Professors Are from Mars®, Students Are from Snickers®
eBook - ePub

Professors Are from Mars®, Students Are from Snickers®

How to Write and Deliver Humor in the Classroom and in Professional Presentations

  1. 185 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Professors Are from Mars®, Students Are from Snickers®

How to Write and Deliver Humor in the Classroom and in Professional Presentations

About this book

Professors and students seem to come from different planets (or candy bars). Barriers frequently exist that impede their communication, such as age, income and cholesterol level.Humor can break down these barriers so that professors can better connect with their students and other audiences. It can be used as a teaching tool to facilitate learning. Ron Berk describes and illustrates a wide variety of techniques that can be integrated systematically into instruction and professional presentations. For professors who consider themselves as "jocularly arthritic", this book moreover provides a special feature: it is close-captioned for the humor impaired.Berk's techniques are "the product of ten years of inadequate development, testing and research." But why take the author's words at their face value? Consider the testimonials of those who have actually attempted these methods in their own classes and presentations:'Before I tried Ron's methods in my philosophy class, I had an attendance problem. Now, no one comes to class.' -- H.I., Slot Machine U., Nevada'Applying humor to my engineering courses led me to understand the meaning of humiliation and rejection.' -- J.K., Toyota College, Kentucky

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2023
eBook ISBN
9781000977370

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Dedication
  7. Table of Contents
  8. Introduction
  9. 1 Why Use Humor?
  10. 2 Anatomy of Humor
  11. 3 Types and Forms of Humor
  12. 4 Sources of Humorous Material
  13. 5 Delivering Humor Effectively
  14. 6 Using Humor in the Classroom
  15. 7 Using Humor in Professional Presentations
  16. 8 Using Humor in Publications and Communications
  17. References
  18. Index