Monday, May 16
Don’t tell a story or joke only once!
Correction: You will be better at telling it the fourth time, or the eight, than the first time.
Don’t begin by saying, “You’ve probably already heard this one.”
Correction: Get prepared to tell it well—and assume that your version will be the best they have heard.
Don’t say, “I have a funny joke to tell you.” (“Funny” is a big promise that you may not be able to deliver.)
Correction: Say, “I have a story for you!” (Everyone loves a story. They can often find themselves in the story and will enjoy “walking around in it.”)
Don’t make another person the brunt of a joke or funny story.
Correction: If you wouldn’t want to be made fun of, don’t tell the joke or story that makes fun of another. It is neither healthy, nor funny, to put down another person.
