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April 1, 2007
In this issue of Business Magic®
1. Featured Photo
2. Celebrate Laugh at Work Week
3. Top 10 Reasons to Laugh at Work
4. Laugh at Work Contest
5. The Winner
6. Top 10 April Fools' Day Pranks
7. Parting Thoughts
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1. Featured Photo
Work is just packed full today
Try some more FUN STUFF and enjoy the laughs.
2. Celebrate Laugh at Work Week
April 1-7 is the week to thoroughly enjoy work.
I thought the world needed a reminder to have fun at work. So, I founded Laugh at Work
Week. Not only is this a week to enjoy laughing, it is also a week to focus on the business value of laughter. For example:
It just seemed fitting to start Laugh at Work Week on April Fools Day, a fun day long known for practical jokes and hijinks.
This issue of Business Magic is dedicated to help you laugh at work.
The April Fools Day tradition is credited to the French who established the Gregorian calendar, which
changed New Year's Day from April 1 to January 1. Those who insisted on continuing to celebrate the New Year on April 1 were
deemed "April Fools."
If you want Randall Munson to deliver one of his powerful, award-winning presentations at your event,
contact him now.
3. Top 10 Reasons to Laugh at Work
There are countless reasons to laugh at work.
Here are the top 10.
1. Laughter Builds Teamwork
We are drawn to those who smile, laugh, and enjoy their work but we shun perpetually serious, sober duds who never laugh or smile.
You can more easily build an effective team with the people others want to be with.
2. A Punch Line Improves the Bottom Line
Southwest Airlines, Outback Steakhouse, and Tastefully Simple have two things in common. "Having fun" is in their basic beliefs and
they are exceptionally successful in their own industry. They are successful. They laugh at work.
3. Humor Improves Communications
In an atmosphere of fun, where people are comfortable laughing at themselves, information flows freely. When people are on pins and
needles, where any flub is considered serious, people hold back and prefer silence to the risk of making an error in what they
say.
4. Fun Improves Performance
Studies show that employees who feel their work is fun perform better and get along better with coworkers than those who are simply
satisfied with their jobs. Laughter is more important than overall job satisfaction.
5. Laughter Keeps You Awake
Never in recorded history has anyone fallen asleep while laughing. Laughter refreshes you, energizes you, and keeps you from falling
asleep no matter how dull your job may be.
6. Laughter Improves Health
Dozens of medical studies show laughter enhances respiration, increases number of disease-fighting immune cells, fends off viruses
and bacteria, helps fight chronic diseases, contributes to good health, and releases endorphins which are 2,000 times more
potent than morphine. You can't take it but you can make it.
7. Laughter Reduces Absenteeism
Health benefits of laughter mean fewer sick days. When people enjoy their jobs they want to come to work. They don't want to miss a
good laugh.
8. Laughter Reduces Stress
Relaxation and information help reduce stress but humor is much more effective. Overwhelmed by stress? Laugh it off.
For the Top 10 Reasons to Laugh at Work in a format suitable for framing and
hanging in your office, use this link.
9. Humor Helps Solve Problems
When you see something funny about a problem, it indicates that you see it from a new perspective. Humor results in more
objectivity. When you see the funny side, you can start to see a new solution.
10. Laughter Eliminates Monotony
When laughter erupts it is always because of something unexpected the punch line, the surprise event, the unanticipated reply.
Monotony and laughter are mutually exclusive.
BONUS!
11. Humor is Human
Laughter is an exclusively human trait. It separates humans from animals and machines. You don't feel like a robotic cog in the
corporate machine when you laugh because laughter is a raw expression of pure humanness.
12. Humor Reduces Turnover
Only 15% of people are fired because they don't have the skills to do the job. But 85% lose their jobs because they lack people
skills and the ability to relate to others. Humor is an integral part of relating to other people. Laughter is the shortest
distance between two people.
13. It's Fun!
When others make your life miserable and you laugh, it just drives them crazy. What could be better than that!
You can have a quick laugh at work by watching my new preview video. Just use
this link to sample the fun experienced by my audiences around
the world. To enjoy a full dose of invigorating laughter and business-boosting insights, contact me to arrange for a
presentation of the Serious Business of Humor or
Funny Business at your business.
