In this First Time Facilitator episode, we hear from Humor Engineer, Andrew Tarvin on how he crafts and embeds comedy into his presentations and work life. Andrew provides simple, actionable tips on how to do this; and why it’s important to brings laughter into the workplace.

In this episode you’ll learn:

* Simple hacks you can use to add humour in your workplace

* Why using humour consistently can change behaviours (people start to perceive meetings differently and creates engagement in the long-term)

* How to start introducing humour by trying one or two things with your emails

* How Andrew developed and rehearsed his TEDx speech

* Why he suggests first time facilitators should take improv classes

About our guest

Andrew Tarvin is the world’s first Humor Engineer, teaching people how to get better results while having more fun. He has worked with thousands of people at 200+ organizations, including P&G, GE, and Microsoft. Combining his background as a project manager at Procter & Gamble with his experience as an international comedian, Andrew’s program are engaging, entertaining, and most important, effective. He is a best-selling author, has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and TEDx, and has delivered programs in 50 states, 18 countries, and 3 continents. He loves the color orange and is obsessed with chocolate.

References

* Humor That Works

* Andrew Tarvin – speaker page

* WTF with Marc Maron podcast

* Comedy Bang Bang podcast

* Andrew’s TEDx speech at Ohio University 

* Andrew’s TEDx speech at TAMU

Transcript

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