Humour in Business

I think using humour in business is a risky step because not everyone will understand the joke. It would make sense to make a joke if your in a interview with a comedian but not if you are talking to someone who is serious or doesn’t speak the same language as you. I watched a video of an Australian broadcaster, Karl Stefanovic, who was interviewing the Dalai Lama and tried to make a joke but the joke was clearly lost in translation. Personally, I wouldn’t attempt to add humour to an interview with the Dalai Lama.

This is the video: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/stefanovic-the-joke-over-gag-to-dalai-lama-20110616-1g5j0.html