7:00-8:00 AM		Optional Laugh & Learn Sessions
7:30-9:00 AM		Breakfast
9:00-10:15 AM		Concurrent Sessions: Round Three Please indicate on the registration form your first choice to attend from the following 6 sessions.
9:00-10:15 AM	13	When Life Throws You a Punch, Make Punchlines: That's Life, That's Entertainment! Brett Leake Here's a funderful chance to be entertained... and to entertain and empower yourself by discovering the gift of humor within you. After sharing some of his hilarious slice-of-life comedy, Brett will encourage you to develop your comic vision and to use humor as a problem-solving tool to transform stressful situations into laughing matters. You will learn how to "play the cards" that life deals you... and how to play the jokers up your sleeve. You will also realize that life can be fully lived not in spite of problems... but because of them. Part of this session will involve a Q&A with Brett- you'll see that he is more than a funny guy- Brett is a credible and incredible inspiration to all who meet him. Brett Leake and his clean, inspiring comedy have been featured everywhere from the American Comedy Awards, the Kennedy Center, IBM corporate programs, and at an Australian humour conference. Brett made television history when he became the first disabled comedian to appear on The Tonight Show (five times). Jay Leno said, "He broke up the whole room. People realized that here's a man with a disability and he's not gonna' let it bother him." Others have added their applause: on Entertainment Tonight, Jerry Seinfeld observed: "He's funny. There's a great common denominator in the comedy industry: funny is funny." Brett also has a huge fan club amongst our conference alumni- without a doubt, he has been far-and-away the most requested speaker for an encore presentation at our conference!
9:00-10:15 AM	14	Finding Your Voice: So You Want to Speak... But Will Anybody Listen? Edward Hearn Lend an ear to the riveting speech that earned Ed the World Championship of Public Speaking. He will springboard off this to help you discover your passion and find your voice, which are the first steps in being a powerful presenter. Teachers, trainers, leaders, people who are public-speaking-phobic, and anyone who needs to stand-and-deliver in front of a group will love this session. Ed will focus on: developing your own unique style as a speaker; the power of story (and how to laugh a point into your stories); WOWing your audience by the feelings you convey to them; and producing a passionate, powerful grand finale. This session will help you take your speaking to the next level. Edward Hearn followed a fascinating career path, which has included being a criminal defense attorney and serving as senior pastor in the inner city. In 2006, Ed decided to compete in the Toastmasters International World Championship of Public Speaking with 26,000 contestants from 30 countries. Ed roused the audience of 2000 along with a panel of 20 international judges to be crowned the World Champion of Public Speaking. Ed's passion, love for life, and ability to touch the hearts and souls of audiences are at the foundation of his speaking success and his mission to challenge young people to develop their dreams and realize their life goals.
9:00-10:15 AM	15	There Is No I-Before-E in Team: Team-Building Could Be "All for One and Fun for All!" Leslie Gibson This session will be teeming with great insights on the characteristics of high-performing teams. You will learn about: the role of humor in team-building and in creating positive, comedic corporate cultures; effective coaching styles and powerful leadership techniques for highly motivated work environments; and ways to recognize and tap the unique strengths of team members to encourage energy and synergy. Spiced with humorous anecdotes, practical strategies, and lively discussion, this session will help you to create a work environment that brings out the best in everyone, that leads to team commitment and follow-through, and that invites both teamwork and teamplay. Leslie Gibson, R.N., recipient of the Clinical Nurse Excellence Award, was one of this conference's grant recipients in 1988. She used that not-so-funny money to create one of the world's most successful, on-going therapeutic hospital humor programs, which includes 32 comedy carts and teams of volunteers and caring clowns. Leslie has produced two videotapes that focus on the development of an on-going, systemic therapeutic humor program in a health care environment and is the author of the CEU-approved Healthy Humor Home Study Course. At our 1997 conference, Leslie received a standing ovation as she received the "Making a Difference: Humor in Action" Award. For the past ten years, Leslie has been the Community Liaison at Hospice, where she founded The Hospice "Smile Team" and "Laughing Legacy" program.
9:00-10:15 AM	16	The Energizer Funny: A Medley of Wonderful Warm-Up, Wake-Up Energizers for Speakers, Teachers, Trainers, and Meeting Leaders Dr. Robert "Alan" Black Here's a chance for you to sample a smorgasbord of ice-breakers and nice-makers (community-builders) that can be used or adapted in classes, meetings, and other gatherings. This fast-paced, active, interactive session will include: openers, closers, change-of-pacers, puzzles and brainteasers, get-to-know activities, creative thinking games, cooperative group problem-solving challenges, and physical energizers. Alan will comment on ways to tie these exercises into different subjects and to classroom and meeting management... so that you can move participants from silly to serious to success in sparking laughter, creativity, and learning. This stimulating session supports the notion that learning is FUNdamental: the fun comes along with da mental! Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP, is a popular speaker who has done 3200+ presentations and has traveled throughout the U.S. and 71 countries on six continents (including 5 trips completely around the world). Alan earned his doctorate in creative thinking under the tutelage of Dr. E. Paul Torrance and Dr. Sid Parnes, two of the pioneering giants in the creativity field. Alan is a jack and master of many trades- in fact, he has held 47 different jobs in the past 47 years- including licensed architect, cartoonist, janitor, designer, TV news writer and editor, advertising art director, and college professor. Author or co-author of 25 books on creativity and leadership, Alan has also had 400+ articles published. His book, Broken Crayons: Break Your Crayons and Draw Outside the Lines, has been translated/published in five countries. This self-employed creative thinking consultant is proud that he has been voted "Employee of the Month" a record 277 months in a row.
