don’t think of a joke. Think of ten
Write as fast as you can as long as you can and cut back
Variety: not always the same kind of funny
Same personality on and off the paper or screen
It’s OK if they don’t laugh
Don’t fear failure
Prepare in advance
Be specific
Re-use
Evaluate jokes like those CSI shows testing a stain on a torn dress
Don’t be an old duffer
Get somebody else in trouble
Cheese It
The ever dreaded “Not a team player”
Office Politics
Don’t go blue
No stories
During bad corporate ideas
First week on the job, in the new department
Don’t make fun of pets
Bombs, explosions, guns, etc
Use good judgment
Science Discovers Keys to Humor
Widespread Misconceptions. I can make fun of my own ethnic group
Because people always enjoy a laugh, I can just throw in a joke and move on
Other people follow the same TV shows and web sites as me
It’s safe to make fun of myself
Sex is always funny
Men and women laugh at the same things
The best humor is original
You never have to explain a good joke
Funny is obvious. Everybody laughs at what I think is funny
Not sure if this will work; let’s try it and find out
I’ll use funny words I’ve read before like methinks, boggle (the mind), or befuddle
A joke takes place alone, separate from its context
Spontaneity is funny so the best humor happens off the top of my head
Apologizing in advance will protect me
List of Humorous Writing Errors. Dangling Modifier Errors:
Problems with Redundancy or Stating the Obvious:
Sudden Shifts from Formal to Colloquial Tone:
Wrong Word Choice Errors:
Omission/Addition of Prefix or Suffix:
Confusion of Homonyms:
Spelling Errors:
Old Stuff
Wacky Rules of Grammer
Business Jokes. How to Impress a Client
Human Resources
Double Check Your Recommendation Letters
Subject: Letters of Recommendation
You know when you work for a Y2K corporation when..
How To Get Rich
General Office Lingo. Here are the latest terms to add to your vocabulary in the office environment:
Gen X Office Lingo
Job Application
Keys to Success. 1. Never walk down the hall without a document in your hands. People with documents in their hands look like hardworking employees heading for important meetings. People with nothing in their hands look like they're heading for the cafeteria. People with the newspaper in their hands look like they're heading for the bathroom. Above all, make sure you carry loads of stuff home with you at night, thus generating the false impression that you work longer hours than you do
The Consultant and the Shepherd
Subject: The corporate zodiac
Work at work. Here are some actual label instructions reportedly on consumer goods (we took out the brand names):
Finding Yucks on the Web
