2005 Conference Speakers
Speakers & Presenters with Session Descriptions |
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Peter Alsop Keynote Speaker: Saturday 8:15 am |
"Making Safe Places" With hilarious sing-a-longs and stories, Dr. Alsop helps us understand how we create safe places for our audiences to laugh and learn about life at the same time. When we know how to "balance" ourselves, we become a resource for everyone in our community. |
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Dale Anderson |
"Loosen Up! Turn On! — The Holistic Movements of Humor and Happiness" Discover the techniques and master the moves of FOLD and HOLD manipulation, the steps of Alexander, the skills of method acting, and the secrets of orchestra conducting. Set the stage for a fun age-less life. |
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Saturday, 7:00~10:00 pm |
"Flamingo Frolic"
Join us for our annual Awards Banquet — this year called the Flamingo Frolic. We promise it will be a relaxing and entertaining evening — replete with good food — good friends and good fun. The dress for the evening is Florida casual — so leave the your fur or tux at home and pack your capris or khakis. |
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Patricia Wheatley Burt Keynote speaker: Friday 9:30 am |
"Talking Through My Hat: A Guide To Personalities" Have you ever wondered how to "get through" to a colleague? Or why the same sales technique doesn't work with everyone? Or why your coworker just isn't organized? This is a whistle-stop tour of how to spot the traits and clues to different personalities, through the "hats" we wear. Learn how to develop specific approaches for each of the four key personality traits. |
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Sandra Jones Campbell |
"Stop the 'Boos' with H.I.S.S. — Humor Inventory Style Sheet" Learn about humor styles to better connect with clients, enhance presentations and improve communication. Identify your own humor style by taking the H.I.S.S. inventory. |
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Donna Cutting |
"Laughter and Lessons Through Interactive Theater" Walk away from session with tips and techniques for using theater arts to teach and provoke laughter. Come prepared to laugh and play because in this session — the audience is the star of the show. |
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Karen Dahmer |
"Organized Recreational Games and You" — Karen Dahmer & Marcus Engel (& Carson) Experience the power of play and it's effects on group dynamics, team building, and fun. Laugh your way through this high energy, experiential non-competitive play adventure. |
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Debbie Dippre |
"Joga and Yuggling — Blending the Arts to Relieve Stress" — Debbie Dippre & Ellen Weissman Come one, come all, to stretch and play ball, Not with one, but with three, you can do it — you'll see! You'll laugh, you'll twist and you'll bend, and you'll howl in the end. |
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Danny Donuts |
"Clown on Down, Florida! The Feel Good Field Trip" Ready to apply therapeutic laughter and play? This field trip will take us out on the streets of Safety Harbor to play with the public. Grab a red nose or silly hat and get ready to Clown on Down. |
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Marcus Engel |
"Organized Recreational Games and You " — Karen Dahmer & Marcus Engel (& Carson) Experience the power of play and it's effects on group dynamics, team building, and fun. Laugh your way through this high energy, experiential non-competitive play adventure. |
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Margot Escott |
"Cinematherapy: The Use of Movies in Counseling and Healing" Movie therapy is becoming a recognized intervention in psychotherapy. Films assist the therapeutic process by providing positive role models and possible solutions to the conflicts we all experience. |
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Ann Fry |
"No Fun — Lost Income" — Ann Fry & Terrill Fischer Come get the KEYS to creating the absolute best workplace cultures, where laughter abounds, people are happy and profit is up! You'll leave with fun antidotes to workplace doldrums. |
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Tim Gard Keynote speaker: Saturday 9:30 am |
"Developing A Comic Vision" A fast paced hilarious look at life's stressors from "a little" different point of view. Learn how to develop your own comic vision so that you can harness the humor around you. Tim artfully slips in the serious side of laughter, educating and entertaining along the way. |
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Leslie Gibson |
"Comic Relief At The Hospital" Have you ever wondered how to actually provide therapeutic humor in a hospital? On this field trip a guide will take a small group on a tour of a hospital with an active humor program. You will learn how to manage humor in a healthcare setting. |
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David Glickman Keynote speaker: Sunday 11:00 am |
