Guila Muir and Associates
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February, 2016
guila's joyful  workshops
Choose from these workshops to make your workplace happier and more effective:

not your grandmother's pun 

My grandma was "word-clever" nearly until she died. Her puns would make me groan...and laugh.   
 
Believe it our not, puns can help adults learn. Find out more  

you'll laugh when you see how easy it is 

Instructional Design That Soars Book

...to design great workshops, training sessions, and Webinars. Guila's Kite Method will set you soaring.

Order it now and get two free resources to help you build your training team. 
1st Annual "Laugh and Learn" Edition
We all need a little cheering up in winter. Did you know that humor supports learning? Research shows that students remember better, and fell less anxiety, when humor plays a part. Laughing and learning are what this newsletter is all about!

(Research on humor and its effect on adult learning: Summerfelt, Lippman, & Hymand, 2010, Shibinski & Martin, 2010, Ty & Alkarzon, 2013)
Try a Brain Teaser
WIN A FREE COPY OF GUILA'S BOOK
GOAL: Choose one of the brain teasers below and make it into a solid Hook for one of your presentations or training sessions. Send it in by February 26, 2016. We will judge the Hooks and announce the winner in our March newsletter.

FIRST: Brush up on Hooks here or here. NEXT, figure out the brain teasers yourself. THEN, Create a Hook for either #1 or #2 (or both, to better your chances to win).

1. Tom's mother had three children. One was called April. One was called May. What was the other one called?

2. We all know that February has 28 days, except for leap years when it has 29. But of the remaining months, how many have 29?
Three Puns to Get You Into Spring
MY GRANDMA WOULD APPROVE!

'Acrobat Reader'

 
Brain Teaser Answers
1. Tom.
2. 11.
 
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