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Tim Gard, CSP, CPAE, is a tears-in-your-eyes-laugh-out-loud speaker who teaches people to be more resilient and resourceful and coaches businesses on how to enhance productivity and employee enthusiasm. Talented, Innovative, and Memorable, Tim provides amazing take-home value delivered with his one-of-a-kind presentation style. Tim “walks his talk” as a successful business owner himself for more than 20 years. Before starting his business, he worked in the Sales Industry, as well as the state and Federal Government in Human Services, as a fraud investigator, and is a Navy veteran. Recognized as a pioneer in humor-based training. Tim is a certified speaking professional (CSP) & a member of the Speaker Hall of Fame, an elite honor held by fewer than 150 speakers worldwide. The author or co-author of Just Plane Funny, My Policy Manual, Motivational Leaders, and Humor Me, Tim humorously delivers messages as universal as his audiences are diverse. Tim was the closing Keynote Speaker at the 2015 Toastmasters International Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Stick Safety

Tim Gard uses neuroscience, neurolinguistic programming, humor, emotional context and stories to give your team easy-to-remember phrases that improve their compliance.

Change the Game!

Tim Gard help people diffuse routine or extreme stress by insulating themselves against negativity—both at work and in their personal lives.

The Tao of Humor

Tim Gard shows leaders how to focus on developing a “positive” humor plan that motivates others while defining what is permissible and what is not in the workplace.

Testimonials

What impressed us most was your ability to tailor your program in such an exact and appropriate manner. You exposed subject matter that was clear, concise, and pertinent to our daily routine, and we certainly enjoyed learning how to look at difficult situations with a "Comic Vision.
– United Airlines
An influential and unique message on understanding humor as a stress-reduction tool - my team and I are still talking about how much we laughed!
– White Sands Missile Range
Tim had resoundingly positive feedback, which was no surprise to us! I was thrilled with his MC skills and thought that his keynote was both relevant and hilarious, the perfect mix to start the day and get everyone in the mood to absorb the messages from all of the speakers.
– Bauer Conference, Australia

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