Unit 8 · Lesson 2• 26 min
Using Humor Appropriately
Today's lesson
UsingHumorAppropriately
Well-placed humor keeps an audience engaged and makes…
Quick Check
1. Where does light, topic-relevant humor tend to work best in an Info speech?
2. True or False?
"Humor is generally appropriate when discussing a topic's most serious consequences, like illness or death."
3. Why might testing a joke on friends give a misleading sense of how funny it actually is?
Answer all 3 questions to check.
A challenge round will appear here shortly.
Takeaway
Use light, topic-relevant humor to build rapport or provide a breather, but avoid it entirely around…