"Gail's program was fantastic! She turned a quiet group at our conference into an enthusiastic, happy one with her energy and enthusiasm!" - Blue Shield of Oregon

Gail's client list includes the following companies and schools...

Gail uses her 15 years of Corporate Leadership, Professional Sales, Customer Service and Coaching background to engage audiences and workshop attendees with her customized interactive humor.

"For over a decade I have been dedicated to helping people find The POWER, of Laughter in their personal and professional lives for greater SUCCESS and HAPPINESS"

- Gail Hand

"Gail was host to our annual awards banquet this year... she wowed our

Engineers with her humor and creativity!"

-American Council of Engineering Companies

"Dynamic!" "Engaging!"

-Cornell University

"Her humor, wit and smart sales tactics were first class!" -American Express Open

The Power of Laughter™

Gail has studied Laughter Yoga with Dr. Madan Kataria the creator of Laughter Yoga in India, Steve Wilson- The Founder of the World Laughter Tour and Sebastian Gentry- The found of Laughter Online University.

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Keynote Lectures

Orientations

Leadership Retreats & Trainings

Leadership Conferences

Professional Development

Faculty/Staff In-Service

Conference Break Outs

Diversity Programs

Multicultural Programs

Residence Life Training

Health and Wellness Week

Alcohol Awareness Month

Greek Week

Commencement Addresses

Team Building Retreats

Student Success: Sexual Assault Prevention

...I realized the funny thing IS my work!

"Hi, I'm Gail Hand, and for the past two decades my mission is to get everyone I can to find humor in all of life's challenges; and to use laughter and levity as a way to encourage people to be more productive in life, school and work."

Gail Hand has logged 20 successful years in Corporate Sales & Management with Corporations such as American Express, Southwestern Bell, and Macy's, where she garnered multiple awards including 10 leadership and President’s Club awards.

As a Motivational Humorist, Author and Trainer; Gail

started her stand-up career in 1989 in San Francisco and

has since toured over 1000 Companies, Universities &

Associations in the U.S. and Canada. With her Power of

Laughter programs including; leadership, working with

generations, employee engagement, stress management,

and diversity trainings; Gail has been a positive movement with

companies, universities, and associations in North America. She has

spoken to over 75,000 college students in 45 states over 20 years.

Gail competed in 8 sports during and after college at a club level while

playing NCAA Tennis in NYC

CORPORATE PROGRAMS

COLLEGE PROGRAMS

LAUGHTER YOGA

Keynote Programs

Leadership Retreats

Sales Meetings

Conferences

Managers Meetings

Corporate Retreats

Award Banquets

Conference Break Outs

Women's Retreats

Administration Meetings

Wellness Week

Diversity Trainings

In Service Programs

Conferences with Golf

Laughter Yoga Programs

Humor Consulting

Xerox International Women’s Conference said it best… We wanted to end the conference with a positive message for our attendees. Gail had the audience laughing, learning, and even dancing. It was a class act!

25 years of leadership retreats including week long program to help your bottom line

American Express Open said Gail’s program was the most original, applicable program to help their relationship managers work with difficult clients in years. 15 years of retail, wholesale and B2B helps get you a realistic training that produces results!

Having managed up to 30 people in her Corporate Career with American Express, Macy’s and SW bell -Let Gail facilitate your next managers meeting. The True Colors program is a great fit to bond your group and help cohesive

Emcee Award shows, past list of clients, Meeting Planners Internationals, Association of Engineers, Women In the Pet Industry, The BITE of Oregon

I offer 5 different conference break-outs covering Working with Generations and Celebrating our Differences, Leadership, 7 Secrets to Great Customer Service, The Power of Laughter at Work, I’m also credentialed in True Colors and facilitate an upbeat way to better Communication!

I offer 5 different conference break-outs covering Working with Generations and Celebrating our Differences,; Laughter, Leadership & Legacy; 7 Secrets to Great Customer Service, The Power of Laughter at Work. I’m also credentialed in True Colors and facilitate an upbeat way to better Communication!

Past clients include American Express, Blue Shield of Oregon, Xerox, Providence, Oregon Top 100 Businesses, etc. Full list available upon request.

A healthy and happier employee will deliver results! The Power of Laughter at Work is the answer to your next Wellness event, boosting employee productivity, happiness and your bottom line.

