Jeff Kichaven and Jeff Krivis, two Los Angeles-based mediators and colleagues on the Alternatives Editorial Board, and good friends for decades, have addressed the subject of humor and cheerfulness on these pages with depth and insight. See Jeff Kichaven & Deborah Rothman, "Make it Funny: It's a Risk, but Humor Can Ease ADR Tension," 21 Alternatives 49 (March 2003) (available at http://bit.ly/2iJN708), and Jeffrey Krivis, Standing Up for Mediation: A Veteran Neutral Trains in Comedy and 'Settles' for Getting Laughs, 20 Alternatives 93 (May 2002). Krivis took extensive classes in comedy and improvisation to enhance his skills as a communicator and mediator.
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