It struck him on the head causing obviously very traumatic injuries. They say man in hospital with grave injuries. And this morning tonight stay inside let nature take its course. It is over then you go out and do your clean up. Again police saying this was damage i can accident. All right shifting gears 7news turning to your weather. One storm out the next rounds is ready to move in though. And we looking at another day of melting before the snow returns. It looks that way. We are tracking next rounds Winter Weather we have been seeing some of pictures some of them are just beautiful. Amazing sunset. Sun rides this morning and every one at the ski resort happy today. On that magic carpet they really enjoying the fresh powder. Now, as we head through the next few days it is a little tricky more melting on way tomorrow we got some of that done today. But temperature into mid upper 30s we have still go you or next rounds of snow and starts on monday. Forms down here by carolinas. While t
small businesses are revitalizing the economy. american express open is here to help. that s why we re proud to presented your business on msnbc. hi there everyone. i m j.j. ramberg. welcome to your business where we give tips and advice to help your business grow. it may seem crazy, but it turns out laughter is good for business. for new york s peppercom, it s boosting employee morale and winning new customers. hi, i m lee la bellow. i ve steve cody. i m clayton fletcher. can you tell which one of these people is actually a comedian. i m an at supervise other. managing founder and i do next to nothing. i m in charge of taking at the trash. that s not true. i m their comedy coach. they bring me in and i teach them how to be funny. here the employees are actually paid to laugh. no joke. this is a typical comedy workshop at the firm, run by professional comedian clayton fletcher. who would like to go next. and attended by the staff. one thing i strongl
i think a sense of humor is a fingerprint. everyone has their own unique version of it. so that s the first thing we do, is some exercises to try to get them thinking about what makes them laugh, what makes them funny. clayton says in order for comedy to become a useful part of your everyday job, the joke has to start with something real. my 83-year-old polish grandmother is sitting in the front with a back bush ka. and quickly move to the punch line. one of the most important elements of a good punch line is a surprise. so we try find ways to misdirect or confuse the audience so that the funny part catches them off guard because you want your clients and your prospective clients to never know what you re going to throw at them next. another comedy technique clayton focuses on that helps companies and comedians alike is knowing your audience. it s about eye contact. it s about reading other