References and suggested readings
- Alley, M. (2013). The craft of scientific presentations (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer.
- Beyer, A. (2011). Improving student presentations: Pecha Kucha and just plain PowerPoint. Teaching of Psychology, 38, 122–126. doi: 10.1177/0098628311401588
- Beyer, A., Gaze, C., & Lazicki, J. (2013). Comparing students’ evaluations and recall for student Pecha Kucha and PowerPoint presentations. Journal of Teaching and Learning with Technology, 1, 26–42.
- Booth-Butterfield, M., Booth-Butterfield, S., & Wanzer, M. (2007). Funny students cope better: Patterns of humor enactment and coping effectiveness. Communication Quarterly, 55(3), 299–315. doi: 10.1080/01463370701490232
- Carter, J. (2001). The comedy Bible. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster.
- Dean, G. (2000). Step-by-step to stand-up comedy. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
- DiCioccio, R. L. (Ed.). (2012). Humor communication: Theory, impact, and outcomes. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.
- Helitzer, M. (2005). Comedy writing secrets. Cincinnati, OH: Writer’s Digest Books.
- Masters, J. C., & Holland, B. E. (2012). Rescuing the student presentation with Pecha Kucha. Journal of Nursing Education, 51, 536–536. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20120822-02
- McGhee, P. (2010a). Humor: The lighter path to resilience and health. Bloomington, IN: Author House.
- McGhee, P. (2010b). Humor as survival training for a stressed-out world: The 7 humor habits program. Bloomington, IN: Authorhouse.
- Meyer, J. C. (2000). Humor as a double-edged sword: Four functions of humor in communication. Communication Theory, 10(3), 310–331. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2885.2000.tb00194.x
- Morreall, J. (2011). Comic relief: A comprehensive philosophy of humor. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
- Oliver, J., & Kowalczyk, C. (2013). Improving student group marketing presentations: A modified Pecha Kucha approach. Marketing Education Review, 23, 55–58. doi: 10.2753/MER1052-8008230109
- Pink, D. H. (2007, August 21). Pecha Kucha: Get to the PowerPoint in 20 slides then sit the hell down. Wired. Retrieved from http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/magazine/15-09/st_pechakucha
- Rossing, J. P. (2016). A sense of humor for civic life: Toward a strong defense of humor. Studies in American Humor, 2, 1–21. doi: 10.5325/studamerhumor.2.1.0001
- Tint, B. S., McWaters, V., & van Driel, R. (2015). Applied improvisation training for disaster readiness and response. Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 5(1), 73–94. doi: 10.1108/JHLSCM-12-2013-0043
- Tracy, S. J., Myers, K. K., & Scott, C. W. (2006). Cracking jokes and crafting selves: Sensemaking and identity management among human service workers. Communication Monographs, 73(3), 283–308. doi: 10.1080/03637750600889500
- Waisanen, D. (2015). A funny thing happened on the way to decorum: Quintilian’s reflections on rhetorical humor. Advances in the History of Rhetoric, 18, 29–52. doi: 10.1080/15362426.2014.974767