Okay,

So i have been listening to some DeAngelo material and thus far I have nothing but nice things to say about it. I'd recommend checking it out (PM me and I'll tell you where to get it).

Anyway, the piece of advice i want to focus on is that he says,
Of course right, when you hear it stated it sounds so obvious. Who would EVER attempt this.

That's what i thought too, but DeAngelo mentions that this is a very widespread problem and asks you to keep an eye out for it in yourself. So I did and I'll be damned, but I WAS doing it. TONs of people are. It's generally a very casual laugh and goes unnoticed. It often works, but not always.

I'm not trying to suggest that after a joke is made I, or others, break into wild bout of laughter but rather after a joke is made it seems quite normal for the joke teller to finish with a chuckle thus signifying a joke had been told and would everyone please laugh.

I dont have any good concluding remarks after making this observation, but I think DeAngelo is right to caution against this. You come off as MUCH better / more alpha / funnier / more attractive, when you DONT laugh at all at your own jokes. Instead of using a chuckle to try and initiate laughter, use a line instead "That was a joke, you're supposed to laugh now." or something similar (DeAngelo's line is "How about a courtesy laugh" )

Anyone have a few thoughts on this subject?

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Interesting. I'll keep an eye out for it while I moniter my every day speech to cut out "uhs" and "likes".

It depends a lot on the joke and such because if it isn't a good joke you can force a laugh out after it and others will look at you as if you are just trying to make them laugh even though you and them both know it isn't funny. I would suggest trying the jokes out without laughing and with laughing. Compare the differences and choose the best response for each joke.