person A: I was doing a presentation for work_comma_ and tried to tell a story about something kind of related to break the ice.  No one laughed or even really cracked a smile_comma_ so it put me off for the rest of the presentation.
person B: That is no fun_comma_ you always hope that first one hits so they are more receptive the rest of the time
person A: Yeah_comma_ and I really thought it was a decent story.  Nothing ground breaking_comma_ but at least should have gotten a chuckle.
person B: Well there is always next time!