To Connect at Work, Discover Your Team's Laugh Languages

0:28This episode is brought to you by Google Chrome. of America for a reason. With SUVs made to move with your rhythm. The versatile Equinox tackles your entire day. The spacious Traverse fits your crew and your whole weekend. And tracks bring style with value you can count on. All infused with tech that has your back. So your drive always hits the right chord. Chevrolet. Together let's drive. Just as there are love languages, I believe there are laugh languages, and I've identified five of them. The first is surprise. And I like the acronym SAD, which stands for surprise and delight. If your laugh language is surprise, you probably have a knack for delighting people with the power of the unexpected.

1:17The next is poke. And this is probably the trickiest because it's easy to poke fun of other people. I tell my readers and clients to avoid sarcasm, but poking is powerful, especially if you poke fun at yourself and use self-effacing humor. The third laugh language is called the in-jokes. This one might be the best tactic for leaders. This is the power of laughing over a shared experience. This is where repeating a story, you'll notice when you get people together, they might say, hey, tell us about the time. That's in-jokes. The next is for your punsters out there in your listening audience. It's called wordplay.

1:56This is clever banter, might even include dad jokes and amplify. And this is where you exaggerate stories and details and you really, you actually heighten the pain and you form a deeper connection with people because they can relate. So sometimes our failures are the funniest things that we can share.