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| Doni Tamblyn |
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President and founder of HumorRules LLC,
a U.S.-based firm that has designed and delivered innovative
business skills training since 1993. The HumorRules system of
training is based on common-sense plus research, which shows
that when people enjoy any task-including learning-they will
work harder, "smarter," and more creatively.
HumoRules' cutting-edge system has gained international
recognition among clients including Wyeth Europe, IDS Sabah
(Malaysia), Wells Fargo Bank, the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank,
Novartis Pharma, the US Department of Agriculture,
Bristol-Meyers Squibb, SKC Ltd., Chevron-Texaco, and numerous
other organizations in a wide range of industries.
Formerly a professional comedian and commercial actor with
clients like Apple, Nestle and Hewlett Packard, Doni Tamblyn got
her singular start in the training business in 1990, when she
was engaged to revamp dull, California state-sponsored public
education classes. Drawing on her entertainment background and
her degree in Communication, she redesigned the courses using
humorous learning activities and funny A/Vs, and then recruited
and trained a staff of 48 instructors to lead the classes.
Within the first year, the public classes saw a rise of some 25%
in attendee evaluation scores, and were ultimately chosen to be
included in a quality control study by the California Department
of Motor Vehicles.
Convinced of the power of humor as a teaching tool, Doni Tamblyn
began studying research on the brain and the biological effects
of humor. She discovered that replicated studies show laughter
significantly improves brain function and reverses some of the
physiological effects of stress, improving both our health and
our interpersonal relations. Indeed, the research strongly
suggests that a little appropriate fun may be the cheapest QC
strategy an organization can employ! The best news, Ms. Tamblyn
says, is that people are astonishingly adept at learning to use
humor well. "People want to use humor and creativity in their
work," she explains, "at first because they know it will make
their work more fun, but later because they see it also makes
them more productive. When serious professionals see humor as an
effective business strategy, they accept it immediately. At that
point, they learn the techniques for using it appropriately in
the workplace amazingly quickly!"
Doni Tamblyn has traveled the world, both as a trainer and
much-sought keynote speaker. She is a regular invited presenter
at international conferences for the American Society for
Training and Development, the Society for Pharmaceutical and
Biotech Trainers, and the International Society for Humor
Studies. She has taught the HumorRules system of training
through the University of California Extension Business and
Management program, been interviewed for numerous radio and
journalistic reports, and authored two widely-selling books,
Laugh and Learn: 95 Ways to Use Humor for More Effective
Teaching and Training (AMACOM Books, 2002) and The Big Book of
Humorous Training Games (McGraw-Hill, 2000), both of which are
being translated into other languages. She is a member of the
American Society for Training and Development, the Association
for Applied Therapeutic Humor, and the International Society for
Humor Studies.
He focuses on the programs including Presentation
Skills、Communication Skills、Customer Service Management、 Private
Coaching、Negotiation Skills、Train The Trainer、How to Use Humor
to Improve Your Business Skills., etc. |
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