"Looking For Laughs In All The Work Places" A hilarious program of observation and songs that celebrates "what's so funny about your job!" David puts a spin on humor in the workplace, which will leave you laughing (and singing) all the way home. |
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Roberta Gold |
"Fear Factor Breakthrough: Using Humor to Face Your Fears and Phobias" Are you afraid of things that go bump in the night? Would never dream of getting up in front of people to give a speech? Won't go near a spider? This session will provide practical information and hands-on activities using humor to work through your fears and phobias. |
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Alan Halperin |
"Laugh Away Your Pain" We will begin with a review of the physiologic effects laughter has on the functioning human body. Then we will explore strategies for incorporating laughter into the treatment of patients with chronic pain. |
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Ruth Hamilton |
"The Good News For Humor Deficiency" This workshop presents research on anger as it relates to humor. Take the Overly Serious Stress Test and determine if you are humor deficient. Join this rousing session and experience the funny side of life. |
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Lou Heckler Keynote speaker: Saturday 11:00 am |
"The Laughter You're After" How many times have you heard someone say "nothing funny ever happens to me"? Humor surrounds us each and every day but you must open your eyes and be aware in order to capture it and once it's captured you must learn to shape and sculpt it into something useful. That's exactly what Lou will teach you. |
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Cleo Hutton |
"The No Joke Stroke" This workshop will test your brainpower with regard to strokes and subsequent recovery. We'll weed out paradigms rooted in misconception while planting positive post-stroke pleasantries. |
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Allen Klein |
"How To Get Your Book Published In 837 Easy Steps" Come with me on a joyous journey — from someone with a book idea in your head to a published author with a book on the shelf of a bookstore. |
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Nancy Kruilkowski |
"Invest in Humor" Deposit humor in your emotional bank to provide strength when your reserves are low and emotions are high. Withdrawals from this institution are penalty free and promote a high yield. |
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Jacki Kwan |
"In Sickness and In Health: Staying Wedded To Wellness When Your Loved One Forgets Your Name" — Jacki Kwan & Lynn Shaw Learn how to cope with the inherent stress of living with or caring for those diagnosed with Alzheimer's and/or dementia. Drawing from their work and personal experiences, Jacki and Lynn will lead you through fun, frolic and facts to help take the bite out of bitter and find the silly in solemn. |
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Paul Lewis |
"Healing Laughter/Killing Jokes: A Practitioner's Guide To The Distinction" This session invites you to take a good look at the dark side of contemporary U.S. humor from Freddy Krueger to Abu Ghraib and to consider the implications this strain of jokes has for your professional work. |
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Dave Lieber Keynote speaker: Friday 11:00 am |
"How To Harness The Humor Around Us And Ride It To Success" Learn how to find the humor of everyday situations and turn them into stories that help you make your point, whatever your point may be. It's amazing how many people, wanting to accomplish something significant, do not realize that the humor of the situation itself is what will sell it to their target market. |
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Mariann Martin |
"Simple Creative Performing Arts Techniques Using Puppets, Marionettes, and Ventriloquism" Marionettes and puppets are used by a vast array of professionals. This workshop will focus upon their usage within the fields of healthcare, psychology, education, and pastoral care. |
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Brad Montgomery Keynote speaker: Friday 8:15 am |
"Ordinary Magic" Magic doesn't have to mean vanishing tigers; sometimes finding magic is as easy as stopping to smell the flowers. Learning to rediscover the magic in our lives has never been so much fun. Brad covers some specific — and very funny — techniques to remind us that life is both fun and funny. "Got Mirth? Milking Your Material For All It's Worth" In this very funny program Brad will both demonstrate and discuss humor techniques that you can apply to your programs, not only to make your presentations funnier, but to improve the connection between you and your audience. |
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Bob Nozik |
"Happy 4 Life, Here's How To Do It" This program will put you on the path that will lead you to a kind of happiness few know exists and even fewer still, experience. Can you be happy all the time? Come and find out. |
