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HUMOR
In the Workplace
and
Everywhere Else!!!
A SMILE IS THE
SHORTEST DISTANCE
BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE
VICTOR BORGE
WHAT PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN
 What is humor/laughter
 How to use humor effectively
 To point out the benefits and
hazards of the use of humor
 How humor can open doors
 How humor can make you be more
productive
 Humors Bottom Line
LAUGHTER IS THE JEST MEDICINE
 Enhances respiration
 Enhances circulation
 Oxygenates the blood
 Suppresses stress related hormones
in the brain
 Activates the immune system
Source: www.humorproject.com
WHAT IS HUMOR .
It be defined as that
which makes us
laugh, smile, or
amuses us.
Source:Making Humor Work, Terry L. Paulson, Ph.D.,1989
DID YOU KNOW THAT.
 The average pre-schooler laughs or smiles
400 times a day and that number drops to
15 times a day by age 35
 People smile only 35% as much as they
think they do
 Laughter releases endorphins a chemical
more powerful than morphine
 Every time you laugh you burn 3.5 calories
Source: www.workplaceissues.com/arhumor.htm
NOT ALL HUMOR WORKS
 Sarcastic Humor
 Ethnic Humor
 Laughing at Others
Source:Making Humor Work, Terry L. Paulson, Ph.D.,1989
SIX REASONS THAT FUN CAN IMPROVE
WORK QUALITY AND MENTAL HEALTH
1. Breaks up boredom and fatigue
2. Fulfills human social needs
3. It increases creativity and willingness to
help
4. Fun fulfills the need for mastery and
control
5. Fun improves communication
6. Fun breaks up conflict and tension
Source: www.workplaceissues.com/arhumor.htm
WHAT DO YOU SEE
ABOUT FACE
Humor in the workplace will help when
 You are placed in a no-win
situation;
 or in the presence of unpredictable
or uncontrollable stressors
 Life is too short to work in an
unpleasant environment
SOURCE: http://humanresources.about.com
HUMOR HOW TOS
 Put humor into the physical
environment
 Use humor as a tool rather than as
a weapon
 Build humor into the corporate
culture
Source: www.humorproject.com
HUMOR
 DISCOVER YOUR PASSION
 HAVE A GOOD ATTITUDE
 SHOW PEOPLE YOU CARE
Source: Fun is Good, TrainingABC Video,2004
DISCOVER YOUR PASSION
 PASSION STARTS IN YOUR HEART
 WHAT EXCITES YOU
 WHY ARE YOU HERE WORKING AT
THIS PARTICULAR JOB
Source: Fun is Good, TrainingABC Video, 2004
ATTITUDE
 ATTITUDE IS 90% OF LIFE
 DONT TAKE YOURSELF TO
SERIOUSLY
 LAUGHTER IS A STRENGTH IN THE
WORKPLACE
Source: Fun is Good, Training ABC Video, 2004
SHOW PEOPLE YOU CARE
 BE NICE
 WERE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
 LOOK FOR WAYS TO HELP AND
SURPRISE PEOPLE WITH KINDNESS
Source: Fun is Good, TrainingABC,Video, 2004
DID YOU KNOW
 According to the Presidents
Science Advisory report the cost
of stress is 200 billion dollars
annually.
Source: www.11u.edu/news/today/sept98/othnews.htm
STRESS IN THE WORKPLACE
Is one of the main causes of:
Illness
Absenteeism
Employee burnout
Source: www.homormatters.com/articles/workplac.htm
HUMOR REDUCES STRESS
 Because it makes us feel good
 At the moment we experience
humor, feelings like depression,
anger and anxiety dissolve.
Source: www.homormatters.com/articles/workplac.htm
THINGS YOU CAN DO TO PROMOTE
HUMOR IN THE WORKPLACE
 HUMOR ROOM
 JOY COMMITTEE
 BASKET OF TOYS
 JOKE OF THE DAY
 JOKE HOTLINE
 RECOGNITION
COMMITTEE
 BLOOPER LOG
 GREAT JOB CARDS
 GIVE AN
EMPLOYEE A
CITATION FOR
SOMETHING
FUNNY THEY HAVE
DONE
Source: www.howhappyareyouatwork.com/funnun_article.htm
THE BOTTOM LINE
Humor contributes to
positive morale which is a
major factor contributing
to the retention of valued
employees
SOURCE: http://humanresources.about.com
ARE MORE PRODUCTIVE
AND ENJOY THEIR WORK
MORE
Source: Fun is Good, 2004
POSITIVE PEOPLE
POSITIVE, HUMOROUS
PEOPLE MAKE LIFE WORTH
LIVING AND WORK WORTH
DOING WELL
PATT SCHWAB, PhD.
