Atlanta, GA - This past Friday I attended the 2012 Chick-Fil-A Leadercast, which is no surprise to those of who you know me. It combines two of my favorite things: Chick-Fil-A food (the sandwich is amazing, waffle fries are perfect and the Cookies & Cream milkshake is the perfect beverage for the meal) and exploration of leadership.
The event took place in Atlanta, GA (Chick-Fil-A’s hometown) with 5,000 people in attendance, plus another 100,000 who joined via remote locations throughout the world. The leadership topic this year was choice, with great ideas shared by some top speakers, including Marcus Buckingham, Patrick Lencioni, John Maxwell, Tim Tebow and more.
I’ll be posting my notes of what I learned soon. For more, check out Chick-Fil-A Leadercast.
Chicago, IL – I spent this past weekend in Chicago, attending the 25th annual AATH (Association for Applied & Therapeutic Humor) conference. To say I learned a lot is an understatement. In fact, I’ve shared many of my key takeaways in this post, Humor Ideas from AATH.
AATH is a diverse humor organization with members from all walks of humor practices–from clinical clowns (like Patch Adams) to corporate humorists (like myself), the group covers the gambit of how humor can be applied to improve health, work, happiness and more.
Special thanks to Barbara Goldstein of Gold Coast Giggles for letting me know about the conference. To find out more about AATH, check out their site: Association for Applied & Therapeutic Humor.
New York, NY - For the 4th time, I was happy to visit the New School in NYC today to be a guest lecture for the Comedy as Commentary class. The class, as I’ve mentioned before, takes a look at the importance of comedy in providing commentary on what’s important in society.
I spent my time with the class answering questions about what it’s like to be a stand-up and improv conedian, some of the ins and outs of the industry and where people get material. Given my love for improv, I also got the students up and doing a few exercises themselves.
It was a great time. If you have a class you think would benefit from talking to a stand-up and improv comedian, send us a message and we can try to help you find someone in the area.
New York, NY – Last night in the fluorescent glow of a rented room in a NYC high rise, members of the NYC regional chapter of the Applied Improv Network met to share exercises and games.
We covered a whole gamut of activities, from traditional warmups like “Whoosh” to more elaborate exercises like “Images of Revelation.”
I shared with the group the incredibly fun and surprisingly poignant game of Dance Diamond, which you can see at the 4:15 mark of the relationship training recap video from OSU.
As usual, the evening was fun and informing. To learn more about the AIN, check out ther website. To bring the fun and educational stylings of HTW, such as the aforementioned relationship training, shoot us an email.