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Derek Randel |
"Remove the Yelling From Your Home ...... No, Seriously" It is indeed possible to remove the yelling from your home. As a former "drill sergeant" Derek will share the tools necessary to accomplish this in a fun and lighthearted manner. |
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Saranne Rothberg Keynote speaker: Sunday 8:15 am |
"Recharging Your Humor Batteries... Don't Let Life Fracture Your Funnybone" This is a powerful hands-on learning, laughter and relaxation experience. While architecting a network of support and professional development you will be creating a framework of hope and fun for your "personal recharge plan." |
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Lynn Shaw |
"In Sickness and In Health: Staying Wedded To Wellness When Your Loved One Forgets Your Name" — Jacki Kwan & Lynn Shaw Learn how to cope with the inherent stress of living with or caring for those diagnosed with Alzheimer's and/or dementia. Drawing from their work and personal experiences, Jacki and Lynn will lead you through fun, frolic and facts to help take the bite out of bitter and find the silly in solemn. |
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Marilyn Sprague-Smith |
"Getting the Skinny: How to Gain a Fat PR Portfolio and Broaden Your Bottom Line" Learn field-tested strategies for creating media-attracting events that expand your marketplace presence, generate more business and increase your profits at minimum cost to you. Step-by-step planning resource provided. |
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Billy Strean |
"Using Laughter, Humor, Play and the Body To Access All of You" Through the use of music and movement you will learn techniques that will help you to be at your best, fully engaged, loving what you do and performing optimally. This experience will leave you energized, loose and smiling. |
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Joye Swisher |
"Moving From Grief to Comic Relief: The Hospice Smile Team" — Joye Swisher & Karen Dahmer This program will help individuals understand the grief process and share the creative tools to work through a loss. Learning to laugh again helps us survive. Learn how and when to start introducing "Comic Relief"! "Comic Relief at the Bedside" — Joye Swisher On this field trip you will participate in actual bedside clown rounds with Hospice patients and families. This opportunity is open to all — either in or out of costume- who are ready to experience the healing power of humor. |
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Roz Trieber |
Moderator for "The Business of Funny Business" panel discussion A single conversation with a wise and savvy person is worth more than a month of reading and studying books. Do you have a question about your business? How to grow it? How to promote it? How to establish a niche? Throughout the conference you will be able to submit business related questions for the panel to respond to during this helpful and informative session. If you have a question on your mind right this minute send it along with your registration form. Panelists include:
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Andy Wainer |
"Improv Funshop...Energize, Laugh and Get Creative With Improv" Participate in fun interactive improv games and exercises, creating spontaneous ideas, movements and characters. Discover how improv reduces stress, promotes social interaction and teamwork while sparking creativity, imagination and playfulness. |
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Ellen Weissman |
"Joga and Yuggling — Blending the Arts to Relieve Stress" — Debbie Dippre & Ellen Weissman Come one, come all, to stretch and play ball, Not with one, but with three, you can do it — you'll see! You'll laugh, you'll twist and you'll bend, and you'll howl in the end. |
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Steve Wilson |
"Humor Sense, Sensitivity & Sensibility: Values Clarification" A demonstration of the tool and methods for helping meet the values clarification challenges of humor and laughter (laughing at versus laughing with). This is a must for everyone promoting the value of humor especially for teachers and parents. |
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7:00am daily |
"Start Your Day With Laughter" Join World Laughter Tour members each morning and begin your day with laughter. The sessions will last about 20 minutes but the result will be with you all day. Everyone is welcome! |
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Leslie Anne Yerkes |
"How to Bring the Best of Your Whole Self To Work Each Day" Meet the best for business success. Come and discover how to behave your way into a balance between fun and work. Practice the principles that give shape to a culture in which fun is an active ingredient for individual and organizational performance. |
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