Now you can harness the awsome power of humor in your personal and professional life. Producing laughter is a skill you can use to benefit yourself as well as others. Besides, it's fun!

Tim Gard, nationally recognized humorist and authority on stress reduction through humor, has taught thousands to unlock the power of their own "Comic Vision," improving their relationships and turning adversity to their advantage. Tim has traveled both nationally and internationally for the past decade, providing his fast-paced, entertaining and informative good-humor seminars to more than 100 groups annually. In fact, his friends in Denver say they have more sightings of Elvis than they do of Tim!

Tim blends his unique experiences as a student, U.S. sailor, state welfare worker/investigator, federal employee, salesman, factory worker and small business owner into a dynamic, hilarious, good humor program you have to see! Tim's presentations are bursting with interesting and useful information that will help you handle stress in a positive manner, and his "unusual props" drive home the message, making it even more memorable. You haven't lived until you've seen his "noseflute concerto."

• Developing A Comic Vision (Keynote Presentation): This fast-paced, laughter-filled presentation is Tim's most popular program. Tim uses his favorite props and funniest stories to teach the audience how and why they should choose to harness laughter to avoid stress. Discover ideas for desk toys and stress busters at work and get a chance to play in Tim's famous noseflute band. Tim will reveal four steps to overcoming stress through laughter and participants will also learn ways to balance unavoidable stress, and how to use humor as a skill.
  
  
• Laughter Becomes You (Workshop Presentation): This presentation builds on the foundation provided in Developing a Comic Vision. This seminar includes more Comic Vision stress busters, teaches you 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: Although most everyone will agree how very powerful humor can be at work, misused, humor can have an equally damaging effect. In this laughter filled class discover how humor can be your most useful tool in dealing with the challenges of an ever changing workplace. Learn what's appropriate and what's not and how to always make the "farce" be with you. This class provides valuable insight on how to use humor as a skill to create a more productive working climate, enhance morale, relieve stress, build better relationships and improve your effectiveness as a leader.
  
  
• Can I Say That At Work? : Although almost everyone agrees what a positive impact humor can have at work, when misused, it can have an equally negative effect. In this LAUGHTER-FILLED workshop, discover how Tim's humor plan can give you the guidelines crucial to harnessing humor as a practical skill. You'll gain insight on: humor and today's fast-paced diverse workplace; how "funny" does not always equal appropriate; and much more. You'll also learn how to steer clear of the negative humor that may become a source of problems and complaints. Excellent as a workshop, general session, in association with EEO classes, or combined with any other Comic Visions® event.