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

~ Roger Bates (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Trafton Publishing (April 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964232448
• ISBN-13: 978-0964232440
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,431,309 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is laugh out loud funny and effective., September 29, 1999

By A Customer

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.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HOW TO BE FUNNIER (Happier, Healthier & More Successful Too), August 6, 2000

By	ROBERT LEEDS (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews

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.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I recommend this book for presenters because, August 31, 2001

By	Millie M. Meyer (Blackfoot, Idaho) - See all my reviews

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.