Show notes
On this episode of Conversional Speaking, I interview Ariel Bournes (stand-up comic by day, Law Enforcement Officer by night) on the all-purpose and wickedly satisfying tool of humor and comedy in everyday life. In this episode we talk about...- How a Disney princess taught him humor (3:22)- Humor as a defensive mechanism (4:37)- Humor as a coping mechanism (4:48)- Humor as a teaching mechanism (6:05)- Learning humor through observation and repetition (7:24)- How to do improv (9:51)- What makes something funny (13:05)- The effects of humor at work (19:00)- How to bring humor into your everyday life (21:36) - TWIST: You don't have to tell a joke!- And then we cap it off with three ways to get started at being funny, even if you don't think you're funny! (24:08)Now that you know how to be funny, want to learn what NOT to do? Grab a free copy of my newest work, The Five Mistakes Speakers Make over at chrislazo.com.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/emersionlab/support