Andrew Tarvin
Humor Engineer, Humor That Works
Andrew Tarvin is the world’s first Humor Engineer teaching people how to get better results while having more fun.
Through his company, Humor That Works, Andrew has helped more 25,000 people at 250+ organizations—including P&G, GE, ESPN, Microsoft, the U.S. Navy, PepsiCo, and the International Association of Canine Professional—learn to be more productive, less stressed, and happier. Combining his background in business with his experience as an international comedian, his programs are engaging, entertaining, and effective.
Prior to starting his company, Andrew was a top-rated project manager at Procter & Gamble, managing million dollar projects for a $350 million business. He is also an accomplished comedian, having performed in more than 1,000 shows all around the world.
Andrew is the best-selling author of Humor That Works: 501 Ways to Beat Stress, Increase Productivity, and Have Fun at Work, has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and FastCompany, and his TEDx talk has been viewed over 100,000 times. He has delivered programs in 50 states, 18 countries, and 1 planet (Earth). He loves the color orange and is obsessed with chocolate.
Comedy Keynote: Andrew Tarvin
Keynote Date & Time: May 2, 1:20pm – 1:40pm
Description: Andrew Tarvin is the world’s leading Humor Engineer teaching people how to get better results while having more fun. He has worked with thousands of people at 250+ organizations, including P&G, Microsoft, and the International Association for Canine Professionals. He is a best-selling author, has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and TEDx, and has delivered programs in 50 states, 18 countries, and 3 continents. He loves the color orange and is obsessed with chocolate.
Session Name: The Art, Science, and Comedic Secrets to Cranking Out Great Content
Session Date & Time: May 4, 1:15pm – 1:55pm
Description: You already know the importance of adding humor to your content marketing, but do you know how to do it? Humor is a skill which means it can be learned. This session will teach you that skill by helping you understand the foundation for most humor and teach you a process for punching up your content to gain more clicks, increase engagement, and have a lot more fun.
Attendees will…
–Learn a step-by-step process to adding humor to their content.
–Understand 5 common humor devices.
–Be able to start using humor in the workplace on Monday.