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You are here: Home / Podcasts / ELC 049: How to ‘Find Funny’ When Speaking, Writing and Installing Mufflers

ELC 049: How to ‘Find Funny’ When Speaking, Writing and Installing Mufflers

A Conversation with Mark Shatz

by Connie Malamed

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Comedy Writing Secrets book coverMark Shatz, Ph.D., teaches educational psychology, statistics and a course on writing humor at the University of Ohio, Zanesville. He’s a coauthor of the book, Comedy Writing Secrets. Research shows that appropriate humor in the instructional setting can set the stage for a positive attitude toward learning. It can enhance interest, build rapport and heighten attention. In this conversation, Mark explains techniques for speaking and writing with humor.

WE DISCUSS:

  • What funny is
  • How to “find funny”
  • Why it’s easy to be funny in instructional settings
  • The psychology of why people laugh
  • How humor can benefit learning
  • Whether placement of humor affects learning
  • The pitfalls of using humor in learning
  • The best style for writing humor
  • Beginner mistakes
  • Techniques for making situations funny
  • The structure of stand-up comedy jokes
  • Finding your writer’s voice

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TIME: 32 minutes

TRANSCRIPT: Download the ELC 049 Transcript

RESOURCE LINKS:

  • Comedy Writing Secrets: The Best-Selling Guide to Writing Funny and Getting Paid for It, 3rd Edition by Mark Shatz and Mel Helitzer
  • Enhancing Online Instruction with Humor by Loschiavo and Shatz (Download article on request)
  • Does Humor Enhance Learning?
  • Teaching Humor: An Interview with Dr. Mark Shatz

 


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