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And finally, specific. So the more specific you can get, the better. I think all of us can do an inventory of our lives, and we can come up with things that we can then try to be funny about. Actually, that is an exercise that I will challenge your listeners to do for a week. This is what our students do all quarter. Every week they have to write down 10 observations from their life. You can even do one a day. Write one observation of an incongruity, something odd, something that you noticed.
And then at the end of the week, look at your seven observations and just try to turn one into comedy. Matt Abrahams : Wow, ever the professor, assigning homework. I love that homework. Thank you for that. All right. Naomi Bagdonas : Absolutely, so low. So even in the beginning of our class, our students report a real lack of laughter in their lives. We have this direct quote from a student. Jennifer Aaker : The best part though, Matt, is the second part of this quote.
Not once. Who knew a class about humor could be so depressing? Naomi Bagdonas : Yeah, so we build on that. The easiest way to have more humor at work is not to try to be funny; instead, just look for moments to laugh. Over the course of the class, our students really experienced this remarkable shift though. So what began as a sobering realization about humorless Tuesdays and the students reporting significantly more joy in their life, and the shift is about so much more than becoming funny or funnier.
So in the class, we talk about the distinction between levity and humor, where levity is a mindset. So think of that as sort of an inherent state of receptiveness to and active seeking of joy, right? How do you go around the world? Are you walking around the world expecting to be delighted or expecting to be disappointed?
And so what we work on more than anything is this mindset, noticing opportunities for humor that would otherwise pass us by. I like the idea of being the precipice of a smile. I would love to live my life in that position. Matt Abrahams : Before we end, we always ask the same three questions of all of my guests. And I am really excited to hear how you all answer these questions. If you were to capture the best communication advice you have ever received as a five to seven-word presentation slide title, what would it be?
Jennifer Aaker : I would say know your content, audience and space in between. Matt Abrahams : Tell me more about the space in between. What do you mean by the space in between? Matt Abrahams : Right. Naomi, what are the first three ingredients that go into a successful communication recipe?
Naomi Bagdonas : I would say, number one, lean into your style. So we talk about this a lot in humor class. If you are shy and understated, lean into that. If you are naturally character-based, charismatic, if you use a lot of hand motions, whatever that is, lean into it and embrace it. So whatever your natural style is, lean into it.
The second I got from a long-time mentor of mine, Chris Ertel, who wrote the book, Moments of Impact. What are they probably feeling?
And then the third, talk like a human. Matt Abrahams : Wow. Whatever recipe those ingredients go into is going to be fantastic. People will be amazing communicators. For both of you, question number three, who is a communicator that you admire and why? Jennifer Aaker : I think Leslie Blodgett. She is not only a dear friend of ours, she is the humor CEO Ambassador of our class.
And she uses humor as oxygen. She needs it. She prioritizes it in every single moment of her day, which includes leading teams really in very inspired ways. So Allison teaches Strategic Communications. So Allison is a dear friend and mentor of mine. And she was a professor of mine when I was a student at the GSB.
And that come through in how she communicates and just in her presence.
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