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Humor at Work: Comedy as Commentary 2010

November 12, 2010

New York, NY – For the third straight year I was asked to be a guest lecturer in the Comedy as Commentary class at Parsons University. Much the same as past years, I answered questions and provided insights on what it’s like to do improv and stand-up comedy. I also spent more time leading a [...]

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Humor at Work: Team-Building for New Team Members

August 5, 2010

New York, NY – A new associate director was recently appointed to lead our project management organization at work. When she came to New York to meet our team, I was asked to lead a team-building event that would help us all get to know each other while also being engaging (and that could be [...]

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Old Spice: The Man Your Man Could Smell Like

July 24, 2010

The most recent Old Spice campaign has generated over 100 million views online; the Old Spice channel on Youtube has over 100,000 subscribers; there are nearly 700,000 fans on Facebook.  What started out as a well-done commercial for Old Spice has turned into a hilarious internet phenom–and all of this for body wash and deodorant. [...]

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Humor at Work: CSz Tournament 2010

July 20, 2010

Philadelphia, PA – I spent the past week in Philadelphia, the “City of Brotherly Love” and this year’s site for the annual ComedySportz (CSz) Tournament. The week long event consists of workshops, social events and of course a ton of improv action. One of the best workshops I attended was New Thinking in Corporate Team-Building, [...]

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The Answer is Improv

July 16, 2010

Q: What can I study to become a better presenter? A: Improv Q: Is there a way to learn how to think on my feet? A: Improv Q: What can I do to improve my creativity? A: Improv Q: How can I demonstrate the keys to successful communication? A: Improv Q: What’s a fun event [...]

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Hospital Humor… An Interview with Sally Franz

June 24, 2010

What would you do if you suddenly became paralyzed from the waist down?  Well, if you’re Sally Franz, you write a book about the experience.  I sat down with the Scrambled Leggs author to talk to her about her book and how she uses humor as means to an end.  What end?  Listen and find [...]

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Hospital Humor from Scrambled Leggs

June 24, 2010

Note: This is the transcription of an interview with Scrambled Leggs author, Sally Franz.  The interview has been edited for clarity and ease of reading.  For the audio of the interview, check out Hospital Humor, an Interview with Sally Franz. Welcome everyone to today’s episode of Humor Talks, where I talk with some of the thought [...]

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Humor Lessons from Scrambled Leggs

June 8, 2010

Humor has many benefits–it can bring you closer to another person,  ease the tension in a room and help you deal with difficult circumstances, like becoming paralyzed.  Such is the tale in Sally Franz’s Scrambled Leggs: A Snarky Tale of Hospital Hooey, a book about laughter, pain, and everything in between. In the eBook, Sally tells [...]

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Humor is Your Choice

May 18, 2010

A reader sent me a link to this fun post titled Peter Pan Professions: 50 Fun Jobs That Don’t Require You to Grow Up. The list contains some interesting professions that aren’t your typical 9-5: ice cream tester, card dealer, stunt driver, hobo, etc. Of course the important thing to keep in mind is that [...]

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5 Myths of Humor at Work

February 24, 2010

When you take a look at all of the benefits of humor, it’s hard to understand why there isn’t more humor at work.  This is getting better (I don’t think they were having a whole lot of fun in the coal mines, but I could be wrong), but there is still far too little fun [...]

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