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Humor at work: What travels and what doesn't

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for all employees. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 25 minutes, 6 lessons, 12-question final check. Last reviewed 28 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • Explain what humor does for teams and why it often doesn't travel
  • Quiz
  • Video

  • Spot humor likely to break across languages and channels (wordplay, sarcasm, references, emoji)
  • Tabs
  • Sorting activity
  • Quiz

  • Recognise when a joke excludes people or could be harassment
  • Accordion
  • Flashcards
  • Multi-select quiz

  • Use a quick check before joking and make good calls in grey-area moments as joker, bystander or target
  • Process
  • Scenario
  • Quiz

  • Repair it when a joke lands badly
  • Step-by-step
  • Quiz

Final check: 12 questions, 80% to pass

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Question 1 of 3

Why did Yasmin read the post differently from most of the team?

 

Written sarcasm drops tone of voice and context, so the reader fills the gap. Yasmin also saw it aimed at her work, in front of everyone. Neither reading means anyone lacks a sense of humor.

Lesson 1, Why it matters, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

Which message is safest to post in a global team channel after a missed deadline?

 

Plain words work in every language and on every channel. The other three rely on sarcasm or an emoji whose meaning can flip between readers.

Lesson 2, What doesn't travel, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

You see a joke in the team chat that targets a colleague's religion. What is the strongest first step?

 

Keeping a record and reporting through the proper channel gets the issue to someone who can act and protects you. Ignoring it or joining in leaves the target alone.

Lesson 4, Decide right, teaches this. See the outline

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Humor at work: What travels and what doesn't

Completed on12 October 2026
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Everyone who finishes gets a certificate with their name, the course title and the completion date. Add your own logo, colours and signer.

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Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 6 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 12-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 25 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why it matters 路 4 min

    Explain what humor does for teams and why it often doesn't travel.

  • Lesson 2: What doesn't travel 路 4 min

    Spot humor likely to break across languages and channels (wordplay, sarcasm, references, emoji).

  • Lesson 3: Where the line is 路 4 min

    Recognise when a joke excludes people or could be harassment.

  • Lesson 4: Decide right 路 7 min

    Use a quick check before joking and make good calls in grey-area moments as joker, bystander or target.

  • Lesson 5: When a joke lands badly 路 2 min

    Repair it when a joke lands badly.

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment 路 4 min

    12 questions, 80% to pass. The result is saved to the learner's record.

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At hire + every 2 years (best practice).

All employees.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
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  • Reporting channel
  • HR contact
  • LMS or record system
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