How to Be Funny

How to Be Funny
Life Experiences (not Words) Are Funny
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Sterling_Barnes]Sterling Barnes

Try this, think of a story, something that really did happen to you, one that you've told over and over again to lots of people throughout your life. Maybe it was how you met your lover, barely survived a car accident during a bad snowstorm or saw someone famous at the airport. (Mine was Morgan Freeman, he was on the same flight as me, headed to Atlanta). Whether your story is funny or not really doesn't matter right now. The important part is how you go about recalling the experience in your mind. More than likely your head is filled with a string of pictures, distinct sounds, and maybe even a rush of feelings. Chance are the last thing that's going on in your mind when you think about telling "your story" is the exact words you choose. Am I right?

Here's a big tip if you are wanting to learn how to be funny: A very large part of what makes a joke or story funny is how you respond to the circumstances as you are telling it. This goes far beyond just the words you say. Its how you re-live the moment that matters most. Why is this? Well your audience, whether its your buddies at the bar or a crowded room filled with strangers, wants to leave their reality an enter yours. If they didn't want this then they wouldn't bother to take the time to listen to what you have to say.

That's why is it is so vitally important that you first hook and keep the people you are talking to engaged. The easy way to do this is to let them in your head. Give them a glimpse of the world from where you stand. How do you do this? You do it by showing real emotion as you tell your story or joke. You know, the same way you told that story about how you wore braces until you were 20 and no one wanted to kiss you. Maybe during this story you covered your mouth with your hands to show how you re-lived your embarrassment. Or you might have even spoken with a "spitty-mumbly" voice to let people know how awkward you felt. Either way, I hope you get my point about how the funny comes out through your re-living, reacting, and interpreting the circumstances of your own story as you see it.

At the end of the day all that you really want to accomplish is to make people laugh. When you are able to focus on the sounds, visual imagery, and your own feelings about an experience and disconnect yourself from the words by themselves then you are well on your way to learning how to be funny. Sure, all of this might sound weak and mushy, but it works.

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