The lights in the theater dim and the first film clip appears on the screen. There is British actor John Cleese as St. Peter, relaxing on a chaise longue inside the Heavenly Gates and refusing entry ...

In an era of remote work, burnout epidemics, and fierce competition for talent, corporate leaders are turning to an unlikely ...

There’s an old show business adage that seems perfect for our times. “Life is easy,” goes the saying. “Comedy is hard.” And so when I connected with Trevor Smith, who bills himself as Certified ...

In this Compliance Perspectives podcast, he advises that good story telling has three key elements: an interesting character, an interesting obstacle or conflict to go through, and an involving tale ...

During a standing-room-only session at the 2014 National VPPPA Conference in National Harbor, Md., Tim Page-Bottorff of SafeStart offered tips for jazzing up stale training. If you’ve come to the ...

FORT RUCKER, Ala. (September 18, 2014) -- September is Suicide Prevention Month and Fort Rucker is doing what it can to increase awareness in an unconventional way. Fort Rucker Soldiers and civilians ...

If you’ve been endlessly searching for an academic approach to humor, look no further than Microsoft’s Education site. Specifically, the “competency” section for “humor.” Did you know that there are ...

Justin Cornwell (left) and Bill Paxton star in the "Training Day" reboot on CBS. CBS The 2001 Denzel Washington-Ethan Hawke movie “Training Day” gave us a day-in-the-life of a corrupt narcotics cop ...

Everybody loves a good laugh or chuckle; reporters are no exception. If you crack a joke or say something humorous in front of a reporter, there is a good chance your quip will end up in the broadcast ...

The Optimism and Humor Training Program (OHTP) developed to increase optimism and adaptive use of humor for elementry students. Two sixth grade classrooms participated, and the program was implemented ...