The use of Humour in Safety
Humour can be used effectively in formal and informal presentations and in general interaction in business and non-business life.
- Avoid humour that focuses on religion, politics, race, class, sex, age, physical appearance. To use any of these will run the risk of upsetting someone. I hear you asking what the hell else is there that I can use? The only safe butt of your humour is yourself!
- Introduce the humour in the general flow of your conversation.
- For a major presentation rehearse and listen to yourself on a tape recorder.
- Like many things in life humour follows the 7 P rule-Prior Preparation and Planning Prevents Piss-Poor Performance.
- Try to use humour that relates to things others see as an annoyance.
- Quotations from famous people are often sources of humour, you can search these on the internet, Laurie Lawrence’s web-site has a lot of quotations.
- Stretching the truth is forgivable.
- If you are a presenter who uses effective humour, presents well and has a relevant message you will be invited back.
For more information Google the topic and look at the paper The use of humour on ohschange.com.au
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