Tim Gard, CSP, CPAE is a drop-dead funny, laugh-out-loud humorist, who consistently delivers a rejuvenating and immediately applicable message that teaches audiences to enhance productivity and enthusiasm in both professional and personal encounters!

While he does not think of himself as a comedian, Tim dedicates himself to using humor as a way to look at life a little differently... He calls this a Comic Vision®.

As a leading and recognized authority in stress reduction through humor, Tim speaks at over 100 events each year, from Sioux City to Singapore. Having authored and co-authored 4 books, Tim is a frequent guest on TV and radio talk shows discussing his keynote speeches, facilitation and consulting experience, as well as marketing his own line of stress buster reminders: Tim's Tools®!

Receiving the CPAE designation in 2006 and being inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame, Tim is now in the top one percent of the top one percent of his industry! Awarded by industry peers, the CPAE is based on exemplary skill and talent in material, style, experience, delivery, image, professionalism and communication. Audiences around the world cheer and applaud when they hear the name Tim Gard!

• Developing A Comic Vision - See reality and share the fun of it with laughter, good humor, and through the lens of your Comic Vision®! Portraying the daily (and often overwhelming) challenges found in these hectic times, Tim Gard offers his humorous and powerfully effective approach to stress-diffusion and frustration-eradication! Re-awaken your fancy for fun and contagiously innocent mischief, while you enjoy looking at the challenges of life through Tim's eyes. Let Tim show you how to use ordinary items in extraordinary ways and neutralize life's stressors.
  
  
• Creating Changes and Life Balance Through Humor - This program builds on the foundation provided in "Developing a Comic Vision." This seminar includes more Comic Vision stress busters, teaches how to distinguish between good and bad humor, details the physical and emotional benefits of laughter, and enables you to use good humor at work. Harness laughter to overcome individual situational stress factors by finding the humor in change, developing and implementing a humor plan at work, and much more!
  
  
• Leadership: The Tao of Humor - Maintaining balance in these hectic times is a challenge for all of us now and then, and stress-induced illness has become a recognized reality. In this full or half-day workshop, Tim provides participants with a fresh approach to stress-reduction by sharing his proven effective techniques which encourage teamwork, personal accountability and good-humor characteristics.
  
  As a leading authority on the topic, Tim imparts the wisdom from his extraordinary experiences and unusual encounters. He reminds audience members of the essential perspectives and various approaches to diffusing frustration, aggravation and other negative elements which, if left untended, create significant loss in productivity. Let Tim work with your group to awaken understanding, and sharpen ability to use humor's positive effects in the workplace.
  
  
• Secrets of Choosing and Using Props - Tim Gard's use of extraordinary props in ordinary situations and ordinary props in extraordinary situations, make him one of the most popular and original humorists on the platform today. His props are fun and funny, but most importantly, they serve as visual reminders to act---not react---to life's inconveniences.