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Humor, Laughter, and Workplace Wellness Articles
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You are free to reprint any of the following humor, laughter, and workplace wellness articles. If you do, please include the contact information at the bottom of each article, and send two copies to: David Granirer, 3633 Triumph Street, Vancouver, B.C. V5K 1V4, Canada.
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Navigating The Quagmire Of Humor And Political Correctness At Work by David Granirer, MA, North America's Psychotherapist/Stand-Up Comic 1248 words
These days, nothing is more loaded than the issue of humor and political correctness in the workplace. This article defuses these "hot buttons" by discussing the four goals of productive workplace humor, and drawing parallels between these and the positive aspects of political correctness. Readers are also given ground rules as to what are safe areas to joke about. |
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Using Humor To Overcome Neurosis by David Granirer, MA, North America's Psychotherapist/Stand-Up Comic 1200 words People often say "Just laugh, you'll feel better." Unfortunately, this advice, though well meant, doesn't give us the specific tools we need to make necessary changes. In this article, readers are given practical skills to use humor to break dysfunctional life patterns. Based on techniques used by stand-up comics, these skills help you generate insight into your unproductive behaviors and change them into positive methods of coping. Most articles on this subject give you an overview of why laughter is beneficial. This article shows you how to derive those benefits. |
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The Secrets Of Writing A Killer Joke by David Granirer, MA, North America's Psychotherapist/Stand-Up Comic 799 words Write killer jokes with David's How To Captivate Your Audience With Stand-Up Comedy e-book: only $19.95! Everyone knows it's a good thing to use humor in presentations. This article shows you how, with a joke-writing technique used by top stand-up comics. You learn the elements of a good joke, how to generate effective punchlines, and how to edit your material. |
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How To Use Humor To Defuse Stress by David Granirer, MA, North America's Psychotherapist/Stand-Up Comic 912 words It's one of those days when everything at work is going wrong. How do you take charge and defuse the stress? This article discusses the concept of diversionary humor, and how it can reduce workplace stress. You are given practical techniques that you can take to work tomorrow, along with an overall plan to make humor an accepted part of your working environment. |
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How To Minimize The Risk Of Failure by David Granirer, MA, North America's Psychotherapist/Stand-Up Comic 1004 words People believe that if they try to be funny and no one laughs, something terrible will happen. But what this terrible thing is no one seems to know. To help you overcome your fear of taking the humor risk, this article provides three important tools. First, a reality check uses cognitive therapy techniques to defuse your fear of failure. Second, a backup plan shows you a technique used by stand-up comics to "recover" when a joke doesn't work. And finally, the article shows you how to minimize the risk when using humor in the workplace. |
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A Lighter Approach To Workplace Wellness by David Granirer, MA, North America's Psychotherapist/Stand-Up Comic 777 words Workplace wellness in the 90s is a serious issue. With terms like "stress-related-illness" and "burnout" becoming household words, organizations look increasingly for ways to keep their workforce happy, healthy and productive. This article reveals how humor plays an important role in overall workplace wellness, in terms of both mental and physical health. Also discussed are the organizational indicators that suggest a need for more humor at work. |
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The Best Medicine by David Granirer MA, North America's Psychotherapist/Stand-Up Comic 313 words A short overview of some of the positive physiological effects of laughter, this article is especially appropriate for your organization's newsletter. |
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