Anyone be funny. Yes, really. It isn't what you say but how you say. There are five techniques to humor that we will apply in our first speech. It will be your task in the first speech to use a minimum of three of the five techniques one time.
The Five Techniques to Humor:
1. Using Yourself
2. Using Others
3. Pulling the Peg/Changing the Switch
4. Building Bridges
5. Element of Surprise
How many times do you hear one of more of these techniques being applied in the clip below? Please post your commentary to this clip by Friday, Sept,11 2009 class meeting. What kinds of techniques do you find yourself using when creating humor in your conversations?
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