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
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