<p>Humor is a useful tool for every communicator, but the seductive desire to get a laugh from an audience can lead a presenter to make embarrassing and regrettable mistakes. When is humor appropriate, and when should it be avoided? Which types of humor are welcomed in today’s world, and which ones will get you in trouble? In this episode, the Guys explain how to avoid the pitfalls and how to use humor that’s appropriate, timely, and effective.</p>

Humor is a useful tool for every communicator, but the seductive desire to get a laugh from an audience can lead a presenter to make embarrassing and regrettable mistakes. When is humor appropriate, and when should it be avoided? Which types of humor are welcomed in today’s world, and which ones will get you in trouble? In this episode, the Guys explain how to avoid the pitfalls and how to use humor that’s appropriate, timely, and effective.

<p>Humor is a useful tool for every communicator, but the seductive desire to get a laugh from an audience can lead a presenter to make embarrassing and regrettable mistakes.&nbsp;When is humor appropriate, and when should it be avoided? Which types of humor are welcomed in today’s world, and which ones will get you in trouble?&nbsp;In this episode, the Guys explain how to avoid the pitfalls and how to use humor that’s appropriate, timely, and effective.</p>

Are You Trying to be Funny? [E43]

Your ultimate level of success depends on your ability to express yourself in a creative, confident, and compelling way. Whether you speak, teach, or write, the same underlying principles of communication will guarantee excellence in whatever you do. The Communication Guys podcast teaches those timeless, universal principles and applies them to all forms of communication: spoken and written, personal and public, platform and small group. Tim Downs is a professional speaker, communication trainer, novelist, and cartoonist whose work has appeared in newspapers from the New York Post to the Los Angeles Times. Dr. Tom Barrett is an internationally recognized expert in the psychology of success who specializes in teaching communication skills, emotional intelligence, and business development to entrepreneurs and business leaders.

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