laughter and humour for law schools
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Effective communication, verbal and written, is a key to success in legal profession. Humour and wit can contribute significantly to excellence in communication skills. A well organised effort in that direction has to start at law schools.TRANSCRIPT
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LAUGHTER AND HUMOUR FOR LAW SCHOOLS
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Presentationby
Maj. Gen. Nilendra Kumar,Director,
Amity Law School, Noida
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Law professionals carry out their functions by use of
communications.
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A law professional, be it an attorney, judge, briefing counsel or jurist has to convey his point across to the bench, witness, jury, client or the opposite party.
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Therefore, he has to be an effective communicator.
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A legal brief is often
serious in contents replete with technical matters and often factual details. One, who can see humour or fun in it, would succeed in making an impression.
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Communication has to be brief, clear and
effective.
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A law student or a budding lawyer should try to
inculcate a sense of humour early in
his career.
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Gandhi on Humour
If I had no sense of humour, I would long ago havecommitted suicide.
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What are the various terms associated with humour
and laughter.
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Laughermeans
1. The act of laughing2. The sound produced by
laughing.3. An expression or
appearance of merriment.
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Laughter is a part of universal
human vocabulary.
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Humour
relates to the quality of being
funny.
It conveys a comic, absurd or
incongruous quality causing amusement.
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Wit
A form of intelligent humour,
the ability to say or write things that are clever and usually funny.
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Reparteeimplies
a sharp or witty remark made as
a reply.
It is the skill in making sharp witty replies.
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Self Humour
is the act of belittling or under
valuing oneself.
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MimicryThe art of imitation
practiced by professional comedians
who impersonate famous people
on stage.
It is meant to make fun of the
thing imitated.
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Mimicry may take the form of
mockery or parody on one hand, and impersonation
on the other.
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One Liner
A short joke or witticism, usually expressed in a
single sentence.
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A one liner is a joke in which
the set up and punch line are
in one statement.
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Examples of one liners
1. I never forget a face, but in your case, I would be glad to make an exception.
2. The last thing I want to do is hurt
you. But it is still on the list.
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Humorous one liners
1. Life is unsure,always eat your dessert first.
2. Marriage is one of the chief causes of divorce.
3. Smile, it makes people wonder what you are thinking.
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4. If I agreed with you, we would both be wrong.
5. I did not say it was your
fault, I said I was blaming
you.
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Joker
one who tells or plays jokes
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Clown
A clown is a comic performer who
employs slapstick physical
humour. The comedy performed by a clown is that of a fool.
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Mono Actingmeans
the art of acting a play by a
single actor/person.
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Cartoonis a drawing depicting a humorous situation,
often accompanied by a
caption.
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Satire
is the use of ridicule, irony or
sarcasm in exposing, denouncing or deriding vice,
folly etc.
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Witty Quotes
1. Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.
2. Never interrupt your enemy when is making a mistake.
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3. The devil can cite scripture
for his purpose.
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Winston ChurchillQuotes
1. There is no such thing as a good tax.
2. A fanatic is one who cannot change his mind and will not change the subject.
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3. If you are going to go through
hell, keep going.4. History will be kind to me
for I intend to write it.
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Charles Chaplin Quotes
1. You will never find a rainbow if you are looking down.
2. I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.
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3. It is kind of fun to do the impossible.
4. Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age.
And dreams are forever.
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Humour and wit can only be
used with advantage by a counsel who has complete grasp of the facts and applicable law.
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Wit and humour may be made
a habit with regular practice.
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Humour and laughter can break tension and remove stress.
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Benefits of humour and laughter
1. Reduced stress2. Increased creativity3. Improved problem solving
competence.
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5. Enhanced memory6. Increased self esteem
and resilience7. Bonding with colleagues
and friends
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To cultivate a sense of humour
1. Regain your smile2. Reward yourself
frequently with comedy movies and literature
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3. Find humour in your most embarrassing moments4. Write funny comments on facebook posts and pictures and sms texts.
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5. Find a humour buddy6. Focus humour on yourself7. Experiment with jokes
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Different modes
1. One act play2. Mimicry3. Mono act4. Humourous poems5. Cartoon
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Prohibition
Don’t be obscene or vulgar
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To begin with, use jokes available on internet or in books/magazines. Practice the manner of correct speech, tone, pronounciation and right pause.
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There should be no compulsion. Let only
those students join who are genuinely interested.
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Mimicry to be practiced by mocking or impersonating
the faculty or senior students.
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A prize would be awarded at
each session to the student
who best mimics the law school director.
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SUMMARY
Being able to communicate clearly and effectively is a prime requisite for success in law profession.
Humour and wit makes effective communicator.
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How to be Happy
decide every morning that you are in a good mood.