Having a sense of humor can do a lot more than people think, not only can it make you laugh, it helps people to become acquainted, groups can bond into teams and strangers will feel more welcome. When used in the correct manner a sense of humor can improve productivity, promote creativity encourage positive thinking. Being witty is all about laughing and talking with a level of dignity whilst at the same time offering pleasing cheerful moments for the people around you.

Being humorous and witty is not natural for most people, but with a little practice, it can be learned, once you have the basics you can build on this.

The two most important factors in having a sense of humor and being witty are, timing and style of delivery, it is no good thinking of something funny and the conversation has moved away from the moment. Here are 9 tips to help improve your sense of humor.

Smile

Smiling comes hand in hand with laughing although they are technically different, a person who smiles a lot is less likely to feel burdened with work pressures, stress in life, an absence of a smile can be considered a state of mild depression or where someone misses the many joys of life.

Laugh at Yourself

If you can laugh at your own situations, others will begin to laugh along with you. Look for humor in past events and re-tell these as stories with a humorous twist to them. Be dramatic and exaggerate a little to increase the element of humor. By self-deprecation, you will eventually create a light environment around you where you can become open to humorous aspects of your life.

Annoyances and Frustrations

We all know, certain situations are more than capable coming across as annoying or spoiling the mood entirely, maybe a hole in your new shirt, standing in dog poop can all put a dampener on the proceedings. There is nothing to be gained or anything you can do by what has just happened, yet there is an easy humorous way to get out of these sorts of situations.

Imagine a person that has your total dislike, imagine all their faces until you come up with one that would hate that situation the most, this should bring a bit of a giggle to you, it will then be easy for you to laugh at yourself and your misfortunate mishaps.

Read Funny Things

By reading joke books and comics you can gain stimulus of what is and when something is funny, if you find a funny piece in a comic, cut this out and stick it to a notice board, or another visible place, by constantly having a visual reminder can help you feel relaxed, by constant reading these sorts of materials, the positive influence it has on your humor can help maintain the humorous outlook you have on life.

Funny Stories

When talking to friends or colleagues, ask them what the funniest thing they have done is, by listening to humorous true stories is much more enjoyable than listening to office gossip, not only this people will remember you for having a liking for humor, so the next time something funny happens, it is likely they will come to you to share it.

Once you have developed a habit of talking and laughing over the funny side of real events, you will instill an attitude of humor within you.

Drawing Cartoons

You may not be the best person in the world, but drawing a cartoon of events that have happened during the day can bring a smile to your face. At the end of the day, it is good to change our perspective towards otherwise annoying things of life, by the use of simple cartoons we are able to achieve this.

Everything said and done, humor is an attitude; it has to be acquired artistically. You have to make things look funnier than they appear. This will put an end to any seriousness or graveness to any situation.

Overstate problems

By overstating our problems to make fun out of them, our humorous perspective on life can become enhanced. The more fun you seek in exaggerating one of your problems when talking to someone, the lighter and less troublesome the problem seems.

What One Funny a Day Makes

Create a routine and try to accomplish one funny act during the day. By repeatedly doing this, you can turn what you are consciously doing into a natural habit.

Learning from Children

Children do the funniest of things, so try and spend a little more time with them; they are sure to lift your spirits, and there is a good chance you will have a funny story to tell someone.