Laughing MattersPresented By:

Jane de Colgyll, MED, LSW, CEAPAllOne Health EAP

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• GET YOU TO LAUGH• Identify the benefits of

laughter and humor• Explore ways to find

humor regularly• Look at how humor

fits in at the workplace

Goals for this Seminar

• Keep a Smile on your Face

• Keep a Sense of Humor and Laugh

Keep Life in Perspective

Smile

Conditions the abdominal muscles

Relaxes muscles throughout the body

Ensures good sleep!

Changes perspective

Makes you feel good!

Releases endorphins that provide natural pain relief

Helps move nutrients and oxygen to body tissues

Benefits of Laughter

Increases antibodies in saliva that combat upper respiratory infections

Improves ventilation, thus helping reduce chronic respiratory conditions

Liberates interleukin-2 and other immune-boosters

Benefits of LaughterReduces stress

Lowers blood pressure

Boosts immune system

Protects the heart

Increases blood flow

Improves brain functioning

Humor How-To’s

• Put humor into the physical environment

• Use humor as a tool rather than as a weapon

• Build humor into the corporate culture

Put Humor into the Physical Environment

Use Humor as a Tool Rather Than as a Weapon

Build Humor into the Corporate Culture

Always remember:

Stressed spelled backwards is

desserts.

Words of Wisdom

Questions & Evaluations

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