Events matching tag "humor"
Friday, March 7
Should women in business be funny? It’s proven (2011 psychology study) that men are funnier than women. Women shy away from humor in the work place, and (yet another study) men are not attracted to funny women. Till now,…
Intermediate
Presenters
Amy Harrison
The hilarious tweets written by funny people Megan Amram @meganamram, Jenny Johnson @JennyJohnsonHi5 and Josh Hara @yoyoha have not only attracted hundreds of thousands of followers, they've also landed these social medi…
Beginner
Presenters
Jenny Johnson, Josh Hara, Matt Silverman, Megan Amram
Saturday, March 8
Global memes add snark and commentary to politics. Memes have helped citizens around the world express political support and dissent: from the meme that helped a cat run for office in Mexico, to the goats that parodied O…
Intermediate
Presenters
Andres Monroy-Hernandez, Ben Valentine, Elena Agapie, Katy Pearce
Sunday, March 9
This is not a panel about “Aha! moments.” There will be no talk of lightning getting caught in a bottle or any other receptacle. We’re pretty sure that would kill you. This is a conversation about process. While plenty …
Advanced
Presenters
Brian Janosch, Colin Raney, Erin Clift, Scott Aukerman
If Winston Churchill had it right--a joke is actually a “very serious thing.” And social good marketers are on board. Increasingly, nonprofits are breaking through the tried-and-true PSA fray by startling us with humor.…
Beginner
Presenters
Baratunde Thurston, Jon Flannery, Mike McCamon, Sheri Klein
Monday, March 10
ATTENTION: You must signup in advance to attend this workshop. You will need to have a valid SXSW badge, and an activated SXsocial account. To reserve your seat, please go here: https://sup.sxsw.com/schedule/IAP18106 D…
Intermediate
Presenters
Chelsey Delaney, Chris Trew
It's a cartoonist's job to make jokes. What happens when the audience picks the punchline? Each week, The New Yorker provides its readers with a cartoon in need of a caption. Readers submit captions, the publication cho…
Intermediate
Presenters
Bob Mankoff
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