Keynote workshops on humor and health

Humor Horizons

We provide keynote speeches and educational seminars. From team building and stress reduction and crisis intervention to learning to communicate the fun way,
you will have a unique program specially tailored to meet your needs.

. Keynotes:

The 7 ½ Habits of Highly Humorous People©
A hilarious review of habits to improve your sense of humor!
30 - 90 minutes
Training manual available, but soon to be published in book format.
Learn the habits that will improve your sense of humor, your customer service and your relationships!
Objectives:
Improve your sense of humor * Improve your work relationships * Improve your interactions with others
Help yourself and others make everyday a better day!
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Keynotes: 30 - 90 minutes
Keynote:
Humor and Health: Laughing to Ease the Pain.
This keynote begins with a humorous, yet serious story of the presenter's battle with a severe form of arthritis. The various benefits of humor are discussed with a delightful and amusing mixture of humorous antidotes to keep the energy level high. The final part is a discussion of humor strategies and techniques that can be used to improve your humor skills. This keynote is guaranteed* to bring laughter into any group.
* Full refund if your audience does not enjoy this Keynote!

A fun packed, laughing and learning experience!

Objectives:

Use humor to improve stress management skills.

Focus on the serious implications and uses of humor in the workplace, at home with family and other settings.

Learn strategies to help yourself and others develop a more joyful perspective.

Ideal for health care professionals and caregivers. A fun speech for groups and conferences.

Keynote and workshops are tailor customized to meet the needs of your particular group.
Extensive research is done through questionnaires, telephone interviews and industry specific journals!

An optional "playshop" is available for those that would like active audience participation.


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Other workshops available

The objectives below are just a sampling of the many objectives that can be customized to meet your needs.
For a complete list of possible objectives speak with David.

Crisis Intervention - Conflict Resolution & Dealing with Difficult People
One hour to several days of training
Conflict and crisis situations can also be learning situations. The next time a potential crisis occurs, stop the crisis it before happens
or have the confidence to deal with it after it occurs. Informational and experiential, learning experiences!
Objectives:
Learn the skills of conflict resolution
Learn communication skills to resolve conflicts more effectively
Acquire a better understanding of conflict
Learn the role that managing emotions plays in conflict
Learn strategies to deal with difficult behavior
Learn the types of power and their role in behavioral issues
Learn how to respond rather than react, the role of Judo
Learn about the principles of limit setting and its role in crisis intervention
David M. Jacobson, MSW, LCSW has been a master's level licensed clinical social worker and therapist for over 17 years.

David is also a certified instructor and member of the International Association of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Certified Instructors.


The Art of Communication Improve the way you relate to others. Objectives: Learn the secrets of communication Acquire listening skills that will change the way you relate to people for the rest of your life. Team Building: Build a humor foundation and you'll have a great home... team. Co-workers often go head to head. If they only knew it was all in their mind. Seeing co-workers in a humorous light makes them more human and less adversarial Objectives: See co-workers in a new light Use humor to gain insights into the motivations of other Let David Jacobson unicycle up to the podium at your next conference Attendees will always remember you for picking the right speaker	Diversity Workshop Objectives: Diversity is the one thing we all have in common, Humor is the other thing we all have in common. This workshop is a fun way to learn to decrease prejudices, judgments and other negative viewpoints. We'll address what it takes for a leader to role model a positive outlook towards diversity. Childhood Resiliency: The role of humor in bouncing back Objectives: Learn the developmental stages of humor Learn how child use humor as a coping mechanism Master of Ceremonies Need an experienced presenter to introduce your speakers lightheartedly and professionally? Want to keep the energy level high and exciting? Spoof Speech David starts out as a health care speaker then gets very strange until the audience begins to question his sanity. The audience is relieved and loves it when they discover they've been tricked