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How to Be Funnier: Happier, Healthier, and More Successful Too!

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I'm a professional speaker and I've read all I can find on using humor. This is the best book I have found on the subject. My speaches have gotten so much stronger just using a few of Bates's simple humor tricks. Highly recommended.

HOW TO BE FUNNIER gets a five star rating. For speakers and entertainers this guide is a must read. For everyone else it's a fun read . . .with much to be gained. The material is mostly inside tricks and techniques used by professional comedians and humorists. It's presented in a very funny and very easy to understand and easy to use manner. It's something that anybody can put to use since everybody can benefit from a stronger sense of humor. The examples are great! You see exactly how it's done and whether you want to improve your ability to be funny, write funny, delivery funny, be quicker witted, recall jokes and stories or just have a stronger sense of humor in general it's all there and very easy to follow. It's even makes a good "self help" book for improving attitude or moods. It has the widest variety of humor and humor styles I've come across. My appreciation for humor has skyrocketed since reading this.

It is beneficial to presenters because:

It is an easy read, entertaining, funny & instructional. For anyone wanting to be a comedian, a professional speaker, or just wanting to add humor to their life, this is a must-read!

If you want to learn about laughing, personal benefits of humor, why we laugh, or how to see the funny side of life, this is a great place to start.

If you are a professional presenter, or want to be, this book takes you, step by step, through the hows and whys of finding and using humor.

It explains types of humor, how to remember and tell a joke, how to prepare and present your humor.

I have implemented several of Roger's tips in my presentations and in the Therapeutic Humor class that I teach.

This is a funny book and much more! Great humor to help relieve the sadness of recent events. Also very empowering. I'm a definite "type A" ... lead a very successful and stressful life.
By pumping up my sense of humor and using the author's tips I feel much more relaxed and in control of stuff. Another great side effect is I've discovered laughing my way to sleep helps me sleep soundly and wake up in a good mood. I now relish my nightly reading time. It's like having a good box of chocolates, without the guilt (I'm Catholic). And with my new humor muscle, no one's falling asleep on me any more during my presentations. My only complaint is that I will reach the end soon and there is no sequel yet. I just may read it again.

It gives you many ideas how you can be more funnier. The techniques are really worth a lot. On first reading you will not recognize the power, but it develops great. There are lame jokes in there, but many WILL be good, if you don't read them in a book, but perform them for your friends. END

Fantastic book. Great introduction to standup with the aim of incorporating humor in every aspect of your life. Great exercises as well. It is also quite humorous, which, for some reason was a surprise!

The title says it all. This book definately delivers... with no need to leave a tip! ;)

I missed his performance due to a dental appointment, but I was fortunate enough to corner him in the parking lot and buy this book. He explains in detail how to set up the joke, present it - and enjoy the laughs coming your way.

I may enroll in his comedy class as I have heard it is wonderful as well, and a stepping stone to a live performace at the end of his classes.