2 time award winning Diversity program: 21 Secrets to Celebrating Diversity featuring interactive communication tools, games and tips. Can be integrated with True Colors

600 Companies and Universities and counting count on me to bring more levity to their In-Service Content. 7 Secrets to Great Customer Service at Work is a hot one this year. Whatever your role where you work, external customer service starts with internal customer service. The Power of Laughter at Work,

Ok I had to add this in, I love to play golf anywhere in the country as long as it’s not raining. Did I mention I live in Oregon? Discount applies to conferences with golf.

Bring Laughter to your next training or event. Simulated laughter to stimulate laughter using improve exercises and creative ways to get even the guy with his arms folded at the back of the room participating within 10 min. Trust me, this is a huge hit at any meeting or conference!

Need help adding humor to your next presentation, we can Skype or meet in person. Reasonable rates!

Gail is the owner of two prestigious companies, past President of the Oregon National Speakers Association,

member of the Association of Applied Therapeutic Humor, NACA, APCA and has been featured in numerous

media from coast to coast including: ABC, CBS, NBC, magazines you have never heard of and countless

podcasts from AOL to ITunes and the other internet radio shows beyond.

The media has highlighted Gail’s work producing Power of Laughter Yoga clubs in over 500 Companies, Universities, Associations and Senior

Communities in the U.S. and Canada. Gail is the author of "Are You SURE You Want to Post That, Smart Social Networking",

"The Power of Laughter- Seven Secrets to Living and Laughing in a Stressful World" and is currently working on a screenplay about dating and two

other books. Currently Gail writes for both College Xpress and Today's Campus on Smart Social Networking. Her savvy tips for helping college

students and their parents are read by over 4mm people.

Her blogs are read by at least 100 people, mostly relatives. Along with her own YOUTUBE channel, Gail is an avid skier, golfer, photographer and

blogger. She lives in Oregon with her two Chihuahua's who edit her blogs and tweet (@pupinions) about their exciting life on the road with Gail.

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"Thank you again for a wonderful presentation today!! Our Nurses and Administration benefitted so much from your program. Everyone left smiling and laughing!!!" -Providence Healthcare "Gail's corporate humorist style, contagious energy and positive attitude truly energized our clients and attorneys! We would love to have her back for more programs in the future" -Husch, Blackwell, Sanders LLC "Gail was host to our annual awards banquet this year She wowed our Engineers with her humor and creativity. Besides that, anyone able to pronounce "gelatinous biomass" is first rate in our book." -American Council of Engineering Companies "Thank you for your program with our Relationship Management Team. Your humor, wit, insightful ideas and sales tactics were first class!" - -Gregory M. Johnson, VP at American Express Open Our Revenue group loved Gail's True Colors program and The Power of Laughter at Work at our off site meeting. Her enthusiasm was contagious! -Kimberly Eckert, Kaiser Permanente Thank you again for a wonderful presentation today!! We all went out of there smiling and laughing!!! -Tuality Healthcare Her humor, wit and smart sales tactics were first class! -Southwestern Bell Corporation Thank you for personalizing your program, our employees loved it. -Pella Vinyl Corporation Perfect Wellness program for our employees, it was very well received. -Energy Trust of Oregon

"Gail has presented at 2 of my Higher Education Association Conferences along with my own College working with our students. She's a a delight to work with, brings joy to the world while changing lives. Hire her!" -Cassandra Kelly, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Art Institute of Portland "We have had Gail at two years of our professional development days. Our faculty and staff love her humor and great information on giving better internal customer service and bringing more joy into your life." -Indian River Community College "Students who attended Gail's presentation on Smart Social Networking thought the presentation was educational, entertaining, and informative. Many added that they would now be more conscious of their social networking decisions since going to Gail’s presentation. They felt the presentation was eye-opening and worthwhile." -Elizabeth Wagner, BS, MBA SAA Administrator & SAAC Advisor SUNY College at Oneonta "Thank you so much for the terrific presentations that you did for our students, staff and the residents at the Industrial Home over the past two days. It was truly memorable and informative. I have received very good feedback from all three presentations. I hope that we can all put into practice some of the very important lessons that your shared." -Keith A. Bullion, Director of Athletics at Salem International University "Gail was our closing keynote this Spring for our leadership conference. She was engaging and the students asked great questions following the program. The evaluations were great. We'll have her back again for the entire student population." -Student Activities at St. John's University "Your program was just what we needed and everyone thoroughly enjoyed it" -Portland Community College Career Center "Well done, entertaining, interesting and fast paced! The students were involved and participatory. Gail was entertaining and helped the student athletes learn great tools to help them succeed in life." -David Langford, Athletic Director at Fairleigh Dickinson University "Gail did a wonderful job with our campus for Orientation. She worked magic with our students and really got them moving and involved with her interactive program" -University of Alaska, Fairbanks "Skillfully blended with humor was the honest reality of living in a stressful world. It was really a class act." - -Plattsburgh State Comments from NACA West Workshop: "Gail is energetic and helps you understand all about Diversity!" "Insightful Program! Great Experience! Gail Rocks!" "Awesome energy, very engaging!" "Dynamic!" "Hilarious!" "Articulate and Intelligent"

