This is the first book to offer detailed advice on the effective use of humor in business situations such as presentations, meetings, or seminars. The author is a speech writer who has written for the CEOs of AT&T, Xerox, Monsanto, and the Bank of America. He has also written comedy for entertainers such as Rodney Dangerfield. Presents the basics of writing humorously in a clear, step-by-step fashion, and reveals invaluable tricks of the trade for creating one's own custom-tailored jokes using techniques employed by professional comedy writers. Also provides short one-line jokes arranged by subject, as well as longer, story-type jokes arranged by the meaning or the point that the story illustrates.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0471636509
ISBN-13
9780471636502
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1228372
Product Key Features
Author
Michael Iapoce
Publication Name
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Boardroom
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
1988
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
205 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
1.8in
Item Width
0.7in
Item Weight
15 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pn4193.B8i27 1988
Table of Content
THE SKILLS. Laughter Is Cost-effective: The Value of Humor in Business. All Jokes Are not Created Equal: Selecting Appropriate Humor. Delivering Humor with Style: Performance Skills. Everything Old Is New Again: Switching Jokes to Fit Your Needs. Not Quite Technical Writing: Creating Your Own Humor. THE JOKES. One Liners. Stories to Make a Point.