Books Discussion. You Can Be Funny and Make People Laugh

This is NOT an online meeting but an in-person meeting.

During the book discussion the leader of the discussion presents the most interesting parts of the book. The great emphasis is placed on discussion.

Reading the book is not required.

Book Description

You Can Be Funny And Make People Laugh by Gregory Peart describes best humor techniques to use in daily, normal social situations.

This book is about conversational humor, or how to add a little appropriate fun and playfulness into a conversation so that people involved end up relating to each other better and feeling better connected.

Humor is power. Humor helps build connections and relationships in ways that few other social interactions can. It makes all participants feel good. It brings people toghether in shared positive experiences that are memorable and lasting.

Discussion Topics

• About being too literal
• Exaggeration/Distortion
• Labeling
• Hypotheticals
• Constrasts
• Overreacting/underreacting
• Self-deprecating humor
• Metacomments