How to bring more comedy into your next stand-up meeting, with Naomi Bagdonas

<p>Does business really need to be so serious?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Stanford Business School humour lecturer&nbsp;Naomi Bagdonas believes there’s always room for humour, even when you’re trying to accomplish very serious things.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>She’s found&nbsp;utilising humour can&nbsp;boost innovation, foster creativity, and bolster resilience through hard times.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Naomi says bringing levity into your day-to-day exchanges can diffuse tension and help your colleagues understand you on a deeper level.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>She shares tips from her book&nbsp;<em>Humor, Seriously,&nbsp;</em>written with Jennifer Aaker, on how to incorporate humour into presentations and meetings, how to write a joke, and tips for bringing comedy into your emails.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Naomi teaches humour as part of a purpose and leadership course at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. She also coaches top executives in the art of comedy.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Assess your own personal humour style: <a href="https://quiz.humorseriously.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://quiz.humorseriously.com/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Get your copy of&nbsp;<em>Humor, Seriously</em>: <a href="https://www.humorseriously.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.humorseriously.com/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sign up for the 21 day Humour Bootcamp:&nbsp;<a href="https://bootcamp.humorseriously.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bootcamp.humorseriously.com/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Visit&nbsp;<a href="http://amanthaimber.com/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">amanthaimber.com/podcast</a>&nbsp;for full show notes from all episodes.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Get in touch at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:amantha@inventium.com.au" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">amantha@inventium.com.au</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that