-- Central Washington University--

"Gail did a wonderful job. She is one of the Great Women Speakers we have had on our campus for Orientation. She worked magic with our students and really got them moving and involved with her interactive program"

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-- Eastern Michigan University --

Reviews/Press

GAIL HAND'S LAUGHTER YOGA

Gail has experienced many challenges in her life physically, emotionally and mentally with family and friends. She has proven to herself and others that without laughter and love we simply cannot experience true joy. Why wait? She was the first person to bring Laughter Yoga to Portland, Oregon and started World Laughter Day celebrations there in 2004, which are now going strong with other leaders and trainers.

She has been interviewed on AM Northwest, ITunes, Seniors NW, Portland Monthly and several other podcasts on her laughter work. Gail has worked with over 150 Senior Communities in Oregon, New York, Connecticut, Washington, Florida, Hawaii and Colorado

PHYSICAL BENEFITS: Laughter Yoga facilitates a gentle but effective aerobic work-out, providing respiratory and circulatory system conditioning. This adaptable exercise system has helped many to reduce the symptoms of conditions like depression, arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, anxiety, high blood pressure, asthma and insomnia. It can increase daily energy and overall immune system strength as well as strengthening the diaphragm and other "core" musculature.

MENTAL BENEFITS: Like all exercise that strengthens the respiratory and circulatory systems, Laughter Yoga reduces mental and emotional stress. The cathartic nature of laughing also helps release blocked or repressed emotions and over time helps create new neural pathways that can increase positive attitudes long term. Sustained hearty laughter is also one of the fastest non-medicinal ways to change brain chemistry. Some scientists suggest that laughing for any reason stimulates the production of brain chemicals associated with compassion, generosity, and comfort.

SOCIAL BENEFITS: Laughter Yoga in groups creates a feeling of being connected through the sharing of a common joyful activity. Laughing exercises include making eye contact with fellow participants, which deepens the physiological effects and optimizes the contagious nature of laughter and it’s ability to create a feeling of connectedness to those around us.

With Laughter Yoga we choose to laugh and create an environment where we can give ourselves permission to experience child-like joy and laughter

without jokes, comedy or humor.

Laughter Yoga Programs are Popular for:

Conventions and Conferences as Opening or Closing Sessions

Associations Meetings and Conferences

University Professional Development Days

Corporate Wellness Activities

Keynote Lectures – Opening and Closing conferences for any audience is my specialty. If you want an upbeat way to start or end a conference, I’m your go to speaker!

Orientations – Start Your year off with an upbeat, motivational, interactive Orientation Program. “Gail worked with over 500 of our students, she was awesome” CWU

Leadership Retreats – 15 years of Leadership with Macy’s Southwestern Bell and American Express, Gail teaches present and future leaders using interactive exercises to help them think faster, be more innovative and manage their teams with more creativity

Leadership Trainings - 15 years of Leadership with Macy’s Southwestern Bell and American Express, Gail teaches present and future leaders using interactive exercises to help them think faster, be more innovative and manage their teams with more creativity

College Employee Meetings – I offer professional development on Working With Generations, Customer Service, Best Practices to Work With Millenial’s, Diversity and True Colors Programming and Laughter in the Workplace.

Faculty/Staff In-Service - I offer professional development on Working With Generations, Customer Service, Best Practices to Work With Millenial’s, Diversity and True Colors Programming and Laughter in the Workplace.

Conference Break Outs - I offer professional development on Working With Generations, Customer Service, Best Practices to Work With Millenial’s, Diversity and True Colors Programming and Laughter in the Workplace.

Diversity Programs – 21 Secrets to Celebrating Diversity won 2 awards with NACA, I’ve integrated True Colors Personalities on Campus into the program and it’s a huge hit!

