by Anthony L. Audrieth
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The type of humor you will use depends on your speaking style and the situation. What is your style? Are you more comfortable with a quiet understated type of humor , subtle wit or are you more likely to deliver jokes for belly-laughs or long humorous stories to entertain? Depending on how you plan to use humor, occasionally to illustrate messages in a presentation or as the foundation for a humorous motivational talk similar to Charlie's type of presentation, certain forms will be better than others depending on what you want to accomplish.
Remember, this article is aimed at using humor in public speaking,
not delivering humor as a humorist or comedian.
Or are you not sure what type of humor would best fit your personal style? Knowing your style is important because there are many different types of humor that you can use. Because of that we will start with the TYPES OF HUMOR. Take a look at this list of types of humor. Remember, you are looking for humor with which you will feel comfortable, humor that fits your presentational style and can be used effectively in your talk. Many types relate and overlap; it is your job to become familiar with them and to choose those which best suit your needs. I would like to recommend another book for your library. One of the best books to explain the types and techniques of humor is "The Humor of Humor" by Evan Esar, copyright 1952. Evan Esar wrote and published several books on humor including Esar's Comic Dictionary and The Dictionary of Humorous Quotations which he edited. A great source for these and other books on humor are used book sales put on by libraries. Watch for such sales and check out the humor sections in used book stores. Here is a short list of the types of humor found in "The Humor of Humor".
Adviser
Anecdotes
Antonymism
Aside
Banter
Biogram
Blendword
Blue Humor
Blunder
Blunting
Bonehead
Boners
Bon Mot
Bull
Burlesque
Caricature
The Catch Tale
Chain
Confucian Saying
Conundrum
Cumulative
Double Blunder
Epigram
Exaggerism
Extended Proverb
Fool's Query
Freudian Slip
Gag
Goldwynism
The Hecklerism
Hyperbole
Irony
Joke
The Little Willie
Malapropism
Marshallism
Mistaken Identity
Nonsensism
Parkerism
Parody
Pendulum
The Personifier
The Practical Joke
Pun
Recovery
The Relapse
Repartee
Repeatism
Reversible
Round
Sarcasm
Satire
Situational Humor
Slanting
Spoonerism
Switching
Tall Tale
Twist-Wit
The Typographical Error
Understatement
Wellerism
Wisecrack
Wit
Wordplay
To be continued on Part 4
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