Humor(May 22, 2004)

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Humor(May 22, 2004)

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How high is your HQ (humor quotient) these days? In most companies there's so much change and stress going on in their everyday operation, that if you can't laugh, you're working at an overwhelming disadvantage.
Humor is essential just to keep you a balanced life! A sense of humor is not something luxury to people, but it is definitely one of those things that money cant buy. It plays an important role when we try to learn new things, adjust to changing circumstances, and bond with people. Integrating humor into your work life can help you lower stress, think more clearly, prevent burnout, and cooperate with others more easily in teams; and it also helps you handle change with increased ease and resilience.

We are going to focus on what humor is; the benefits of being a humorous person, and try to improve our sense of humor with joke sharing.

1. How do you define "humor"? What are the benefits of being humorous?

2. Do you think satire, mockery, and name-calling are ways of being humorous ?
Can you differentiate in between humor and insult?
Do you know any harm caused by the "misuse of humor"?

3. Dr. Geller[1] says there are five types of humor: Pun, Exaggeration,Surprise, Silliness, and The Put-Down.
Do you know any other type of humor? Can you share some examples with us upon each type of them listed above?

4. Are you humorous? what do you think about being humorous?
Do You have any tips for being a humorous person?

5. Showtime:
Let's try to 'practice' our sense of humor. Each attendee should prepare one or two jokes or anything funny to share with us.
There are some useful websites listed blow for your reference:

1. The Value of Humor & Five Types of Humor
http://www.safetyperformance.com/humor.html

2. What is Humor
http://www.aath.org/art_sultanoff01.html

3. 10 Appropriate Humor Tips
http://www.humorforyourhealth.com/artic ... _tips.html

4. 5 Facts of Humor's Balancing Act
http://www.humorforyourhealth.com/artic ... g_act.html

5. Evaluate Your Sense of Humor
http://www.humorforyourhealth.com/artic ... luate.html

6. Humor Tips at Work and School
http://www.humorforyourhealth.com/articles/tip.html

7. Keys to Telling Jokes
http://www.humorforyourhealth.com/artic ... jokes.html

8. Professor discusses benefits of humor - Laughter way to deal with negativity
http://www.thebreeze.org/archives/11.21 ... ont4.shtml

9. EnglishClub.com ESL Jokes - Jokes for English learners
http://jokes.englishclub.com/

10. English and Language Jokes
http://www.ahajokes.com/english_jokes.html

11. JOKES.COM
http://www.jokes.com/
God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed,
courage to change the things which should be changed
and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.
(Reinhold Niebuhr, in a sermon in 1943)
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:( 我有社團活動
不能參加這次聚會
不好意思啦
祝各位有個愉快的下午
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