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Funny Works!: 52 Ways to Have More Fun at Work [Paperback]

Claire Berger (Author)
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Book Description

May 2002
Humor breaks through barriers. It connects people. It smoothes conversational gears. It can bridge management and staff. Humor in the workplace can even be big business. Ask any successful man or woman. They will tell you that a sense of humor is one of the most powerful and persuasive business tools they've got. Funny Works gives professionals a way to productively use humor at work. The book gives one crazy, offbeat reason to come to work for every week of the year.

Companies can retain star employees and enhance their bottom lines by incorporating productive humor into everything from their monthly in-house newsletters to their sales pitches. This book gives advice for CEO's to lighten up their presentations, downsized managers to tap their latent humor and techno-speaking engineers to use plain English to close a deal -- all in the name of making the workplace more humane.

As an extra bonus, the book includes how to have a daily dose of fun off the clock as well, with 52 Ways to Have More Fun in Life.

Funny Works will inspire readers to embrace their professional and personal lives with curiosity, passion and compassion.


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About the Author

Claire Berger, CEO of FunnyWorks has been making audiences laugh for over 20 years. She began her comedy career in her hometown of Chicago with The Second City and toured with her solo stand-up act to clubs, colleges and concert halls around the world. For the past 14 years, Claire performed as a warm-up comedian on over 65 different television series and is the first comedian hired by HGTV to host a series (Fantasy Open House). Claire now calls California home and lives with her greatest source of new comedy material--her husband Steve and kids Jenna and Sam.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 179 pages
  • Publisher: SJS Press; 1ST edition (May 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0972033904
  • ISBN-13: 978-0972033909
  • Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,933,314 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Co-Worker gift, September 23, 2002
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This review is from: Funny Works!: 52 Ways to Have More Fun at Work (Paperback)
This book is the one I'm going to give to all my co-workers for Christmas. It's fun to read and full of ideas for brightening up the work-day. There's everything in here from the cheap (fashion shows made up of office supplies) to the fun and pricey (fully-clothed massages for everyone!). Ms. Berger has a lot of ideas as to how to cheer up the boring old work day and break the ice (Collation Awareness Day, for one). Give it to the boss, because you're going to need permission to do some of this stuff!

I liked the second section, "52 Ways to have more fun at home" even better. It's a bonus section in the last half of the book. Berger is a wife and mother and there's lots to do for families, but she doesn't leave out the single people. There's enough for everyone-even a chicken soup recipe.

The book includes quotes from famous people about humor and fun, as well as stories from people I've never heard of about how they have fun at work (or home). And the author's e-mail address is at the back of the book so you can send in your ideas for ways to have fun. Looks like the start of a great series.

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5.0 out of 5 stars What Every Manager Needs, July 15, 2002
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This review is from: Funny Works!: 52 Ways to Have More Fun at Work (Paperback)
52 Ways To Have More Fun at Work is a wonderful resource. A friend told me about this and I've been able to institute several ideas at work...with NO cost! My management has seen the success and are now willing to provide some money/gifts to pursue other ideas in the book!
Enjoy...you'll look like a hero.
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