Joel Zeff

Topics

• THE STRENGTH OF LAUGHTER: ENERGIZING YOUR SPIRIT WITH HUMOR

• Most corporations know they need fun, they just don't know how or where to find it. Fun is the most important commodity in the workplace today: Fun increases communication, productivity, teamwork and creativity. Fun gives us the energy to reduce stress and overcome challenges. Fun produces passion for our jobs. The Strength of Laughter, one of Joel's most popular topics, focuses on reducing stress, increasing creativity and creating a renewed passion for our jobs. He highlights the importance of play in our work lives to create balance. During the session, he takes the audience on a hilarious journey using interactive audience surprises. You will walk away from his session smiling, motivated and rejuvenated. Joel recently presented this topic as a concurrent keynote at the national PEC conference for Meeting Professionals International in New Orleans. A frequent speaker at MPI conferences, Joel's energetic workshops earn standing ovations and rave reviews --and always become the talk of the conference.

• CREATIVITY IN COMMUNICATION: YES, THEY GO TOGETHER

• This interactive and hilarious session focuses on the marriage between creativity and communication, examining key skills such as trust, listening, teamwork, risk-taking, confidence, positive environment and openness and flexibility to change. Part of the session focuses on the importance of a relaxed mind, increasing the possibilities, and overcoming fears and barriers to the creative process. The second part of the session builds on the symbiotic relationship between creativity and communication. Joel discusses detailed, positive and flexible communication. Participants learn the value and significance of not only more creative communication, but communication in the creative process.

• LEARNING TO THINK WITHOUT A SCRIPT (CREATIVITY AND TEAMWORK)

• Do you need a creative jump-start? Do you want to focus on the skills that make teams successful? Are you looking to motivate your team and create passion and fun? This interactive workshop uses improvisational games and exercises to have fun, increase creativity, teamwork and problem solving. This intensive session examines key team skills such as trust, listening, communication, risk-taking, confidence, positive environment and openness and flexibility to change. The workshop weaves the creative process into the team concept, examining the significance of working together to create ideas. The exercises allow the participants to discover for themselves how teamwork and creativity increases productivity, makes us happier and builds personal and corporate success. In longer workshops, participants learn how to break down barriers in their creative process and how to increase their "possibility" box.

• MANAGING WITHOUT A SCRIPT

• What makes a good manager? How do you create an environment that allows your employees to be more creative, productive and happier in their jobs? What do employees want in a manager? Using interactive exercises that will have participants crying with laughter one moment and thinking intently the next, Joel focuses on the keys to successful managing. This session focuses on dealing with change, reducing stress and creating a positive environment. A positive environment is the foundation because it builds confidence, loyalty and creativity. Employees become more productive and more passionate about their jobs. This session also covers Joel's three keys to better communication: Details, 50/50 and Positive Support. Participants also learn one simple lesson that makes everything else work: The importance of fun.

• MARKETING/SALES WITHOUT A SCRIPT

• Customers are unpredictable. You never know what they are going to say. You never seem to know exactly what they will want. How do you prepare yourself? How do you deal with the constant change? Joel uses improvisational exercises in this fun and fast-paced session, pointing his messages directly toward sales and marketing executives. Through the laughter, executives learn the idea behind 50/50 communication; high-focus listening; and the importance of creating a positive environment. Other skills discussed include dealing with change; creating opportunity for team members; reducing stress and taking away the fear of risks. These skills will help sales and marketing executives become more productive, more creative and more passionate about their jobs.

• EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION WITHOUT A SCRIPT

• Communication is the most important tool in business. Just because we can talk and write, doesn't mean we are communicating effectively. We must constantly refine our communication skills and become more detailed, patient and positive. Every type of business relationship - customer, vendor or colleague - rises and falls on the skill of communication. Joel Zeff, a former newspaper reporter and marketing consultant, uses hilarious improvisational exercises to break down barriers and explore skills such as trust, flexibility to change, opportunity, and listening. His energetic, humorous and interactive workshop will help employees learn how to create positive, detailed and equal communication that will build more successful business relationships.

• TEAM BUILDING FOR PEOPLE WHO HATE TEAM BUILDING

• Tired of team building games that are silly? Tired of college kids leading your employees in games that have no message and no application to your business? Are you tired of building boats with cardboard and dental floss? Joel's sessions are about team skills including communication, positive support, creating opportunity, leadership, listening, trust, initiative, openness, flexibility and creativity. His sessions involve the entire audience by creating a positive and comfortable environment. He leads participants in hilarious improvisational exercises that are fun, easy and perfect for any level of employee. After each exercise, Joel creates a dialogue with the participants to discuss the messages learned and how to apply them. Joel promises there will be no boat building in this session.

• HOST/EMCEE

• As a sought-after host and master of ceremonies, Joel provides clients with the right mixture of humor, energy and distinction. Scripted or unscripted, Joel is the perfect host for any meeting, conference, awards banquet or special event.