Multi-Chapter | How to Communicate with Confidence and Humor

Leadership = Power Skills

As project managers, we wish our hard work was enough… but it’s not. Whether you’re explaining complex concepts, persuading decision-makers, or just trying to keep your audience awake during a 3 p.m. meeting, clear and compelling communication is critical. But here’s the catch: just because your message is important to you doesn’t mean it’s interesting to your audience.

In today’s world of endless emails, Slack notifications, and too many reply-all disasters, how do you ensure your message cuts through the noise? Enter humor: the ultimate programming language for human attention. When people laugh, they listen, and when they listen, they understand.

But don’t worry, this isn’t about cracking jokes or being funny. This is about taking the same skills comedians use to captivate audiences and applying them to become a confident communicator that can turn even the most technical message into one that resonates and sticks.

In this engaging and practical program, you’ll learn how to:

  • Craft messages with clarity and impact using a simple and repeatable framework.
  • Debug dull delivery by using five proven humor hacks for better engagement.
  • Develop a confident presence that captivates attention, regardless of how nervous you feel.

 

Speakers

Andrew Tarvin

Andrew Tarvin
Andrew Tarvin is the CEO of Humor That Works, a leadership development company that teaches professionals how to use humor to work better and do good-er.. He began his career as a project manager at Procter & Gamble, where he led multi-million-dollar initiatives and experienced firsthand the challenges PMs face. Along the way, he started experimenting with humor and discovered it wasn’t just a way to survive the workday, but a surprisingly effective strategy for getting better results. Since 2012, Andrew has partnered with more than 800 organizations—including Microsoft, NASA, the FBI, and 10+ PMI chapters—to teach how smart humor can be a secret weapon for clearer communication, stronger collaboration, and less workplace stress. A best-selling author, Andrew has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Inc, and FastCompany, and was named a ‘Visionary Alumni’ by the P&G Alumni Network. His talk on the skill of humor is one of the Top 50 Most Viewed TEDx talks on YouTube, with more than 15 million views (only half of which were from his mom). He loves chocolate and singing the Hokey Pokey with his 4 year old daughter (because that's what it's all about).

  

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Information

Type of category: Public Events

Type of activity: Leadership = Power Skills

Date: April 14th, 2026

Hour: 10:00AM to 11:00AM

PDUs:1

Price

Members: $5.00

Non members: $10.00

Location

Virtual