Putting Humor in Your Presentations - Make it Believable
Comedians used to tell me that in order for something to be funny there had to be an element of truth in the joke. You have to make the joke believable. Jack Benny once said, “The trick in playing comedy is to make an audience believe what is going on and for this you have to believe it first yourself. This is why a comedian is basically an actor. The art of comedy is like the art of acting–except that in comedy, the actor has to be able to believe the most preposterous and exaggerated things.”
When inserting a joke into your presenation you must make it believable or at least relevant.