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Twelve Ways To Keep From Bombing
OK, I misled you a little. The only way to keep from ever
bombing using humor is...Not to use it! Of course if you do
not use it most likely your program will bomb. Even though no
one can make your humor bomb proof I promise you that if you
follow my twelve ways to keep from bombing you will have the
best chance of hitting a home run with your humor.
1. Never announce that you are going to do a joke.
2. Never apologize for telling a joke.
3. Prepare.
4. Make sure the joke is relevant to your subject. Never
force humor on your audience
5. Never do sexist, ethnic, religious, political, racist
jokes or blue humor.
6. Never embellish or stretch out a joke.
7. Always research your audience.
8. Make sure your punch line is delivered clearly and with
energy.
9. Don't laugh all the way through telling the joke.
10. Never put down the city you're in or the group you're
talking to.
11. Add some humor that pokes fun at yourself.
12. Make sure you make a connection between you and your
audience.
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