you have the power to change the world
with every interaction with each person
that you encounter you can make a change
all it takes is a choice a choice to
connect a choice to be in the moment to
be wholly present and to form a
connection with the people standing
right next to you the most powerful way
to connect to people together is through
a shared experience and some of the most
powerful shared experiences the two that
come to mind for me are sharing a crisis
and sharing some laughter now I’m sure
you’ve all experienced how a crisis
brings people together 16 years ago in
the aftermath of the attacks of 9/11 and
today as we contemplate and try to make
sense of the devastation caused by the
hurricanes laughter on the other hand is
a little bit more complicated to explain
after all what is laughter how do you
explain it now I could stand here and
put up charts and share with you
scientific research that explains how
laughter happens what causes it and how
laughter pulls people together but to me
I think the author EB White really got
it right he said analyzing humor is like
dissecting a frog few people are
interested and the Frog dies
so instead of all of this gobs of data
that are would not stick with you
instead we’re gonna do little
demonstration and to do a demonstration
I’m gonna need some help Sam didn’t
mention it but I am a ventriloquist that
is what I do and so we’re gonna get a
little friend out here come on fish
times it’s a tie right here easy that’s
a long way down
right
who are they
it’s the audience we’re here for Ted Ted
who not who what what exactly just for
ice a second who’s on thirst no Ted is a
who Ted is not a what oh sure Ted play
second place no we’re not doing the
Abbott and Costello who’s on first
routine oh why not it’s a good one
never mind the Ted is an event oh well
lucky Ted yeah back in the day that’s
what the ladies used to call thee no an
event a speaker where speaker’s event
where people share ideas worth sharing
oh well those ladies had lots of ideas
we’re sharing no Ted is an acronym oh
yeah what we call it these days I can’t
keep all those letters straight never
mind
you know Ted is an acronym you’re Ted te
d technology entertainment and design
Wow yeah we are the entertainment yeah
well as long as we’re not the IDI that’s
an idea I don’t care to talk about okay
I don’t know yes you are getting up
there in years how old are you on it Oh
93 years old and still kicking yeah
still got all my own here too
unlike some folks I can mention thanks a
lot actually it’s talking about that guy
over there
don’t pick on our MC yeah all right how
about this guy can I pick on hand what’s
your name there sir right down here in
the second row what’s your name there
sir
Yeah right there in the black t-shirt
what’s your name Warren Warner all right
hey Warner you a good guy that Warner
you’ve got a good sense of humor oh good
you’re it leave Malone I can’t do that
it doesn’t work all right you know I
want to get back to the TED talk awesome
now TED talks no and our ideas were
sharing well you got an idea no that’s
what you’re here for
really yeah you’ve given me lots of
advice over the years oh yeah someday
you’ll start taking it that’s a so what
is your favorite part about being 93
yeah oh now I can fart in public hey
Warner you’re not that old you knock it
out down there buddy all right do you
mind I sure do are sitting downwind here
have you have you developed a philosophy
of life oh yeah you got a laugh every
day some days all pictures are look in
the mirror that right Warner yes do you
have anything left that you can share
with us about how laughter brings people
together
oh yeah well laughter is contagious and
that’s a good thing
when you are smiling when you’re smiling
the whole world smiles with you when
you’re laughing when your legs all the
great Sun comes shining through but when
you’re crying you bring on the rain sure
stop your saying be happy once again cuz
when you’re smiling when you’re smiling
yeah yeah the whole world
[Music]
[Applause]
yeah think about it we’ll write
around here we go buddy are you getting
the idea right it’s fun laughter creates
this connection with people and I wanted
to continue on with this trend here and
I prearranged with a couple of people in
the interest of time Mike would you mind
coming up here let’s give a round of
applause oh and we’re gonna be on video
so take your badge off if you have a
badge and Dan also please
let’s get them round of applause keep it
going for them on the way up here
they’ve got a long way to come on up
here awesome great Dan I’ll have you
come on over here onto this side here
for me great and Mike is it right Mike
right here for me
everybody this is Dan and Mike let’s
give them a round of applause for coming
up here now I did check with him that
they would be willing to come up here
but I didn’t tell you what you were
gonna do so I’m gonna have you come in a
little bit because the light I want to
pull you into the light here and so
here’s the deal so you got to meet
Wilmer now I always am creating new
characters in the act and I have two
brand new characters that I would like
to bring to life and all I need to do is
