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It’s no great secret that humour often helps when you want to make a serious point.
There are many great examples of how well-chosen humour oils the wheels of business.
But a word of caution, before you dive head-first into your stand-up comedy routine during an important business communication; remember that the laughter business has its own long-established methodologies and techniques.
So you need to take a very serious approach to being funny if you really want your workplace humour to be effective.
Being funny can be very hard work. Get it right and you will reap the rewards but mistimed, misplaced and inappropriate humour will destroy any argument quicker than a snowball in Hell.
Our friends at the Devil’s guide to iT seem to know how to strike the right balance – the humour engages our attention by striking chords we recognise but the joking stops when it’s time to get down to serious business.
Have you got any great tips or other examples of effective funny business?
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