Monday, July 8, 2013

Ted Talk: Laughing to the Future



Laughing to the future TED Talk with Hugh McClelland:

I do the laughter exercises a bit differently - more raucous, not so controlling on the breathing, but sparking everyone to laugh with a demo.  More natural and playful, so off they go, wild and wonderful.  But his info here is great!  And his enthusiasm!

 “Babies laugh before they can speak.  But also babies laugh before they have the ability to understand complex language, i.e. before they could possibly get the joke."  Aha!  No need for jokes to laugh – it’s a completely natural thing to laugh without any cognitive understanding of why.  It’s simply joy!

“Laughter leaders remind people how to do the thing they already know how to do – laugh.” 

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