to find the right dummies to play the
part so you guys get to play that part
here today and Dan pay attention I’m
gonna use Mike to demonstrate first
alright so Mike here’s what I’m gonna do
I’m gonna put my hand on your shoulder
sir and when I squeeze your shoulder I
want you to open your mouth nice and
wide okay then when I let go then close
it here we go open close open close open
close very nice all right
see how that works Dan here we go what
up just don’t there we go perfect open
closed open closed open closed Ted do
you guys it probably feels okay but to
me it’s a little out of sync you
remember those old Japanese movies yeah
yeah I have some other props here
they’re gonna help with the illusion let
me get those out here for you guys and
yeah Mike let’s get you set up here
first we’ll get you set up here this is
the way this is gonna work and just
gonna go over your shoulder yeah exactly
I’ll have you hold that right underneath
your nose for me there you go perfect
I’m gonna put this up behind here like
this and now let’s see how this works
just just look right out here like this
then I get it over your ears because of
your earlobe
oh there we go perfect okay ask and Dan
we have one here for you too that’s
gonna go over your shoulder here and
then just grab it put it underneath your
nose there you go beautiful there we go
we got her photographer here we go all
right now guys we’re gonna need some
voices to go with the characters here so
Mike we’re gonna start with you here so
just look right out here let’s hear what
your voice sounds like oh no I didn’t
really wanna come up here do you like a
loser you are not a loser you are the
star of this show
Oh a star oh that’s okay then yeah and
that Dan we need a voice for you too so
Jill did okay now guys there’s a show
that’s been on TV very long and they
just wrapped up their final season of
American Idol no way I don’t say dude
all right but you know I thought we
would do a little recreation of that
show here tonight and do a little
competition between you guys oh come on
man it’s okay and all right so we’re
gonna do that can I go first all right
we can you can go first Michael why did
you get to go I picked him first okay
all right and so we’re gonna pick a
theme here let’s do with some love songs
oh come on man okay we’ll do some love
songs I’m like the way this works you
have your hands-free so you can do any
kind of hand motions to people here find
someone that you can sing to and I’ll
take care of the rest
what do I get you just stand there okay
okay please nothing more than feelings
trying to forget my feelings
teardrops rolling down on my face trying
to forget my feelings I wish I never met
you girl you’ll never come again
feelings that’s enough let’s hear from
Mike everybody very nicely done okay I
find someone that you can sing to you
sing hi this is Donna any hand motions
will be really helpful oh you’re once
twice three times a lady and I love you
oh you’re what’s device three times lady
very nicely Donna let’s hear Ford and
everybody actually if you’ve ever seen
these kind of shows you’ll know we won’t
get the results until next week oh come
on man but you know I thought we would
finish up our time here today with you
guys and uh have you guys do a little
duet no way I’m not singing with that
loser okay we’ll just do us something
classy here yeah twinkle twinkle little
star what’s that I think I’ll take off
my little star all right
I guess we’re gonna do twinkle twinkle
all right what do I do I won’t give you
the easy part Mike all you have to do is
say twinkle tinkle know now that twinkle
– a twinkle oh yeah tickle yeah I got it
had too much to drink at dinner
that’s okay you got it twinkle okay here
we go take a little star how I wonder
what you learn about the world so high
like a diamond in the sky twinkle
twinkle little star how I wonder what
you are
loser it’s a duet sir
Oh okay you guys ready you ready twinkle
here we go Big Finish take all trickle
tinkle tinkle little star how I wonder
what you are so high I took off like a
diamond in the sky twinkle twinkle
twinkle twinkle twinkle
I wonder twinkle what you are twinkle
twinkle little star take a big bow guys
all right think about awesome to get
these off of here don’t don’t run away
just there we go
hang on don’t run away almost there
one more round of applause and a big bow
for our stars of our show here Mike and
Dan thank you sir you did fantastic
thank you Dan thank you very much how
they did a fantastic job up here and I
also want to thank wonderful letting me
pick on you thank you very much sir
that’s all let’s give her a round of
applause down here with you do you feel
it look around the room do you feel the
connection this is how we build teams
this is how we change the world this is
how we heal we come together we connect
we bond if you’ve had fun here today
what I ask is that you go out and share
this experience with everyone you meet
share your smile share your laughter
because you you
you you can change the world share your
joy share your laughter and together
we’ll make the world a better place one
laugh at a time
[Applause]
you
