Conferences

There is a very basic misunderstanding that exists today about any conference given anywhere in the world: that they are relaxed, essentially easy-going gatherings of like-minded professionals. They may be productive, they may be innovative, intellectually stimulating, informative or rewarding but they are rarely, if ever, relaxed or easy-going.

From conception and planning to realization conference organizers and participants are subject to enormous pressure and tension; stress that isn't relieved once the conference is underway but is ongoing and spans the gathering from beginning to end. However it may appear on the surface, this underlying tension reduces the effectiveness of any conference to get across its basic message and this, by its very nature, reduces the overall value of the conference to participants.

From a purely physiological standpoint it has been shown that individuals are more receptive to information and retain that information longer the less tension and stress they feel. The need and ability to reduce this stress and tension, in other words, becomes absolutely critical to achieving a truly successful conference. There is not a better or more fun way to reach that goal than through the use of laughter at the outset of the conference. It reduces the stress and tension, increases receptivity among participants (and organizers) and, by establishing a lighter tone for the conference early on, helps insure that the message of the conference itself and the information presented is more thoroughly grasped and retained. As such, laughter actually becomes a tool for dealing with the conference. Simply put it's a tool used by everyone involved to get more out of the conference.

As a laughter coach, who has helped launch conferences around the globe, I have seen the techniques I employ create a conference atmosphere which has resulted in more productive, informative and successful gatherings of persons in every field imaginable. In the space of one to one-and-a half hours the underlying tone for the rest of the conference is established: a tone which carries through the conference and greatly improves it's chances of success and achieving its goals. At the same time the presentation of laughter is a learning experience for conference participants; an experience whose message can be carried beyond the conference and applied to professional settings and one's own life.

Healthy, non-ridiculing and connecting laughter is a gift for all to be shared: individuals, small groups and large conferences. And it is a vital, dynamic tool; a tool to increase productivity, information retention and relieve stress and tension.

To schedule a presentation at the conference, which you are organizing or have planned, please contact me directly to discuss your particular needs and learn how each presentation is tailored to the specific conference you are hosting.

The following article backs up the need for stress reduction in any endeavor that requires attention for learning or retention of information.

Click to Read Stress & Memory Article

Possible Topics: (We can also tailor-make the title together)

Personal.you and your family

• "The Family that Laughs Together.."
• "Laughter and the Family; A Very Serious Business"
• "Sex, teehee"
• "Laugh Your Way Through Very Serious Relationships"
• "Loss, Laughter & Tears"
• "Laughter and Relationships"
• "Laughing Your Way Through Sex and Relationships"
• "Laughter and the Lightness of Love"
• "How to Laugh About Everything that isn't Really Funny"
• "Laughter and Relationships"
• "Looking at the Darkside of Laughter"

Work

• "Laughter in the Workplace; A Very Serious Business"
• "Plerking: The Perks of Putting Laughter & Play to Work"
• "Is There Room for Laughter on the Corporate Ladder?"
• "Laughter Programs for Professionals"

Medical

• "Laugh Your Way to Health"
• "Laugh Your Way Through Acute and Chronic Pain"
• "Laughter, Disease and Death" "A Clinical Approach to Cathartic Processes in a Hospital Setting" or "It Only Hurts When I Laugh"
• "Painful Laughter-The Free-est Drug and the Highest High"
• "Taking Laughter Seriously: The Healing and Cathartic Benefits of Laughter"
• "Laughing Our Way Through Healthcare"
• "Loss, Laughter and Healing"
• "The Laughter Connection: To Improve Your Life and Health"
• "Laughter and Cancer"
• "Cathartic Laughter, Why it Works"
• "Laughter; The Real Intoxication"
• "Drug & Alcohol Prevention through Laughter & Other Cathartic Processes"
• "How to Live and Die Laughing"
• "Laughter and AIDS"
• "Laughter & Pain"

The Bigger Picture

• "Lightening Your Spirit With Laughter When Nothing Is Funny"

  "Unresolved hurt often disconnects us by blocking intuition, confusing intellect and crushing sensibility, thus preventing these essential elements from working in harmony. Cathartic laughter not only reconnects us to these parts of ourselves but to each other and the universe. The cosmic juice of laughter restores harmony by physically re-balancing the biochemistry of pain, lubricating learning by wetting our wits and by oozing all over our overt seriousness. This workshop will reintroduce you to the funniness of fear, the nuttiness of nature, and the battiness of being. Be prepared to laugh and lighten your spirit!"
      ~ Annette Goodheart, Ph.D., M.F.T.

• "You and Your Spiritual Funny Bone"
• "A Funny Thing Keeps Happening to me on my Path to Beyond"
• "Laughter and Spirituality"
• "Laugh Yourself to Peace(s)"
• "The Big Teehee Theory (The Big Bang is Passe)"
• "Laughter & Enlightenment"
• "Laughter.The Excrement of the Soul"

Education

• "Laughter and Learning in the classroom"
• "Laughter and Learning"
• "Laughter in the Teachers' Lounge"
• "Ridicule: The Dark Side of Laughter"

  "Present mirth hath present laughter; what's to come is still unsure."
      ~ William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night , from A Poem a Day