Please join us for our next virtual Cleveland FENG meeting at 5:30 pm on Monday, June 21. We are lucky to have David Horning as our guest speaker. Below is an outline of his material and info on his background.

Think Like A Comedian, Act Like A Leader

When you think of a workplace comedian, you're probably not picturing a shining example of productivity.

But you don't have to be a comedian, you don't have to be funny, and you don't even have to be an extrovert to think like a comedian.

We’ve been conditioned to believe that "work isn't the time or place to laugh,” but this outdated adage has a demotivating effect on our ability to deal with uncertainty and solve unexpected challenges. A comedian takes an outside-of-the-box approach to their problems, and works to communicate their story to audiences by building and releasing tension. In the shifting state of today's workplace, creative problem-solving and deeper connection with others are the baseline of adapting to change, and being able to discover the humor within adversity and uncertainty is a skill that connects us, makes us more creative, more trusting, more likable, more productive, and so on.

This program offers an introduction to the 6 reframing techniques you can use to start thinking like a comedian. You don't even have to be funny to do it!

Lean Into The Fact That ANYTHING Can Be Funny

Establish Your Desired Outcome And Adapt Accordingly (Bombing 101)
Listen To And Re-Frame Your Self-Talk
Let Go Of What You Can't Control
Laugh At Yourself
Know Your Audience

Biography
Combining 9 years of comedy with 7 years of speaking, David Horning is on a mission to prepare teams for the shifting workplace of the 21st century. He has entertained and inspired audiences to use humor as a tool to build resilience, relieve stress, and engage teams with programs that turn traditional leadership on its head. In 2019, he founded Water Cooler Comedy, a company offering customized corporate comedy shows, keynotes, workshops, leadership consulting, and more.
David continues to perform stand-up, has been featured in The New York Comedy Festival, he hosts a podcast called “You Can’t Laugh At That” to explore the ins and outs of humor theory, stand-up comedy, joke writing, and how leaders have used humor in the workplace, and he has appeared as a guest expert on several leadership and HR podcasts. He is currently procrastinating on his first book. 
 

Please register for this meeting:  www.TheFENG.org/  to receive the link for this meeting.