You can improve your audience-responses by telling jokes and anecdotes to test subjects. As you can see, I successfully had these three listeners quacking up.
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Some years ago, I received a strange greeting from a bank teller. This young lady was my best audience; she thought everything I said was absolutely hilarious. When I walked into my bank one day, she beckoned to the other tellers and announced that I was very funny, and that they should listen to me. All of the sudden, I had EVERYBODY'S attention! ...in a BANK!.
(crickets chirping).
What the heck was I supposed to do?!! I think I smiled, and said "ta-daa!" And then everybody laughed and went back to work. Sheesh!
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You tell jokes to DUCKS?
Well, I suppose you can count on an appreciative audience.
BTW most of the bunny's head was missing so I don't think he's going to wake up in a hurry... and if he does, he'll find himself all parceled up ready for the recycling truck.
Ducks and pigeons are the best for hearing jokes. The pigeons' (and doves') cooing sounds like giggling, and it is very encouraging. Geese and rooks (crows) on the other hand, are hecklers. They're tough customers. But I'll take them any day over Red Tailed Hawks. It's intimidating to perform for a solo audience. Then they scream and scram. Yes, I think that's the worst.
Plus, ducks like to drink, and it loosens them up a little, so they laugh harder and tip more.
No, I take that back... Now that I think of it, I can't remember any good tippers. They always just say, "Put it on my bill."
See! You ARE funny but then if you practice on ducks and pigeons I hope no one hears you. lol
Let me tell you I really like your quite unusual sense of humour.
To catch the audience that would be a good technique; and to be relaxed one should try to put his/hers eyes on a level that those you are hearing think you are watching them when in fact you are not!
I tried it and it works.
One thing about telling jokes to ducks is they can't throw tomatoes at you if the jokes are bad.
Love the ducks by the way
The photos are nice, but I definitely come here for the laughs. :)
I actually came by because I have something for you at Miller Manor. Today is my blogoversary and I am having a little celebration. Thank you for all the comments you've left on my blog. I even commented on your mischief making in my post!
TM
LOL, I can just picture that in the bank. :P
Did the teller think you must be funny because you were always "laughing all the way to the bank"?
Craver, you're a punny guy!
Check out those ducks!! How awesome! You know... I normally only visit on Sky Watch Friday, but I think I'm going to add your blog to my regular reads, but I always need some chuckles and it sounds like you got it going on. Those ducks told me so!
WEll Craver, you can't perorm on command to the tellers, but can to the ducks? something weird is going on, me thinks LOL
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