Humour in the Workplace

(Half-day Workshop)

Humour in the Workplace is an energizing, motivating and highly interactive workshop that helps participants to find fun ways to build relationships using humour.

YOU WILL LEARN TO:

• Identify different styles of humour
• Handle stressful situations more effectively
• Add fun activities that boost morale and teamwork
• Avoid inappropriate teasing and sarcasm
• Build self confidence

COURSE OUTLINE

• Understanding the structure of humour
• Discovering what makes good humour
• Adding humour that supports and clarifies
• Using humour to invite common ground and trust
• Reconnecting to one’s playful self
• Clarifying positive vs negative humour

Keys to Positive Humour

• Inviting others to put aside defensiveness.
• Handling times of emotional distress
• Creating curiosity
• Building superlatives
• Exaggerating or understating
• Using code words
• Making self depreciating comments
• Apologizing when humour fails
• Handling resistance to humour
• Avoiding aggressiveness and helplessness
• Expressing appreciation and joy
• Choosing fun activities that enhance wellbeing and productivity
• Adding annual activities and special events
• Using voice and pacing effectively
• Using puns
• Presenting stories, jokes and personal life stories
• Learning from TV, movies, and personal experience
• Focusing on win/win goals

METHODS TO BE USED:
The Humour in the Workplace workshop is unique. The workshop responds to the needs of all employees to handle every day stress and conflict with humour.

The seminar offers participants easy-to-learn ways to improve cooperation, productivity personal initiative and job satisfaction.

The Humour workshop is often chosen to celebrate:

• a year-end or kick-off event
• the near end of winter
• administrative professionals week
  

For information regarding this course, please contact:

Colin Watson
Relationship Manager
J Watson Associates Inc

Tel: 905 820-9909

E-mail: sales@jwatsonassociates.com