Comments on: Laugh and the world laughs with you http://covertmetaphor.com/metaphor/laugh-and-the-world-laughs-with-you/ Covert Hypnosis, Self-Hypnosis, Language Patterns, Body Language, NLP, Persuasion, Seduction, Parallel Realities, Memetics, Nested Loops, Embedded Commands, Metaphors, Anchors, Submodalities, Blurring Realities, Sleight of Mouth, and more... Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:54:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Graham http://covertmetaphor.com/metaphor/laugh-and-the-world-laughs-with-you/#comment-10 Graham Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:34:31 +0000 http://covertmetaphor.com/metaphor/laugh-and-the-world-laughs-with-you/#comment-10 Only just disvovered this blog and I'm really glad I did because I think metaphors are powerful things and I want to do better at constructing them. Anyway, about this piece on creating laughter, I got these points: know what your outcome is so that the metaphor has a context and purpose and you know where you want it lead. metaphors need to touch off some kind of emotion. there is a clear message built-in - (you give what you get). there needs to be some gaps in the story. I know there is much more but it is enough work just to practise with those things. And that's another thing I like about this blog - the stress on the need to practise rather just aquire knowledge. I'll be back here often and I'm looking forward to reading much more. Thank You. Garham. Only just disvovered this blog and I’m really glad I did because I think metaphors are powerful things and I want to do better at constructing them.
Anyway, about this piece on creating laughter, I got these points:
know what your outcome is so that the metaphor has a context and purpose and you know where you want it lead.
metaphors need to touch off some kind of emotion.
there is a clear message built-in - (you give what you get).
there needs to be some gaps in the story.

I know there is much more but it is enough work just to practise with those things. And that’s another thing I like about this blog - the stress on the need to practise rather just aquire knowledge.

I’ll be back here often and I’m looking forward to reading much more.

Thank You.

Garham.

]]> By: Allen http://covertmetaphor.com/metaphor/laugh-and-the-world-laughs-with-you/#comment-11 Allen Thu, 21 Jun 2007 04:50:36 +0000 http://covertmetaphor.com/metaphor/laugh-and-the-world-laughs-with-you/#comment-11 Hi Graham, Thank you for the kind words. I wasn't too sure if people out there were reading all that much. It's nice to know you're there. Hopefully, I can add some practical advice everyday in all my posts. I really would like my readers, if they like to, to become proficient in this stuff. Since this is the beginning, I am covering the basics, allowing people to play simple with language and stories. As time moves on I'll begin moving deeper into it, perhaps getting a bit technical. Thanks again for stopping by. -Allen Hi Graham,

Thank you for the kind words. I wasn’t too sure if people out there were reading all that much. It’s nice to know you’re there.

Hopefully, I can add some practical advice everyday in all my posts. I really would like my readers, if they like to, to become proficient in this stuff.

Since this is the beginning, I am covering the basics, allowing people to play simple with language and stories. As time moves on I’ll begin moving deeper into it, perhaps getting a bit technical.

Thanks again for stopping by.

-Allen

]]> By: Mental Health Update http://covertmetaphor.com/metaphor/laugh-and-the-world-laughs-with-you/#comment-12 Mental Health Update Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:40:48 +0000 http://covertmetaphor.com/metaphor/laugh-and-the-world-laughs-with-you/#comment-12 <strong>Laugh And The World Laughs With You</strong> A manic depressive who turned out not to have manic depression.... Laugh And The World Laughs With You

A manic depressive who turned out not to have manic depression….

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