I have a reputation that I project that the first days of kind of a by the book stern instructor. I like it that way - but I majorly lighten up after day 2 or 3. The fun thing is that Those students pass on to my future students " Chef Anderson is a tough instructor - keep your head down" Knowing full well that from day 2 or 3 on we have a lot of fun while learning the material. After that I try to poke fun at the materials by discussing cases and handling them in several ways, by the book, how a manager should handle it and then how I would handle it. This one usually get the most attention because my delivery is with some humor but handling the situation without damaging people doing the taks. Crack a joke, have the students do what I just said - it makes learning about the management of people which it a tough one in itself - fun because they see all sides of a situation and helps with a sense of humor as well.