You will laugh as you learn: • How humour can help you choose a more positive workplace attitude • Four myths about putting humour to work (it’s not about being funny) • Why humour at work makes dollars . . . and sense • The health benefits of laughter—the latest in laughter research • Three reasons why humour is one of the most powerful stress busters • The “3 R’s” of humour and stress management • It’s not always what you say, it’s how you say it that matters • Customer service with a laugh • Teams that laugh together, stay together • Sparking creative thinking through the power of play and humour • Practicing “safe” workplace humour • Guiding lights for putting humour to work without getting fired!

Inspiring Workplaces
Why choose between content and fun when you can have both? Inspiring Workplaces offers practical, relevant ideas geared towards creating healthier, happier and more productive workplace environments, delivered in a humorous and memorable style.

You will laugh as you learn: • Choosing your workplace attitude before it chooses you • Why inspiring workplace value their values • Dreaming of a better future: why a compelling vision matters • Why (and how) inspiring workplaces put humour to work • Creating inspiring service to fellow employees or customers • Inspiring creative thinking in the workplace • Inspiring communication in the workplace: How we say things matters! • Inspiring employees: the top motivating influences in any workplace • Thanks a lot! The importance of celebrating, recognizing and rewarding • Guiding lights for creating healthier, more inspiring workplaces

Leading With Laughter
Discover what more and more inspiring leaders are realizing: that your sense of humour truly is one of the most under-valued and under-appreciated resources you have at your disposal to help you motivate and inspire your employees, lead with a more authentic style, connect with employees and foster a more innovative and healthy workplace.

Audiences will learn: • What it means to provide truly inspiring leadership • What leading with laughter means (and why it isn’t about being funny) • Leading a values-driven workplace • Simple ways to boost your H.Q. (humour quotient) • Using humour to connect, reward, recognize and motivate employees • Why humour is the most powerful stress buster available • Laughing your way to a more creative workplace

Putting Creativity to Work
Do you want to get more ideas from your employees? And better ideas? Do you want to eliminate “but-headed thinking” (but, we can’t do that!)? Putting Creativity to Work offers simple, practical ideas on how to foster a more creative workplace, delivered in a fun, memorable style.

Audiences will learn: • Why creativity is the most valuable workplace commodity • The three most important traits of innovative workplaces • Storming the brains: how to inspire creativity in your meetings • The humour connection: Why HA + Ha = AHA! • Simple ways to get generate more ideas • Eliminating idea-squashing language and behaviour • Turning failure on its heads • Advancing and selling your ideas: how to turn ideas into results

When Do You Let the Animals Out?When Do You Let the Animals Out? This lively, humour-filled program welcomes audiences to the Rockies in a truly unforgettable manner. Michael Kerr, author of the best-selling books When Do You Let the Animals Out? A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Humour amd What’s So Funny About Alberta? offers a truly unique perspective on our beloved Canadian Rockies and on what really happens when visitors encounter the wilds of Canada for the first time! The program includes:

• A rousing welcome to a unique and wacky place! • The top ten things any visitor should know • Tales from the trails: close encounters of the furry kind • Un-bear-able tales: how not to get eaten by a grizzly! • When does an elk become a moose? (The silliest tourist questions of all time!)

Using hilarious stories, top ten lists, door prizes, wacky props and wacky costumes, this program is the perfect way to add some fun and local colour to your Alberta conference. Ideal as a conference opener or closer, luncheon program, breakfast talk, after-dinner presentation or spousal program.

What’s So Funny About Alberta?
This fun, unique program offers an entertaining, inspiring, and truly wacky look at Alberta. The program is based on the best selling book, What’s So Funny About Alberta?, and includes:

• Welcome to the Wild and Wacky West

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