Updated Classic by Michael Iapoce Shows Business Speakers That Humor is Still Cost-Effective

Santa Fe, NM, May 25, 2010 --(PR.com)-- In 1988 comedy writer Michael Iapoce decided to leave the world of smokey nightclubs for that of air conditioned boardrooms with the publication of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Boardroom: Using Humor in Business Speaking. The book was one of the first to show business speakers that humor could be an important tool in gaining an audience's attention and making them more receptive to a serious message.

Now, a revised second edition e-book version of this business humor classic is available in Kindle format on Amazon.com. It features significantly updated material, a wealth of new jokes, and two completely new chapters. Like the original, the book teaches how to inject humor into presentations or everyday life using the tried and true techniques professional comedians use to get people to laugh, relax, and—most importantly—listen. In addition to solid how-to advice, the book provides a comprehensive listing of one-liners categorized by subject, a collection of humorous “Stories to Make a Point,” and a separate group of stories entitled “Jokes to Make You the Life of the Party”—simply the funniest story jokes ever told.

"When someone demonstrates wit, the audience makes a lot of positive assumptions about him," says Iapoce. "He--or she--is intelligent, perceptive, confident. . . and probably worth listening to." A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Boardroom, 2nd Edition shows how to instantly command the attention of everyone in the room—and hold on to it.

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