Multicultural Programs - 21 Secrets to Celebrating Diversity won 2 awards with NACA, I’ve integrated True Colors on Campus into the program and it’s a huge hit!

Residence Life Training – With 15 years of Leadership and Management Experience Gail shares her wisdom with Life Skills to college Res Life groups Nationwide.

Health and Wellness Week – Getting the Grade and Keeping Your Cool highlights Stress Management for Students. Laughter Yoga with Students has been very popular

Alcohol Awareness Month – Taming of the Brew is a Program that gets great feedback from Students. Cyber Bullying, Hazing and Sexual Assault are Covered in the Program.

Greek Week – Taming of the Brew, Smart Social Networking, 21 Secrets to Celebrating Diversity and Getting the Grade and Keeping Your Cool rock the house

Commencement Addresses – What’s better than having a Motivational Humorist do your Commencement Address? I can’t think of a reason other than “popular comedian” is not available.

Interactive Inventive Games, Diversity Communication Exercises and True Colors Personality Assessments together or separate bond your team to a dynamic unit who understand and work together more productively

What’s a humorist doing a program on Sexual Assault? In this program Gail delivers with her upbeat delivery, powerful personal stories from college in NYC, date rape and how she survived & thrived through counseling and her sports. All weaved with appropriate humor and great content on Hazing, Apathy, Bystander Prevention and the Power of Counseling; your students will think the next time they walk by a student passed out at a party and DO SOMETHING to help before an assault occurs. Humor is a survival and healing tool.

Tragedy plus Time = Comedy

After 20 years in Corporate America working for companies including American Express; Southwestern Bell, and Macy's ; Gail has spoken to hundreds of companies, associations and universities nationally and internationally. She is the undisputed expert in relationship selling and sharing her expertise in applying humor to your boost your bottom line and career success. She's a cross between David Letterman and the best success Guru you've ever heard! --Dr. James Turner, Author of Delta Force Leadership

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Wouldn't it be great if your lecture program was full of useful content and was funny? Audiences retain 20% more of a program that contains humor. Gail began her Corporate career while in college. After 20 years she will share with you all the insider secrets you need to know how to thrive in college and in your career. Please Choose A Program For More Details:

Smart Social Networking highlights making positive decisions

to secure a solid on- line reputation for students while still in college.

This interactive program provides tips and methods to represent

yourself and your campus in a professional manner on-line giving

students a better chance to get the internship or dream job they desire.

Program benefits:

Students learn the most recent on-line decisions that have caused harm to those posting and the trickle down effect.

Engaging with Gail on her professional Facebook page, The Power of Laughter, students answer questions she has posted for them before the program.

Gail shares sound methods and pathways to protect your personal identity on-line. These are timely and changed as they happen.

During the program, students have a chance to text her questions which she answers live

Gail gives students proactive solutions to regretful posts or info out on-line that won't go away. This advice is from the perspective of both and entrepreneur business owner who could hire them. Most students are very satisfied and appreciative with the personal attention Gail gives them.

Administration has been very supportive of this methodology as she talks with students about campus rules and regulation long before she starts the program.

These past 40 colleges in particular, Gail has seen noticeable positive changes with students profiles and professionalism on-line afterwards.

In this program Gail covers the different perspectives we all need in order to use laughter as a survival tool in our daily lives. Participants will walk away with new ideas on how to utilize teamwork with their peers to accomplish their goals. Teambuilding exercises and games are highlighted in this interactive program. Benefits for the students: • Learn to lighten up in stressful situations • Learn why using laughter will help students succeed in life and on Campus • Learn how to use teamwork with peers to accomplish their goals • This Program is great for: -Orientation -Residence Life Trainings -Welcome Week -Leadership Speaker Series -Leadership Retreats, and Commencement.

Stress causes us to do things we would have never dreamed of. Things like flunking out of school, binge drinking, driving too fast, yelling at someone we care about, self sabotage and being reckless with our sexual activities. Through interactive storytelling and improvisational exercises, Gail shows students how to get the grade and keep their cool. In this program Gail covers the following areas: • Recognizing physical Symptoms of Stress • Learning alternatives to stress to put into action • Learning improvisational exercises for immediate use • Creative visualization for success and less stress Benefits of this program for students: • Feel better physically • More focused and creative • Learn how to use humor to relax and relate • This Program is great for: -Orientation -Welcome Week -Wellness Week -Speaker Series -Leadership Retreats, Commencements.

