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Key Words in a Joke — Public Speaking « Pivotal Public Speaking — Sun, 06 May 2007 01:53:11 +0000

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By: sol morrison

sol morrison — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:14:23 +0000

Always try to be specific — with a joke, story, anecdote , ” Antic-dote” — etc. Makes it “More Real”
and More True-Sounding — Grabs audience better if you fill in some of the specifics. Don’t go into a store to buy a candy bar. Ya’ wanna’ walk into the
Walgreen’s Drug Store at Hollywood and Vine to buy a
Butter Finger candy Bar. The audience can then “Fill in”so much color, smells, visuals, etc… with two or three little product and place names.
( ” Product Placement ” at its best ! )
OH, and those specific names “should” be part
of the Culture / Age / Type Group you are
regaling with your stories. Otherwise — you’ve
made your story-telling Worse !

By: sol morrison

sol morrison — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:01:42 +0000

I’ve always used the term “Trigger” to refer to a
word, phrase, action, cliche, stereotype that alerts or “directs me ” to a potential joke or comic situation. Very often, this results in combining TWO common activities , beliefs , etc. that are not
usually combined. ” “Trigger” somehow relates to that “flash of insight ” that makes me wonder
“what funny thing MIGHT happen ” if I put these
two “common,” well-known things, acts, etc.
TOGETHER.” A “Trigger” for me, is that
internal wondering “What If . . . .” It is almost Always silently at work — somewhere inside.

By: Harriet Meyerson

Harriet Meyerson — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 17:13:30 +0000

Your easy to understand definitions and examples will make it easy for me to look for the punch line, punch word, and trigger word in a joke. Hopefully, that will make me more aware of the humor in every day solutions.

Harriet Meyerson