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Joel Goodman Ed.D., M.Ed., B.A.
Joel Goodman Quick Facts
Main Areas: humor, creativity, stress managementBest Sellers: Laffirmations: 1001 Ways to Add Humor to Your Life and Work, LAUGHING MATTERS, Playfair: Everybody's Guide to Noncompetitive Play, Magic and the Educated Rabbit, Health Education: The Search for Values, Humanizing Environmental Education, Consumer Education, Turning Points: New Developments New Directions in Values
Career Focus: speaker, author, business owner, entrepreneur, creative spirit
Affiliation: The HUMOR Project Inc.
Dr. Joel Goodman, founder and Director of The HUMOR Project in Saratoga Springs, New York, is a popular speaker, consultant, and workshop leader on the positive power of humor throughout the United States and abroad (Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Panama, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, Norway, Sweden, England, Germany, South Africa, North Dakota, and funny places in between). He has addressed more than two million people at national and state conferences and in-house training programs for corporations, organizations and professional associations. Joel is one of two professional speakers in the world to present on all seven continents.
Joel started The HUMOR Project in 1977, which was two years before Norman Cousins' best-selling book accelerated interest in the humor-health connection. The HUMOR Project is the first organization in the world to focus full-time on the positive power of humor.
The HUMOR Project is sponsoring its 54th international conference on "Survive AND Thrive: The Positive Power of Humor and Creativity" on June 10-12, 2011 at scenic Silver Bay Conference Center on majestic Lake George in upstate New York. Over the decades, this renowned, learning-chocked, laughter-charged, life-changing conference has attracted tens of thousands of people from all 50 states, six continents, and the Moon (including Moonwalking astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell). This year's conference features Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary and Edison Pena (rescued Chilean miner who will receive the first international Survive AND Thrive Award.
Dr. Goodman has authored eight books and edited an exciting quarterly magazine, LAUGHING MATTERS, which has generated rave reviews and much laughter from thousands of people throughout the U.S. and 20 other countries. Dr. Laurence Peter (creator of The Peter Principle) noted, "LAUGHING MATTERS is clearly the best periodical on the subject of humor and its uses. If you want more humor in your life, LAUGHING MATTERS is for you." Joel also created the HUMOResources Mail-Order and On-Line Bookstore, and serves as publisher of The HUMOR Project Press (publisher of Some Days You're the Pigeon... Some Days You're the Statue). Joel's latest book is Laffirmations: 1,001 Ways to Add Humor to Your Life and Work.
Joel has been a pioneer in focusing on practical ways for people to develop and use their sense of humor. His work has been featured in over 5000 television and radio shows, newspapers, and magazines in 150+ countries, including: The TODAY Show, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, PBS, ABC NEWS, CBS This Morning, BBC, Latenight America, Donahue, CNBC's Management Today (with John Cleese and Lily Tomlin), P.M. Magazine, All Things Considered, the front page of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, Readers' Digest, Tom Peter's On Achieving Excellence, Successful Meetings, Parents magazine, numerous AP and UPI national features, and Voice of America. The April 1992 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association includes a special section on the pioneering work of The HUMOR Project.
Described as "the first full-time humor educator in the world," Joel was delighted to join Willard Scott and Meadowlark Lemon in receiving the prestigious International Lifetime of Laughter Award. Joel also was honored by the Business Review as the Business Person of the Year. He has also received the Hometown Hero Award and was selected to receive the first International Punster of the Year Award. Joel is the founder of AHA!, the American Humor Association, which includes over 165,000 humor conspirators.
Believing that it is important for business to "do well and do good" at the same time, Joel is a dreamer and a doer. His HUMOR Project has provided grants to 450 schools, hospitals, and human service agencies to help them develop services and resources that tap the positive power of humor. Joel takes his work very seriously, and he takes himself very lightly. In helping people to get more smileage out of their lives and jobs, he agrees with Victor Borge's notion that "A smile is the shortest distance between two people." His own most important mentors when it comes to humor are his 29-year-old son, Adam, his 25-year-old daughter, Alyssa, and his young-at-heart wife, Margie!
Other Programs & Highlights
June 10-12, 2011:
54th International Conference on "Survive AND Thrive: The Positive Power of Humor & Creativity"
Are you looking for a fun-tastic HUMORetreat that offers… HUMORenewal, HUMOResilience, and HUMORejuvenation? If so, then you’ll definitely want to register for a learning-chocked, laughter-charged, life-changing event that has attracted 22,000+ people from all 50 states and 6 continents! Jest for the health of it… you’ll laugh while you learn powerful skills, tools, and attitudes to help you add years to your life and life to your years. In short, you’ll learn how to get more smileage out of your life and your work!
This fun-but-not-for-fun program features special presentations by Noel Paul Stookey (Paul of Peter, Paul and Mary), Edison Pena (rescued Chilean miner who will receive the first international “Survive and Thrive” Award), Michael Pritchard (Humor and Altruism Award recipient), Dr. Joel Goodman and Margie Ingram (pioneering leaders of The HUMOR Project), and many other world-class speakers.
Location: This world-class conference will take place at scenic Silver Bay Conference Center, a 700-acre National Historic Site with 65 buildings on majestic Lake George (“The Queen of American Lakes” just north of Saratoga Springs, New York). The uniqueness of Silver Bay lies not only in its spectacular setting where mountains cascade into the lake, but also in its charm, beauty, and undeniable gift for inviting inspiration.
