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F R E E
Has ever usedhumor to relieve
atense situation.
Works with a difficult person.
Has been acusedof being a
difficult person.
Able to find joyin most
situations.
Had to leave avacation early to
finish a deposition.
In the middle ofa dep and real-ized they drank
too much coffee.
Had a bad experience using
humor.
Saw a lawyer fall asleep at a
deposition.
Has ever owneda pair of
Groucho glasses.
Ever argued withspouse over theamount of workyou have to do.
Started telling ajoke but forgotthe punch line.
Forgot their machine!
Has more thanthree kids.
Has three ormore
e-mail addresses.
Has been reporting the
longest.
Gone to thewrong location
to take a deposition.
Considers theirlife to be in per-
fect balance.
Has streaked.Ever smiled or
laughed.Lost all data onhard drive with
no back-up.Doesn’t live in
Texas.
Has attendedthree or more
Jeff Justice Semi-nars programs.
Silly Bingo
Jeff Justice • Corporate Comedy
F R E E
Directions: Find someone who has…! Get their name and company then tell them yours. Then havethem initial appropriate box.Only one box per person..Five boxes in a row wins 1st prize. 2nd prize for most signedboxes.You can’t sign any boxes on your own sheet.Yell out when you have it.
Balancing Your Life With Humor for Court Reporters
Comebacks
Exercise: Attacks and ComebacksList three common attacks that you are on the receiving end of. These can be from work or home.Write a humorous response that you could use to deflect its sting.
Attack Comeback
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“We spent all weekend transcrib-ing the deposition, what do youmean you don’t need it until nextweek?”
STRESS BUSTERS!SEVEN Instant Stress Busters1. The Bart Simpson Maneuver. 2. Reframing. 3. Don’t tighten up, lighten up. Flow Changers.4. Internal Humor.5. Take a humor break.6. “Worst day of your life” game. 7. Joke hotline.
TWENTY Stress Reducers:
1. Laugh at yourself.2. Realize that most events and situations in our personal and business lives will fall somewhere on a
continuum between very positive and very negative. Find your balance. 3. Do some stretching and breathing exercises every few hours.4. Keep a fun folder.5. Give yourself permission to do one thing imperfect each day. 6. Make a list of things that you enjoy and do one of them each day.7. Organize a humor library at work. 8. Put up a humor bulletin board.9. Put a joke of the day on electronic mail.10. Get the ”Far Side” daily calendar on computer.11. Perform a random act of kindness every day.12. At a toll booth, pay for the person behind you.13. Hold the door or elevator for someone who doesn’t expect it.14 Wave to a cop directing traffic.15. Next time you’re in a stressful meeting suggest each person tell a story or joke.16. Do the unexpected.17. Look for the humor no matter how stressful the situation.18. Give up the misguided belief that professionalism equals seriousness or solemnity. “Take your work
seriously and yourself lightly.”19. Exercise three times a week.20. Smile! Laugh! Enjoy!
Write your own EulogyIn this exercise you’ll write your own eulogy. Imagine you’re resting in peace,with your loved ones gathered around and your eulogy is being read. What will be said about you?It can include:•How your family and friends felt about you. •What type of parent, child, spouse, sibling you were.•The effect you’ve had on lives of others.How you made a difference.•Charitable acts.•Business success. Personal success.•The activities and things that brought you happiness.These are just some ideas. Don’t let them limit you.
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Create Your Own Captions
• Create at least one humorous caption for each of the four cartoons.• Make the caption relate to some aspect of work.• It doesn’t have to be hysterically funny, just humorous.
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