Introduction

Annual International Workshop

Speakers Bureau

29th Annual International Personal & Professional Skillshop
Silver Bay Conference Center, Lake George, New York
October 28-30, 2005

HUMOResilienceTM
Tickling Stress before it Tackles You
Led by Margie Ingram with Dr. Joel Goodman

THE PROGRAM: This Fall program is designed to be fun, but not for fun. In a supportive, laughter-filled, relaxing yet productive environment, you will experience and learn practical ways to use humor and other skills to manage stress in your life, work, and organization. Health care professionals, educators, businesspeople, parents, and others (even people who wonder what to do when they grow up) will focus on such topics as:

  • Increasing Your Own R.Q. (Resilience Quotient)
  • H.O.P.E. Keeps Us Going: 4 Super Skills to Survive and Thrive
  • 12 Key Effects of Stress and Humor in Your Life
  • Creating Intentional Balance in Your Life and Work: Finding Time for Yourself When There Is No Time
  • The Steve Allen/Erma Bombeck Principle: Strategies to Develop Your Comic Vision
  • Grace Under Pressure: Using Humor-as-Aikido to Reframe Negative Situations into Laughing Matters
  • Support: Getting By With a Little Help from Your Friends
  • Exercises/Energizers to Jump-Start Your Sense of Humor
  • HAHA: Healthy Aging Humorous Aging
  • The Yoke and Joke of Perfectionism... The Greatest Gift of All: Laughing at Yourself
  • Tapping Your Own Creative Problem-Solving Genius: How to Generate Over 3,000,000 Ideas in 5 Minutes
  • Positive Psychology and the Humor--Happiness Connection
  • Organizational Stress: How Humor (and Other Tools) Can Help the Bottom Line
THE LEADERS: Margie Ingram, M.A., Ed. Spec., one of the national pioneers in the field of stress management, is Coordinator of The HUMOR Project's annual international conference. In the past 32 years, she has presented programs throughout the U.S. and abroad for corporations, hospitals, human service agencies, schools, and associations on such topics as humor in the workplace, resiliency, optimism, aging well, life transitions, effective team-building, and preventing burn-out. A certified graduate of the Authentic Happiness Coaching Program, this accomplished leader is now using her broad experience as a Life Coach to help individuals and small groups create the futures they want. She was honored in her hometown of Saratoga Springs to receive the Distinguished Service Award from the Reed Foundation and the Prevention Council. Margie will co-lead the weekend with her husband, Dr. Joel Goodman, who is the founder of The HUMOR Project, Inc. .

THE SETTING: Founded in 1902, this 700-acre National Historic Site with 32 buildings on the majestic shores of Lake George provides an invigorating setting in which to learn, relax, and recreate. The uniqueness of Silver Bay lies not only in its spectacular location on the "Queen of American Lakes" in the Adirondack Mountains, but also in its charm, beauty, and undeniable gift for providing inspiration. Silver Bay is one-hour driving time north of Saratoga Springs, New York.

CEU's & CME's: Up to 15 contact hours have been approved for physicians, nurses, and teachers as well as State University of New York CEU's. See page 16 for more details.

COSTS AND ACCOMMODATIONS: The all-inclusive fee is $495 per person, which includes tuition, handout materials, and room and board: double occupancy room with private bath plus all meals from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch. A limited number of single rooms (total cost $595) are also available. In order to reserve a spot, payment is required at the time you register.

Refund policy: Refunds (less a $35 fee) granted on written requests postmarked by September 15, 2005. For cancellations postmarked from September 16-October 7, the cancellation fee is $150 per person. Cancellations after October 7 are non-refundable. All cancellations must be in writing.

TO REGISTER ONLINE:

TO REGISTER BY MAIL: Early registration is recommended! You can register with your VISA, Discover, American Express or MasterCard by calling 518-587-8770, by faxing 518-587-8771, or by registering online at www.HumorProject.com. You can also mail your registration (with check payable in U.S. funds to "The HUMOR Project, Inc." or with your credit card number, expiration date, and signature) to: The HUMOR Project, 10 Madison Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-2288.


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