This book is not intended to turn you into a stand-up comedian. Instead, it is a comprehensive guide to winning your audience with bombproof humor. In this book, based on over 30 years of the author's acclaimed humor workshops, keynote speeches, writing, coaching, research, and special-occasion assignments, you will learn fifteen ways humor can improve your presentations or speeches, dozens of types of humor and when to use them, five key steps to using bombproof humor, excellent sources for finding humorous material, proven methods of personalizing stock humor and making it sound genuine and believable, writing original comedy, humor for special occasions, and much more