Having grown up with an alcoholic parent, it took me until I entered college to discover Al-Anon , counseling, journaling and the benefits of all three modalities. Through my own bouts with alcohol and drug use in college, I discovered that having a keen sense of humor, help me become more open to change. This was key in helping me survive, strive and succeed in school. I've spent the past ten years interviewing hundreds of college student and administrators in my travels to campuses around the U.S. and in Canada. I've gathered my information through a series of anonymous questionnaires to students. Schools have wide varied drinking policies from the very strict dry campuses with "presence policies" to the campuses that allow fraternities and sororities to have keg parties without supervision. My goal in this interactive program is to increase awareness, introduce alternatives to drinking that may not have been considered by students, offer ideas on how to relieve stress and learn how not to feel alienated by your choices. Topics covered: Social Pressures Bystander Action Mental Health Risks Consent Cyber Bullying (YikYak, Twitter etc) Benefits for students: Alternatives to relieving stress by drinking and doing drugs Gain a huge self esteem boost by helping students in trouble Learning why counseling Rocks! Accessing your humor during tough times Achieving a great rep by having your peers backs online and on campus This Program is ideal for: -Sexual Assault Prevention -Alcohol Awareness programs -Wellness -Welcome Week -Orientations -Residence Life -Greek Week -Greek Council programming

How do you work effectively with the different personalities you are surrounded with in today's world? Certified True Colors Facilitator Gail Hand uses interactive tools to help you understand your own strengths using the True Colors personal assessment format. Once you learn more about yourself, you are able to understand more about your teammates, peers and friends. This is an eye opening experience for young leaders. Participants leave this training with a clearer understanding of teamwork and collaboration incorporating everyone's unique style and talents. This program is interactive and very upbeat!

Gail's Diversity Program: 21 Secrets to Celebrating Diversity has won best workshop awards at multiple NACA West Conferences

In this program Gail utilizes True Colors personality/team building exercises, and a interactive generational diversity exercises to help employees handle stress and communication more effectively. People enjoy working with others when they understand them more clearly. With patience and a sense of humor the inevitable work stresses are handled in stride giving you a more productive department! 7 Secrets to Great Customer Service on Campus (Staff / Faculty) & the Power of Laughter at Work How do you keep enrollment strong and your reputation solid? Create great customer service on your campus internally and externally. This program is very popular at in-service days to address the entire campus. Gail has 20 years in customer service with American Express, Macy’s Southwestern Bell, and has run her own business for 18 years. Working with 4 Generations on Campus, Celebrating our Differences How do you work effectively with today's multi-generational diverse work force? Tools to boost productivity & utilize the best of your employee’s strengths by utilizing a program called True Colors. The big discovery in learning about each others differences is that we end up being a more cohesive team despite our changing methods of electronic communication and morals The Power of Laughter on Campus Boosting Employee Morale & Productivity during Layoffs, Job Changes and Recessionary Budget Cuts. Finding your humor bone in challenging times. Get the best out of your employees while create more unity on your campus. Focus on building stronger teams with creative leadership 21 Secrets to Leadership, Laughter and Legacy After working for American Express, Macy’s and Southwestern Bell for over 15 years, Gail has some great Leadership tips to share with your campus. With her wit and wisdom she empowers and enlightens leaders with good-hearted living on campus and actionable steps for leading with levity. What do you want your leadership to say about you on campus? What can you really accomplish in the first 3 months this fall? Who is your mentor and have you set up regular meetings with them? Hand's Up on Coaching the Next Generation Athlete 7 Secrets, Tips and Triggers for Successfully Coaching Millennial Athletes This program covers best practices for setting limits and boundaries for Social Networking that your athletes will respect and follow. Highlights: 1) Privacy 2) Cyber Bullying 3) The latest statistical and best practices modeling on-line smarts on social media 4) Best practices by other institutions. At the end of this program depending on your current administration policies, there are some great positive take-away’s you may either work with administration on enforcing or being to revise your policies. These programs are ideal for campus administrators, boards, staff members, teachers, student leaders or anyone seeking to boost their employee morale, improve customer service and hone their communication skills internally and externally in campus affairs.

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Books by Gail Hand:

Are you SURE you want to post that? Smart Social Networking

Social media isn’t all fun and games any more. Speaker and author Gail Hand uses humor tinged with reality to share with teens, young adults and parents how to use social media authentically, not dangerously, in her new book.

The Power of Laughter: Seven Secrets to Living and Laughing in a Stressful World

Laughter is her business!