War Against Betaism
Master Don Juan
Everyone loves the funny man. He provides smiles and cheers throughout the room. Even the alpha males of the group, and their girlfriends, are laughing at his jokes. Though when the funny man sees that everyone's enjoying his company, he milks his performance. He'll do anything to hear that laugh again, and the next thing you know, a new entertainer rises onto the stage to overthrow the funny man. Why?
It's not enough to make them laugh.
At least not all the time. Back in middle school, I was known as the class clown. I said outrageous things and did outrageous things to get everyone to laugh. It was a form of acceptance to me and I used it as my arsenal to gain friends. It worked; I had friends, but I was more annoying to them than funny.
I eventually found a solution to the problem a year ago. It all had to do with mindsets. While I desired the reputation of a comedian, my desire was slowly brooming away exactly that. I believe the proper term for this is trying too hard.
The mindset I used was that I tried not being funny at all. When you try to be funny, you condense all the comedic value into one joke or story, which reduces the effectiveness of future jokes and stories. And when you try to be funny, you'll ride the momentum and will eventually get in the habit of trying to run consecutive jokes or stories that deliver the same laughter value as the previous one. A break is needed in between stories and jokes to build up laughter tension.
A little tip on being funny--I've received many testimonials from various friends that think I'm a very funny guy, since some people here [ElStud], need proof of success for incomprehensible reasons--building tension is VERY important. When you tell a story or a joke, take your time! Make your speech a little bit slower than before, and reconfigure your voice tonality to suit the theme of the story or joke. Like if you're telling a story, and there's a part where you're walking slow, then match the slowness of your walking with your speech. If you were running, mirror your words with the speed.
It's not enough to make them laugh.
At least not all the time. Back in middle school, I was known as the class clown. I said outrageous things and did outrageous things to get everyone to laugh. It was a form of acceptance to me and I used it as my arsenal to gain friends. It worked; I had friends, but I was more annoying to them than funny.
I eventually found a solution to the problem a year ago. It all had to do with mindsets. While I desired the reputation of a comedian, my desire was slowly brooming away exactly that. I believe the proper term for this is trying too hard.
The mindset I used was that I tried not being funny at all. When you try to be funny, you condense all the comedic value into one joke or story, which reduces the effectiveness of future jokes and stories. And when you try to be funny, you'll ride the momentum and will eventually get in the habit of trying to run consecutive jokes or stories that deliver the same laughter value as the previous one. A break is needed in between stories and jokes to build up laughter tension.
A little tip on being funny--I've received many testimonials from various friends that think I'm a very funny guy, since some people here [ElStud], need proof of success for incomprehensible reasons--building tension is VERY important. When you tell a story or a joke, take your time! Make your speech a little bit slower than before, and reconfigure your voice tonality to suit the theme of the story or joke. Like if you're telling a story, and there's a part where you're walking slow, then match the slowness of your walking with your speech. If you were running, mirror your words with the speed.
