Death of the opening joke?
Posted on:: September 15th, 2006
“On my way over here, I was reminded of a story…”
Fifteen years ago, business executives were required to begin formal presentations with a joke. My European friends couldn’t understand why we insisted on having our CFOs and Sales VPs introduce themselves by doing a short stand-up routine. But now—based on almost no evidence, so please tell me if I’m wrong—it seems to me that Americans have shoved their inner Leno back into the small packing crate where he belongs.
No? If yes, why? [Tags: business jokes]
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