Source: Dr. Patt Schwab,1995
A CLOSING THOUGHT
THE BRAIN
The Brain is a
wonderful organ. It
starts the moment
you get up in the
morning and does not
stop until you get to
the office!

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  • 3. WHAT PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN What is humor/laughter How to use humor effectively To point out the benefits and hazards of the use of humor How humor can open doors How humor can make you be more productive Humors Bottom Line
  • 4. LAUGHTER IS THE JEST MEDICINE Enhances respiration Enhances circulation Oxygenates the blood Suppresses stress related hormones in the brain Activates the immune system Source: www.humorproject.com
  • 5. WHAT IS HUMOR . It be defined as that which makes us laugh, smile, or amuses us. Source:Making Humor Work, Terry L. Paulson, Ph.D.,1989
  • 6. DID YOU KNOW THAT. The average pre-schooler laughs or smiles 400 times a day and that number drops to 15 times a day by age 35 People smile only 35% as much as they think they do Laughter releases endorphins a chemical more powerful than morphine Every time you laugh you burn 3.5 calories Source: www.workplaceissues.com/arhumor.htm
  • 7. NOT ALL HUMOR WORKS Sarcastic Humor Ethnic Humor Laughing at Others Source:Making Humor Work, Terry L. Paulson, Ph.D.,1989
  • 8. SIX REASONS THAT FUN CAN IMPROVE WORK QUALITY AND MENTAL HEALTH 1. Breaks up boredom and fatigue 2. Fulfills human social needs 3. It increases creativity and willingness to help 4. Fun fulfills the need for mastery and control 5. Fun improves communication 6. Fun breaks up conflict and tension Source: www.workplaceissues.com/arhumor.htm
  • 11. Humor in the workplace will help when You are placed in a no-win situation; or in the presence of unpredictable or uncontrollable stressors Life is too short to work in an unpleasant environment SOURCE: http://humanresources.about.com
  • 12. HUMOR HOW TOS Put humor into the physical environment Use humor as a tool rather than as a weapon Build humor into the corporate culture Source: www.humorproject.com
  • 13. HUMOR DISCOVER YOUR PASSION HAVE A GOOD ATTITUDE SHOW PEOPLE YOU CARE Source: Fun is Good, TrainingABC Video,2004
  • 14. DISCOVER YOUR PASSION PASSION STARTS IN YOUR HEART WHAT EXCITES YOU WHY ARE YOU HERE WORKING AT THIS PARTICULAR JOB Source: Fun is Good, TrainingABC Video, 2004
  • 15. ATTITUDE ATTITUDE IS 90% OF LIFE DONT TAKE YOURSELF TO SERIOUSLY LAUGHTER IS A STRENGTH IN THE WORKPLACE Source: Fun is Good, Training ABC Video, 2004
  • 16. SHOW PEOPLE YOU CARE BE NICE WERE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER LOOK FOR WAYS TO HELP AND SURPRISE PEOPLE WITH KINDNESS Source: Fun is Good, TrainingABC,Video, 2004
  • 17. DID YOU KNOW According to the Presidents Science Advisory report the cost of stress is 200 billion dollars annually. Source: www.11u.edu/news/today/sept98/othnews.htm
  • 18. STRESS IN THE WORKPLACE Is one of the main causes of: Illness Absenteeism Employee burnout Source: www.homormatters.com/articles/workplac.htm
  • 19. HUMOR REDUCES STRESS Because it makes us feel good At the moment we experience humor, feelings like depression, anger and anxiety dissolve. Source: www.homormatters.com/articles/workplac.htm
  • 20. THINGS YOU CAN DO TO PROMOTE HUMOR IN THE WORKPLACE HUMOR ROOM JOY COMMITTEE BASKET OF TOYS JOKE OF THE DAY JOKE HOTLINE RECOGNITION COMMITTEE BLOOPER LOG GREAT JOB CARDS GIVE AN EMPLOYEE A CITATION FOR SOMETHING FUNNY THEY HAVE DONE Source: www.howhappyareyouatwork.com/funnun_article.htm
  • 21. THE BOTTOM LINE Humor contributes to positive morale which is a major factor contributing to the retention of valued employees SOURCE: http://humanresources.about.com
  • 22. ARE MORE PRODUCTIVE AND ENJOY THEIR WORK MORE Source: Fun is Good, 2004 POSITIVE PEOPLE
  • 23. POSITIVE, HUMOROUS PEOPLE MAKE LIFE WORTH LIVING AND WORK WORTH DOING WELL PATT SCHWAB, PhD. Source: Dr. Patt Schwab,1995 A CLOSING THOUGHT
  • 24. THE BRAIN The Brain is a wonderful organ. It starts the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get to the office!