Mike Moore's Laughter Lounge : April 2012

Monday, April 30, 2012

“ 8 Effective Ways To Be Humorous and Entertaining”

“Everyone wants to be able to make people laugh and it really isn’t that difficult .” says international speaker/humorist Mike Moore. “ All you need to do is learn a few skills and you’re on your way.”

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Moore speaks throughout Canada and the USA on Humor and Human Health and Relationships and is a strong believer in the social and health benefits of humor and laughter.

According to Moore, laughter is social glue because it bonds people to one another and social lubricant because it reduces conflict in human relationships.

“ Moore believes that people who can make others laugh have a lot of friends and a full social calendar. And the best part is that a sense of humor and the ability to make people laugh can be learned..”

Moore, The author of “ How to Be Humorous and Entertaining in Any Situation,” offers these tips:

1. Become a humor hound. Start looking for the comedy in the chaos around you.

2. Carry a notebook and pen with you at all times and record every funny thing you see and hear.

3. Collect humorous one-liners and inject them into your conversations.

4. Learn to laugh at yourself and share your foibles with others. “ If you can laugh at yourself you will be perpetually amused..” “ If you can’t laugh at yourself you leave the job to someone else.”

5. Learn to tell a great story. Keep them short and sweet. Use a sound recorder to polish your storytelling skills.

6. Start hanging out with humorous, happy people and learn from them.

7. Watch funny movies and sitcoms, read funny books and collect cartoons.

8. Saturate your life with positive humor and laughter.

“ They deserve paradise who can make another laugh.” ( proverb)

Moore believes that people become what they think about so to become humorous and entertaining think humorous thoughts and be willing to share them with others at every opportunity.

For more information about his 12 week humor course visit
http://motivationalplus.com/cgi/a/t.cgi?funny15

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Toxic Bosses

Characteristics of Toxic Bosses

Toxic Bosses ....

* come across as charming but are cold, cunning and manipulative.

* constantly use the terms “ My people”, “My department” instead of “our”

* take credit rather than give credit for work well done by others.

* directs the focus of all conversation to themselves. They are “ME DEEP” in conversation.

* put others down in an attempt to make themselves look good.

*   bend the truth to make themselves appear competent and in control.

*   value no one’s sense of humor but their own.

*   are competitive and will crush you if you get in their way.

*   regret very little about their actions and attitudes.

*   will hang you out to dry without a second thought.

*   don’t get headaches, they give headaches.

*   have an office support system of people who are afraid of them and      they use this system to enhance and promote their career and self interest.

*   are toxic because it works for them and they get away with it.

*   look upon office conflict as a positive thing they can use to their advantage. ( divide and conquer)

*   are insensitive to the feelings, needs and well being of others.

Not all toxic bosses possess all of these characteristics but even if they posses some of them they can make your life miserable and be hazardous to your health.

A British study showed that working for a toxic supervisior/boss for ten years had the same impact on your health as smoking two packs of cigarettes for the same period of time. Defend yourself against toxic people

Mike Moore is an international speaker of Humor and Stress, Humor in the Workplace and Maximizing Staff Potential Using Humor and Recognition. He is the author of Light Up With Laughter, Humor in the Workplace and Stretched to the Limit ( Managing Workplace Stress) Visit My Website

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