4. Laugh at Work Contest
We are trying something new. We are sponsoring a contest for the best examples ways people
have created laughs at work. It is open to all readers of Business Magic® or anybody else, for that matter. Just send us a
description of a way laughs have been generated where you work.
We'll share some of the best ideas with the rest of our readers to help them create laughter at work.
And, we'll award a fabulous prize to the best entry. We considered giving the winner a million dollars, but after thinking about it
longer, we decided to give the winner a collection of Randall Munson's books.
So, laugh at work this week and tell us how you did it. Send your email to
HUMOR@CreativelySpeaking.com.
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5. The Winner
Following Randall's half-day program, Success Through CREATIVITY and INNOVATION, at the
First Command Financial Planning 2007 Winter Workshop, a drawing was held for an autographed copy of two books by best selling
author, Randall Munson.
Autographed copies of Randall's newest books
Creativity 101 and Creativity 102
were won by John Sciancalzpore
of First Command in Germany
See more about these popular books that will help you be more creative.
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6. Top 10 April Fools' Day Pranks
According to CareerBuilder.com's annual April Fools' Day survey, 29 percent of workers say they have either initiated or been on the receiving end of an April Fools' Day prank at work. The survey was completed in March 2007 and included more than 6,800 workers.
Here are the top 10 most memorable shenanigans revealed in this year's survey:
- Sent a letter signed by the president of the company that informed employees they would have to take potty breaks in alphabetical order.
- Decreased the size of boss's lab coat. Joke continued after April 1 with boss perplexed by his coats getting tighter each week while he was dieting so diligently.
- Made for a very foggy day with dry ice in the urinal.
- Changed all of boss' reading glasses to clear glass.
- Sent a note to co-worker's pager that said to contact "George." The number was to the White House.
- Employee went to the restroom and when he came out, he ran into a wall of tape draped across the doorway, courtesy of his team.
- Put "random burping" program on boss's computer that would loudly burp every few seconds -- it went on for days.
- Brought in jelly doughnuts filled with ketchup.
- Had someone with a "questionable" profession call the office and ask for directions.
- CEO placed a very large and official-looking "For Sale" sign in front of the building.
7. Parting Thoughts.
The focus of this issue of Business Magic® is humor. It is a topic worthy of your attention. It is so important that I created a keynote presentation The Serious Business of HUMOR! to help organizations in all cultures understand the business value of humor. When asked if humor is really necessary in a business, my reply is simply this: Only if you want to stay in business.
See Randall
Most of Randall Munson's appearances are private events for companies and organizations. Occasionally, there are public venues, open
to everyone. Some of them are listed below.
If you would like us to tell you when Randall is speaking in your area, please
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now and ask us to let you know.
Anaheim, CA, USA
April 29-May 3, 2007
COMMON
COMMON, the World's Largest Computer Users Group will be presenting Randall with 2 Gold Medals for his top-rated
sessions at the previous international conference. Randall's "Success Through CREATIVITY and INNOVATION" was the highest
rated session of the entire conference. Randall is also receiving the Best New Session award for his presentation of
"Funny Business". He is presenting six sessions at COMMON. Randall has earned more than 68 GOLD MEDALS for his top
rated presentations at previous conferences - more than all other speakers combined.
http://www.common.org
La Crosse, WI, USA
June 3-9, 2007
Clown Camp
Clown Camp is the largest clown training program in the world. Now beginning its 27th year, it is also the oldest
clown-training program in existence today.
Randall is presenting numerous educational programs about subjects such as magic, ventriloquism, prop construction.
http://perth.uwlax.edu/clowncamp
San Diego, CA, USA
August 12-17, 2007
SHARE
SHARE, the world's first organization of computing professionals, will present Randall Munson with the Best
Session Award for his top rated presentation "How to Deliver a GREAT Technical Presentation" at their previous
international conference. This is the third SHARE conferences in which Randall earned the Best Session Award.
Randall is presenting five sessions at SHARE.
http://www.share.org
Houston, TX, USA
September 26-30, 2007
Texas Clown Association
Randall is the headliner for the Texas Clown Association convention. He will be presenting The Serious
Business of HUMOR at the opening evening program and performing a stage show at the closing Awards Banquet. The convention
is hosted by the Cheerful Clown Alley of Houston, TX.
http://www.cheerfulclowns.com
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