9:00-10:15 AM	17	Service with a Smile: To Keep the Faith, Keep Your Sense of Humor Rev. Bruce Tamlyn In the context of an ecumenical, open, upbeat SundayFunday morning worship service, the Jolly Lama will inspire you with humorous examples and stories that reflect humor in the divine comedy of life. Bruce will show how the blessed reverence of humor and the reframing power of creativity can lend dignity to the sometimes not-so-dignified human condition. In a nutshell, you will learn how we can bless each other with our smiles. This faith-lift will be a great opportunity for you to celebrate life and laughter. You'll leave this session/service knowing that faith and fun can indeed go hand-in-hand. Rev. Bruce Tamlyn is founder and director of the training and development company, Leadership for Life. For the past 20+ years, Bruce has been studying, teaching, speaking, and leading workshops on personality style, leadership, coaching, team building, stress management, strategic planning, emotional intelligence, and human motivation. His original design, the Human Wholeness Model, has been effective in improving professional and personal relationships. In addition to serving as Director of Spiritual Life at Silver Bay, Bruce makes presentations to a variety of corporations, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and professional associations.
9:00-10:15 AM	18	Circus Skills for Life and Laughter: New Vaudeville Tricks of the Trade for the New You Randy Judkins As Randy says, "If you can be childlike, light, and silly... a teachable moment can happen." This session will be full of fun, teachable moments as you learn to play... and play to learn a variety of new vaudeville skills (improv, character sketches, juggling, hat manipulations, etc.). Jest to give you a clue about your "teacher"- one of Randy's claims to fame is that he ran a 10K road race while juggling three balls the entire 6.2 miles... without dropping a ball. You'll have a ball in this hands-on workshop while Randy drops some hints on how you can seriously apply circus skills to your life and work. This session will show that there is a star in all of us... and that fooling around is a wise thing to do. Randy Judkins has been a unique motivational speaker and performer for schools, corporations, and conferences throughout the U.S., Canada, and abroad since 1975. He has instructed at the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Clown College (comedic gesture, stilt walking, juggling, unicycling, and tightrope walking), served as a character consultant for Tri-Star Pictures and trainer for Circus of the Stars in Hollywood, taught master classes in character and physical theater at the Julliard School of Drama, and presented a physical comedy workshop for the Big Apple Circus Clown Care Unit. Randy is also the founder of the Maine Hysterical Society (Randy's partners in comedy-Barney Martin and Steve Underwood-will be joining him for the Saturday night keynote).
10:15-10:45 AM		You Deserve a Break Today
10:45-12:00 Noon	Keynote	Laughter Rx for Survival: You Can Take It With You! Dr. Joyce Saltman Who says, "You can't take it with you?" In this sensational session, Joyce will encourage you to take your conference learning and laughter with you back to "the real world." She will leave you laughing, experiencing, and thinking about the positive power of humor and Ashley Montagu's suggestion that we should all try to "die young as late as possible." You'll die laughing (almost) as Joyce combines scientific data, practical humor tips, and mirth-shaking comedy in helping you realize that "there is no such thing as a bad hair day when you have a sense of humor." Springboarding off this last session, we certainly hope this conference will last for you and will make a positive difference in your life and work! Joyce Saltman, Ed.D., is Professor of Special Education, a Gestalt therapist with a private practice, and a dynamic speaker. She chose to receive her doctoral degree in Higher and Adult Education from Columbia University because she loved the color of their doctoral gown. It was no small feat that she was able to write her dissertation on "Humor in Adult Learning." Her innovative teaching style has led to the development of a graduate course on "The Enhancement of Learning Through Humor." In her previous life, Joyce's spirit of adventure led her to appear as a stand-up comic for dozens or organizations and clubs. Joyce believes, "Lots of good things happen to you when you laugh. Laughter should be a fad instead of jogging, which makes you sweat a lot." The Laugh Round-Up: TGIF: Thank God It's Funday!: Dr. Joel Goodman. This closing segment will help you make your mirthful memories last a laughtime!
12:00-1:30 PM		Lunch (either in the dining hall or a bag-lunch-to-go if you need to hit the road)

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