Sample Jestimonials About This Fun-of-a-Kind Experience
This conference has generated rave reviews for decades. Here is a quick taste of testimonials:
- A fabulous battery charge to renew spirit, hope, and hilarity in your life. It jump-started my joy quotient. (Lucie Arnaz)
- I have been to many conferences. This is by far the BEST one I’ve ever been to in EVERY way! What an absolutely spectacular place this is… and what an absolutely, positively, wonderful time I had here with my husband. (Caren Kolerski, West Seneca, New York)
- In 30 years of conference-going, I can truly say that never has every speaker been of such high caliber. Each speaker was tough act to follow and each speaker rose to the occasion! (Patty Crilly, Perth Amboy, New Jersey)
- This was the best conference I have attended…. The speakers were top notch. Your HUMOR Project is filled with grace and I thank you for all the years you have supported humor as a therapeutic tool for healing. (Dot McKeen, Peabody, Massachusetts)
- Well done! GREAT people, GREAT program, GREAT food for thought. A GREAT nosh for the mind and heart! (Peter Spitzer, M.D., Australia)
- The conference has helped me use humor in the workplace without sacrificing my professionalism. I laughed, I learned, and made wonderful new friends from all walks of life. I can't wait to thank my boss for the wonderful gift of sending me here! (Tobi Campbell, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
- This is better than any vacation! The positive atmosphere is unmatched anywhere! This is the most well organized conference I've ever attended-- and I've been to many! (Nancy Street, Kissimmee, Florida)
- What I'll remember about the conference: Joyous, foot-stomping, belly-grabbing, arms-raised, tears-in-the-eyes, no-holds-barred LAUGHTER. (Jacqui Williams, Queensbury, New York)
- My hesitancy at coming so far by myself was quickly alleviated! Conference sessions have been so very valuable -- providing me with specific skills to take back to my job. (Korinne Tande, Havre, Montana)
- For more applause, visit http://humorproject.com/conference/peoplesay.php.
Sample Sessions
* Life Coaching: SAT’s (Skills, Attitues, Tips) to Add Years to Your Life and Life to Your Years
* Speak and Laugh Your Way to the Top: Comedy Skillshop for Speakers, Trainers, Teachers, Leaders, the Humor-Challenged and Humor-Charmed
* Humorizing and Humanizing Health Care: The Art of Medicine and the Science of Therapeutic Humor
* ROI: Return on Innovation: Terrific Tools and Techniques to Turn On Your Creativity and Inner Genius
* Not-So Random Acts of Kindness and Comedy: Embracing and Enjoying the Human/Humor Condition
* Surviving AND Thriving with Rescued Chilean Miner Edison Pena
* Stressed Is Desserts Spelled Backward: Rising Above Life’s Challenges with Humor, Hope, and Courage
* Creativity and Compassion Combine to Make a Difference: An Evening with Noel Paul Stookey
* Moving from “No, but…” to Yes, and…” in Life: Improv Secrets to Flourish in Tough Times
* Humor 101: Taking Serious Things Humorously and Humor Seriously
* HUMOResearch: Evidence-Based Humor-Health Research
* Uplift Learning and Laughter: Interactive Improv Techniques for Trainers, Teachers, Speakers, and Leaders
* The Power of Positive Thinking and Doing: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
* Tai Chi Hee Hee: Laugh More, Stress Less
* Creativity as Mental Floss to Master Mental Clutter
* At Least I’ve Got My Health: The 4 H’s of Humor-Heart-Hope-Health
* How to Deal with Difficult People and Win the No-Bully Prize
* Growing Dendrites: 20 Instructional Strategies That Engage the Brain
* Tips to Tame Turbulent Change with Grace Under Pressure
* Clowning Around in Health Care: Caring Clowns Are the Jest Medicine
* Charismatic Communication: Using Improv to Improve Your Delivery of Memorable, Meaningful Messages
* Super Secrets of Personal Happiness: Putting a Smile on Your Face and in Your Heart
* Compassionate, Comedic Care for the Caregiver: When Life Throws You a Punch, Make Punchlines
* Top Ten Humor Mistakes That Speakers, Teachers, Trainers, and Leaders Make… and How to Fix Them
* Exploring the Dynamics of Complementary Alternative Medicine and the Healing Power of Ho-Ho-Holistic Humor
* More Lightning, Less Thunder: How to Energize a Culture of Innovation in Yourself and Your Team
* Service with a Smile: To Keep the Faith, Keep Your Sense of Wonder and Sense of Humor
* The Lighter Side of Work: Laughing Your Way through Your Work Daze
* Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived By the Patient
* The Happy Movie
* Humor Summit: Best/Jest Practices
CEUs for nurses, social workers, and State University of New York along with CMEs for physicians will be available at the conference. Teachers can apply for contact hours from their school districts.
Special group discounts, travel discounts, and lower early registration fees are available.
The HUMOR Project's 2011 Humor Sourcebook has all of the details on how you can reserve a spot in this space-limited, laughter-and-learning-unlimited weekend. You can also find information about this fun-of-a-kind event at http://www.HumorProject.com/conference/. Feel free to call 518-587-8770 if you would like to receive a free copy of the 24-page 2011 Humor Sourcebook... or if you would like to be on the list to receive the free monthly Laughing Matters e-zine.
