Week 5: “Appropriate Use of Humour”

Social Rules for Humour

Let's look at how humour works best:

• Rules of Humour (what works & doesn’t)
• Give a courtesy laugh 
• Are people laughing at you or with you 
• Paying attention to humour feedback.

Getting the ‘Funny Level’ just right

• Joke Tellers - we avoid being someone who is constantly telling jokes and can’t be serious.
• Joke Lovers - we aim to be people who tell jokes sometimes and enjoy others jokes.
• Joke Haters - we avoid being someone who hates jokes or who stops others enjoying jokes.

Revision of Key Conversational Skills

We will also be continuing to practice conversational skills with your young person.

• Practising the Rules for Trading Information and Finding Common Interests
• Followed by these two Social Coaching Questions:
• What was the common interest in that conversation?
• How can we use this common interest to spark future conversations?