How to Be Funny - Make Yourself Hilarious in Five Easy Steps
By Thomas Sparks
How to be funny... Every wondered how to make your friends roll in laughter, attract the opposite sex, make friends easily or exude self-confidence? Making people laugh is a powerful thing. It causes people to let down their guard and open up and, when that happens, it gives you opportunities for influence! Check it out...
People who know how to be funny:
- Get all the attention wherever they go
- Are people magnets
- Get dates easier
- Are well liked
If you want to be all these things and more - Read On!
Here's 5 steps to learn how to be funny!�
Step 1 - What are you laughing at?
There is no one on this earth that is exactly like you. Your genetic makeup and personality is different from everybody else. If you want to learn how to be funny, you've got find your own unique way of making people laugh.
Ask yourself these questions:
- What do I find funny?
- What's my sense of humor like?
- What kind of TV shows or movies do I find funny?
- Can you easily laugh at yourself?
- Are you naturally animated or deadpan?
Think back to times when you made others laugh. (Come on, you had to have done that at least once!) What was it you did? Was it a face you made? A sarcastic comment? The sound of your laugh? First, find your own sense of humor, develop it and then you'll find yourself naturally inclined to make others laugh.�
Step 2 - Tune into the Comedy Channel
I know this sounds like a lame thing to do, but, really, if you watch things that make you laugh, you get used to it and will start to crave it. It will become like an addiction. You'll learn how to be funny quicker if you do this.
Laughter makes you feel good!
Stand-up comedians don't do it for you? How about sitcoms, then. How about cartoon network? YouTube is also an excellent place to look. Just put in "funny videos" in the search bar and you'll get tons of funny snips to view. And, believe me, some are hilarious!
Don't feel like it? Do it anyway. There is always something out there to make you laugh. Do this every day until you start "thinking funny". This will eventually become a part of you.�
Step 3 - Memorize 3 Jokes
This is practical thing to do. This is an icebreaker and a standby when a conversation is lagging. Search for 3 jokes. Find them at jokes.com, lotsofjokes.com, or ahajokes.com. Also, there are joke books you can buy. Just check out the humor section at any bookstore.
The best jokes to learn are "story jokes". They take longer to tell so there's more attention on you. Part of learning how to be funny is learning to perform. This is your mini-stage. Perform!
Learn 3 jokes, practice them till you can tell them fluently and they'll be there when you need.
Note: I would caution you about learning tasteless or crude jokes. A lot of people would find them funny, but a lot of people wouldn't. You being perceived as funny when telling them would be questionable at best. You want to attract people, not make them uncomfortable.�
Step 4 - Make a face!
Back in college I took a drama class. One of the lessons on how to be funny and a part of that was facial expressions. We spent the entire class in front of a mirror making faces. It was hilarious! After that, I started practicing myself. When I was with my friends I would "overdo" facial expressions appropriate to the moment. For example, if something unexpected happened, I'd "overdo" a surprised facial expression.
It worked like a charm. My facial expressions always got a laugh.
Over time it's become a natural thing and I've been told by total strangers that my facial expressions are hilarious. Practice in front of your own mirror. Find everyday facial expressions and try to overemphasize them. If you find one that makes you laugh, it's a good bet it'll make others laugh, too.�
Step 5 - Collect family stories
I've found telling funny family stories get big laughs when I'm with small groups. Great Aunt Ruth searches for her glasses all the while they're on her head, Uncle Paul got caught trying to break into a car he thought was his and kids produce a load of fodder for funny stories. It's simple how to be funny with an original, personal story.
Think of the funniest stories about your family and practice telling them when you're by yourself. This way, when you get nervous in a social situation you won't have the added hassle of trying to remember your story.
Implementing AND practicing these 5 steps will make you a more likable and funnier person.
It all comes down to this: If you want to learn how to be funny, you gotta relax. You find yourself uptight and you might as well post "quarantine" across your forehead. You'll repel people like a wolf in a hen house. Chill. The funniest people I know are always the ones who are the most easygoing. They don't get ruffled about anything.
Well, there's my two cents worth. I hope this information was helpful to you. But, if you're just dying to know more, you can check out this link - Click Here! [http://www.how-to-be-funny.info]
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