Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Covering all things related to communication skills. Aug 25, 2025, 04:40pm EDT “Start with a joke,” is one of the most poorly ...

“Dying is easy,” the Shakespearean actor Edmund Gwenn said on his deathbed. “Comedy is hard.” Every business communicator who has tried—and failed—to lighten up a presentation by being funny knows ...

Scrambling to create a business presentation? Here’s a tip. Start with a slide showing a series of funny quotes just to warm up the room. It makes people realize your talk is not going to be a total ...

Whether you’re looking for funny quotes to make a point, enliven a presentation, give a toast, or just for your own amusement, you’ve come to the right place. Reader’s Digest has been collecting funny ...

You’ve likely been there: A speaker at a conference attempts to warm up the crowd with a few jokes, and they fall flat. Yet making people laugh can be a powerful tool for success. A study published in ...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Humor has long been a favorite tool of successful speakers and not just because it can make the audience and the presenter feel better. Laughter has ...

BRUNSWICK, Ohio - It was very entertaining to hear some true confessions from two community's officials speaking about their baseball playing days. It was during the Brunswick Youth Sports ...

More quotes on the importance of humor. Enjoy. 25 Quotes on Humor - Part 1 can be found here: Part 1 Humor springs from rage, hay fever, overdue rent and miscellaneous hell. – Will Cuppy The more one ...