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IN THIS ISSUE |
1. HUMOR U TIP #165 – Storying Around |
By Terrill Fischer "'Thou shalt not' is soon forgotten, but 'Once upon a time' lasts forever." Have you noticed that theatre touches the audience? That's usually done by creating recognizable situations. Audiences naturally laugh when they recognize things they do, or things they know others do. Hence keeping things truthful is pretty powerful and the truth is often funnier that fiction. Absurdity is usually cheap and not very interesting. Try "Storying" around: Tell stories walking down the hallways, riding in the elevators, going up or down the stairs. But you must stop the story when you arrive at your destination. You can pick it up again when you leave. This is great for enhancing your story telling ability and adding humor and adventure to everyday situations. And, it's FUN! People get hooked and interested. Truth: People just want to work for GREAT companies and GREAT managers. If you make them laugh and keep them happy, they'll "blow the lid" off their productivity and produce breakthrough results! Can you say... KA-CHING? For Past Tips, visit: |
2. HAPPY WORK THOUGHTS |
What can you be doing in the hallways at work that would bring a snicker or a smile to others? (Keep it clean, of course.) |
3. MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS |
Since humor, laughter and FUN are our game, we LOVE movies as a source for those feelings. So, whenever we see a movie that we think is really fun or silly or otherwise worthy of recommendation, we'll cover it here. Movies, by the way, are great "therapy" — a great way to get away from stress and the busy world.
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4. HUMOR U STUFF |
If you live in or around Austin, TX, our hometown, come to our monthly FREE Laughter Club meetings. Contact us for more info about this great Stress Relieving activity. (See our webpage at www.humoru.com/laughter_club.html) Want to run a Laughter Club in your community? Ask us how. FYI: We are developing our first ever self-study course on How to Lighten Up the Workplace — keep it in mind and we'll keep you in the loop on our progress. |
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