FYI:
Karyn Buxman is the founder of The HumorLab, an organization that researches the art and science of humor. She specializes in opening and closing keynotes. Karyn’s program, “When Funny Means Money: Humor as a Serious Business Strategy,” is a tour de force of education and entertainment. [Her other keynotes aren’t too bad, either!] Her presentations provide “insights cleverly disguised as humor.” Karyn is that rare intersection of expert and performer—a bona fide content expert AND masterful speaker—who provides clients practical take-aways presented as professional-level entertainment.

Keynotes
Corporate Programs

• When Funny Means Money: Humor as a Serious Business Strategy
Do you think that humor and business don’t go together? Think again! There’s a good reason why American Express paid Jerry Seinfeld millions of dollars to star in their ads. They know that “While logic tells, emotion sells”—and that humor is the quickest route to the emotions. In this keynote you will learn: How humor functions as a leadership tool, a sales aid, and a customer service strategy; how humor goes to the bottom line; the neuroscience behind how and why humor bypasses people’s logic circuits, and influences their buying decisions through emotion; and specific strategies for utilizing humor in your business—and your life.

• I’ve Got One Nerve Left –and You’re Standing on It
Expanding responsibilities, shrinking budgets, cranky coworkers, family demands, too much to do and not enough time to do it!  Is it any wonder that we’re all a little edgy?  Find out how taking care of yourself can affect everyone’s bottom line.  Learn how to get through the toughest of days and still remain smiling.  Discover how to survive and thrive in a world of change.

• I’m The Leader—Which Way Did They Go?
Successful people—in business, politics and life in general—have something in common: they understand that humor is an important trait for effective leaders. Ronald Reagan was a master at using humor on the world stage; the characters in M*A*S*H used humor to retain their sanity amid horrendous conditions; and your audience can learn how to use humor effectively in their daily work lives. Properly used, humor is a dynamic communication strategy that strengthens relationships, builds rapport, and enhances effectiveness. Karyn uses (hysterical) personal anecdotes, (solid) medical research, and (practical) tips to help your audience enhance their humor skills in the service of better leadership.

• Humor Makes Cents
Whether it’s your internal or external customers, humor can be the tie that binds... or gags...  Discover how humor can improve your customer service, sales and your bottom line by building rapport, increasing sense of trust, and improving negotiations. Learn how to avoid potential pitfalls: offending or “turning off” your customers using inappropriate types of humor.

Healthcare Programs

• This Won't Hurt a Bit–And Other Fractured Truths in Healthcare
Sicker patients, irritable docs, cranky coworkers, days that are long on hours and short on resources. It’s obvious that the state of health care today is no joke—but it just may be a laughing matter, if we understand that humor is frequently generated by painful circumstances. Karyn understands that those who can’t learn to laugh in the midst of this highly stressful profession usually leave it. In a hysterically entertaining keynote, Karyn connects with fellow healthcare workers to help them get through the toughest of days and still remain smiling. A great opening or closing keynote.

• Rx Humor: Dispense with Care
A healthy, happy staff means better patient care. And patients are what it’s all about. Without them—game over, everyone go home. Discover a cost-effective means of driving more money to your bottom line—through humor! Laugh and learn as Karyn Buxman reveals how the power of humor can be translated into dollars-and-cents for your hospital’s success.

• It's Always Something
“You’ve got cancer.” Three words that strike fear in people’s hearts and conjure up concerns of chemo, radiation, surgery, pain, nausea, stress, anxiety and fatigue—not to mention hair loss. And as (comedienne and cancer patient) Gilda Radner would say, "It’s always something." Cancer survivors and their care givers need lots of tools in their arsenal to fight cancer—and humor is a surprisingly powerful tool. Speaker, humor researcher, nurse and cancer-survivor’s-Mom Karyn Buxman will teach you how to twist your perceptions, play with your pain, and experience the gifts of humor and laughter

Women's Programs

• Laughing Your Way to More Money, Better Sex, & Thinner Thighs
In this hysterical presentation Karyn ties together business, relationships and health. Business experts agree that humor is vital to a company’s bottom line in areas such as customer service, marketing and sales.  Relationship experts agree that one of the most highly sought traits, for those seeking long-term relationships, is a sense of humor. 
Medical experts have long known that having a sense of humor is an integral part of a healthy lifestyle. This presentation is appropriate for any general session slot.

• Is The Noise in My Head Bothering You?
Ever talk to yourself? Answer yourself? Argue with yourself? Self-talk can boost or blast one’s self-esteem. It all depends on the way you think. Karyn has spent countless hours with some of the world’s leading experts in the field of axiology—or the study of how a person thinks. Through hysterical examples, Karyn shares insights on how to harness the self-talk for personal and professional success. This general session is appropriate for any general session slot, and is an especially great way to set the tone in an opening session or leave them with a great impression at the closing session.

• Humor as Laugh Strategy (also for general audience)
Medical experts have long known that having a sense of humor and the ability to laugh are integral parts of a healthy lifestyle. Business experts agree that humor is vital to a company’s bottom line in areas such as customer service, marketing and sales.  Relationship experts agree that one of the most highly sought traits for those seeking long-term relationships is a sense of humor. As a leading expert in the field of therapeutic humor, Karyn Buxman realizes that in order to really reap the benefits of laughter and humor, they need to be incorporated into all aspects of life and practiced on a regular basis. This is why Buxman, founder of HUMORX, developed 10 Laugh Strategies for bringing humor and laughter into our daily routines until they become second nature, part of our emotional and physical makeup.  Listen, laugh and learn how humor and laughter can improve the quality of your life and enable you to get through the toughest of days and still remain smiling