with every interaction with each person
that you encounter you can make a change
all it takes is a choice a choice to
connect a choice to be in the moment to
be wholly present and to form a
connection with the people standing
right next to you the most powerful way
to connect to people together is through
a shared experience and some of the most
powerful shared experiences the two that
come to mind for me are sharing a crisis
and sharing some laughter now I’m sure
you’ve all experienced how a crisis
brings people together 16 years ago in
the aftermath of the attacks of 9/11 and
today as we contemplate and try to make
sense of the devastation caused by the
hurricanes laughter on the other hand is
a little bit more complicated to explain
after all what is laughter how do you
explain it now I could stand here and
put up charts and share with you
scientific research that explains how
laughter happens what causes it and how
laughter pulls people together but to me
I think the author EB White really got
it right he said analyzing humor is like
dissecting a frog few people are
interested and the Frog dies
so instead of all of this gobs of data
that are would not stick with you
instead we’re gonna do little
demonstration and to do a demonstration
I’m gonna need some help Sam didn’t
mention it but I am a ventriloquist that
is what I do and so we’re gonna get a
little friend out here come on fish
times it’s a tie right here easy that’s
a long way down
right
who are they
it’s the audience we’re here for Ted Ted
who not who what what exactly just for
ice a second who’s on thirst no Ted is a
who Ted is not a what oh sure Ted play
second place no we’re not doing the
Abbott and Costello who’s on first
routine oh why not it’s a good one
never mind the Ted is an event oh well
lucky Ted yeah back in the day that’s
what the ladies used to call thee no an
event a speaker where speaker’s event
where people share ideas worth sharing
oh well those ladies had lots of ideas
we’re sharing no Ted is an acronym oh
yeah what we call it these days I can’t
keep all those letters straight never
mind
you know Ted is an acronym you’re Ted te
d technology entertainment and design
Wow yeah we are the entertainment yeah
well as long as we’re not the IDI that’s
an idea I don’t care to talk about okay
I don’t know yes you are getting up
there in years how old are you on it Oh
93 years old and still kicking yeah
still got all my own here too
unlike some folks I can mention thanks a
lot actually it’s talking about that guy
over there
don’t pick on our MC yeah all right how
about this guy can I pick on hand what’s
your name there sir right down here in
the second row what’s your name there
sir
Yeah right there in the black t-shirt
what’s your name Warren Warner all right
hey Warner you a good guy that Warner
you’ve got a good sense of humor oh good
you’re it leave Malone I can’t do that
it doesn’t work all right you know I
want to get back to the TED talk awesome
now TED talks no and our ideas were
sharing well you got an idea no that’s
what you’re here for
really yeah you’ve given me lots of
advice over the years oh yeah someday
you’ll start taking it that’s a so what
is your favorite part about being 93
yeah oh now I can fart in public hey
Warner you’re not that old you knock it
out down there buddy all right do you
mind I sure do are sitting downwind here
have you have you developed a philosophy
of life oh yeah you got a laugh every
day some days all pictures are look in
the mirror that right Warner yes do you
have anything left that you can share
with us about how laughter brings people
together
oh yeah well laughter is contagious and
that’s a good thing
when you are smiling when you’re smiling
the whole world smiles with you when
you’re laughing when your legs all the
great Sun comes shining through but when
you’re crying you bring on the rain sure
stop your saying be happy once again cuz
when you’re smiling when you’re smiling
yeah yeah the whole world
[Music]
[Applause]
yeah think about it we’ll write
around here we go buddy are you getting
the idea right it’s fun laughter creates
this connection with people and I wanted
to continue on with this trend here and
I prearranged with a couple of people in
the interest of time Mike would you mind
coming up here let’s give a round of
applause oh and we’re gonna be on video
so take your badge off if you have a
badge and Dan also please
let’s get them round of applause keep it
going for them on the way up here
they’ve got a long way to come on up
here awesome great Dan I’ll have you
come on over here onto this side here
for me great and Mike is it right Mike
right here for me
everybody this is Dan and Mike let’s
give them a round of applause for coming
up here now I did check with him that
they would be willing to come up here
but I didn’t tell you what you were
gonna do so I’m gonna have you come in a
little bit because the light I want to
pull you into the light here and so
here’s the deal so you got to meet
Wilmer now I always am creating new
characters in the act and I have two
brand new characters that I would like
to bring to life and all I need to do is
to find the right dummies to play the
