Welcome!If you are someone who values the many positive benefits of healthy humor and laughter, you have found a place to call HOME!What's New...AATH 25th Annual Conference REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!! Are you tired of the same kind of conference? Tired of sitting through boring sessions waiting for the day to end so you can have fun? Do you want to attend a conference where laughing AND learning are the rule and NOT the exception?Then you won't want to miss the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor's 25th Annual Conference andAnniversary Celebration in Chicago this year!
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Meet David Jacobson
Social Worker, Author, Speaker, AATH Board Member, and compassionate This Week's VideoHumor AcademyThe Humor Academy Program offers Graduate Course Work and Certificate Options in Humor Studies by serving as a dynamic resource for the AATH community interested in the theory, rational, and scientific research of therapeutic humor and in the applications of therapeutic humor in occupationally diverse fields. Read More... Humor Resource RepositoryMembers Login to read the full article.What It Takes to Make People Laughby Larry WildePart One: Nurturing Natural Talents The ability to tell funny stories has long been regarded as a unique gift possessed by a very special few. Most authorities agree that it’s not a talent with which most people are born. As a result, really good storytellers are as scarce as free drinks in a Scottish saloon. In the hands of the unskilled or untrained, the best of jokes are completely spoiled through poor delivery, bad timing, unnecessary words and the lack of preparation. |
