Gary Blake (born July 25, 1944-died March 12, 2019, DelRay, Florida) is a writer on the subject of humor, writing, and teaching. He is also the director of The Communication Workshop, a company dedicated to helping business and technical professionals improve their writing.[1][2][3] He is an author in the field oftechnical writing.
Blake grew up inBronxville, New York. He received a B.S. degree in speech and theater in 1966 from theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison and a M.S. a year later. Blake received a Ph.D. fromCity University of New York in 1973.[4]
While teaching atHunter College in New York andBaruch College, Blake wrote his first book,The Status Book (1978)[5] and began writing forTravel and Leisure,Glamour,Family Circle, and other magazines.
Blake has presented writing seminars at organizations in the U.S., UK, Bermuda, and Canada. His clients include ThePort Authority of New York and New Jersey,Siemens,CNA,Liberty Mutual,Motorola and theUS Department of Agriculture. He has written 11 books includingThe Elements of Business Writing andThe Elements of Technical Writing, both published in 1993 and written withRobert W. Bly.[6][7]
His most recent book, published in July 2012, isA Freudian Slip Is When You Say One Thing but Mean Your Mother: 879 Funny, Funky, Hip, and Hilarious Puns.[8]
Blake has written articles in the insurance industry forClaims Magazine[9] and other insurance periodicals; he has developed a course in claims writing for Claims Adjusters and Examiners.
He lives inGreat Neck, New York.
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