part so you guys get to play that part
here today and Dan pay attention I’m
gonna use Mike to demonstrate first
alright so Mike here’s what I’m gonna do
I’m gonna put my hand on your shoulder
sir and when I squeeze your shoulder I
want you to open your mouth nice and
wide okay then when I let go then close
it here we go open close open close open
close very nice all right
see how that works Dan here we go what
up just don’t there we go perfect open
closed open closed open closed Ted do
you guys it probably feels okay but to
me it’s a little out of sync you
remember those old Japanese movies yeah
yeah I have some other props here
they’re gonna help with the illusion let
me get those out here for you guys and
yeah Mike let’s get you set up here
first we’ll get you set up here this is
the way this is gonna work and just
gonna go over your shoulder yeah exactly
I’ll have you hold that right underneath
your nose for me there you go perfect
I’m gonna put this up behind here like
this and now let’s see how this works
just just look right out here like this
then I get it over your ears because of
your earlobe
oh there we go perfect okay ask and Dan
we have one here for you too that’s
gonna go over your shoulder here and
then just grab it put it underneath your
nose there you go beautiful there we go
we got her photographer here we go all
right now guys we’re gonna need some
voices to go with the characters here so
Mike we’re gonna start with you here so
just look right out here let’s hear what
your voice sounds like oh no I didn’t
really wanna come up here do you like a
loser you are not a loser you are the
star of this show
Oh a star oh that’s okay then yeah and
that Dan we need a voice for you too so
Jill did okay now guys there’s a show
that’s been on TV very long and they
just wrapped up their final season of
American Idol no way I don’t say dude
all right but you know I thought we
would do a little recreation of that
show here tonight and do a little
competition between you guys oh come on
man it’s okay and all right so we’re
gonna do that can I go first all right
we can you can go first Michael why did
you get to go I picked him first okay
all right and so we’re gonna pick a
theme here let’s do with some love songs
oh come on man okay we’ll do some love
songs I’m like the way this works you
have your hands-free so you can do any
kind of hand motions to people here find
someone that you can sing to and I’ll
take care of the rest
what do I get you just stand there okay
okay please nothing more than feelings
trying to forget my feelings
teardrops rolling down on my face trying
to forget my feelings I wish I never met
you girl you’ll never come again
feelings that’s enough let’s hear from
Mike everybody very nicely done okay I
find someone that you can sing to you
sing hi this is Donna any hand motions
will be really helpful oh you’re once
twice three times a lady and I love you
oh you’re what’s device three times lady
very nicely Donna let’s hear Ford and
everybody actually if you’ve ever seen
these kind of shows you’ll know we won’t
get the results until next week oh come
on man but you know I thought we would
finish up our time here today with you
guys and uh have you guys do a little
duet no way I’m not singing with that
loser okay we’ll just do us something
classy here yeah twinkle twinkle little
star what’s that I think I’ll take off
my little star all right
I guess we’re gonna do twinkle twinkle
all right what do I do I won’t give you
the easy part Mike all you have to do is
say twinkle tinkle know now that twinkle
– a twinkle oh yeah tickle yeah I got it
had too much to drink at dinner
that’s okay you got it twinkle okay here
we go take a little star how I wonder
what you learn about the world so high
like a diamond in the sky twinkle
twinkle little star how I wonder what
you are
loser it’s a duet sir
Oh okay you guys ready you ready twinkle
here we go Big Finish take all trickle
tinkle tinkle little star how I wonder
what you are so high I took off like a
diamond in the sky twinkle twinkle
twinkle twinkle twinkle
I wonder twinkle what you are twinkle
twinkle little star take a big bow guys
all right think about awesome to get
these off of here don’t don’t run away
just there we go
hang on don’t run away almost there
one more round of applause and a big bow
for our stars of our show here Mike and
Dan thank you sir you did fantastic
thank you Dan thank you very much how
they did a fantastic job up here and I
also want to thank wonderful letting me
pick on you thank you very much sir
that’s all let’s give her a round of
applause down here with you do you feel
it look around the room do you feel the
connection this is how we build teams
this is how we change the world this is
how we heal we come together we connect
we bond if you’ve had fun here today
what I ask is that you go out and share
this experience with everyone you meet
share your smile share your laughter
because you you
you you can change the world share your
joy share your laughter and together
we’ll make the world a better place one
laugh at a time
[Applause]
you
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