The sense of humor is sometimes called the sixth sense, implying that like vision, hearing, and the sharpness of the mind is given to a person at the moment he is born. And if nature has not endowed an individual person with this ability, it is almost impossible to learn to joke and make people laugh. However, it is not. A sense of humor can and should be trained.
Instruction manual
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Read the classics. For example, "12 Chairs" and "Golden Calf", written by Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov. Judging by the fact that these books make more than one generation of readers laugh, quality jokes live long.
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Use patterns. Proverbs, sayings, stable expressions are ideal raw materials for jokes. Hearing a familiar beginning, listeners will expect a familiar ending. And as you know, the secret of jokes is in originality and surprise. You can use two methods: attach and break.
In case of joining the template, the template itself does not change, only one of its parts changes. For example, the familiar expression "One head is good, and two is better, " takes on a new meaning: "One head is good, and two will eat more."
When the template breaks, the structure of the familiar phrase changes. For example, from the same expression you get a joke: "One head is good. And the Siamese twins know this better than others."
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Play with words. The essence of the technique is to use several meanings of the same word. In the first part of the joke, this word has a certain meaning, and in the second, another meaning is used. A classic example: "Stirlitz shot blindly. The blind woman fell."
Another way to play with words is to use a metaphor, transferring the properties of one object to another, based on their similarities. The word “organs” in the expression “authorities” acquired a completely different meaning. Try to return to its original meaning: "To save the life of the country, a donor of government is needed."
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Train constantly. To make people laugh, it’s not necessary to give out a new tricky joke every time. It is enough to avoid stamped phrases, answering ordinary questions. Try to find new, original solutions.
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Smile In most cases, a friendly smile causes the interlocutor to sit, helps him to relax in your company, and therefore - to be more susceptible to humor.
