In chapter six, author Lynell Burmark suggests opening a presentation with a joke to warm up to the audience. The joke should be relevant to the presentation. Learning and having fun should come hand in hand. Learning is more significant when having fun. Students tend to smile less as they progress from kinder to 12th grade. The question if the subject matter being learned has anything to do in relation to less smiling arises. Neoteny, surprise and historical perspective define humor according to Burmark. Defining humor includes wit, mirth and laughter. Wit is the cognitive experienced, mirth is considered the emotional experience, and laughter is known as the physiological experience. Information is best recalled when the brain makes a connection to a wisecrack. Laughter occurs when the body is actively involved with the humor. Use humor to get audience’s attention, but make sure that your humor is associated to your content. The brain registers new input by connecting it to prior knowledge. The brain associates a negative experience with anxiousness and fear. The brain associates a positive experience by embracing it with confidence to enjoy it. Laughter is recognized as good medicine.
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