The epidemic of over-seriousness: Zara Swindells-Grose at TEDxMelbourne

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Zara Swindells-Grose is a Director of Humour Australia (or HA!) and a member of the International Positive Psychology Association. She is also a multi-talented presenter, writer and performer with hundreds of credits; as a recording artist, on stage and screen, as a radio & television host, a Speaker Coach to professional speakers... and as a popular corporate conference facilitator and MC. Zara believes "Good humour is Good Business" and that there is power in humour for improving health, happiness and the bottom line. HA! provide a variety of communication and engagement programs -- with many happy clients, including: Bayer, Cadbury, Coke, Microsoft, IBM, Origin, Optus and more. Most recently, Zara and her husband have created a sci-fi children's animation called Zuzu and The SuperNuffs. Produced by Melbourne's multi award-winning Matchbox Pictures -- it is about to air globally on KidsCo and Syfy Channels, in over 90 countries and 20 languages! She is an expert in helping people lighten up and get more out of their work and their lives. Zara believes many businesses are suffering from an epidemic of over-seriousness and that there is now a common misconception; that "capability" and "seriousness" are the same attribute, when they are in no way related. "You need to be capable in life -- you don't have to be serious".

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"I got better….obviously." Brilliant!

TheShhSecret

I'm so glad that I watched this on a whim.
-Louisiana, U.S.

SullieSweeney

Surreal Zara… so glad you are part of our thoughts and daily life now… Love, Light & Laughs, Michael, Donna & Kids

madclown

Ahhhh the captivating Zara
I remember this girl at high school singing in musicals Well done girl

tanzietiger

I loved this and taken it to heart, never let the sense of humour die cause of lifes ebbs and flows, its life. haha

adriancline-bailey

What an uplifting talk. I liked the quote from Voltaire. I do believe God wants us to laugh - there's a reason why, when I feel really connected to God, I laugh and smile.

NihouNi

This may be life changing... I've seen this video many times now. Thank you so much!

marcoyoma

Loved this Ted talk. Here's to being a humour being. Brilliant!

viviannatellis

Great presentation. Laughing is the best medicine!

anjelachamberlain

Enjoyed her singing voice as well as her message

marynarwhal

That was brilliant. Definitely need to apply it to my life. I have not experienced actual death like she has, but ego death many times... and it's during and after those moments for a time that I am really light hearted and realize how humorous life is. Once I become fully ego away again though, those fears creep back in and I become too serious. I just have to realize that those fears have no place in my life though... or anyone's life, and need to just lighten up and laugh about it.

sackmaster

Good talk, awesome delivery altho. No we're not really "humour beings" so becareful folks "There's a fine line between humour and hurt".

antonp

Really extraordinary Zara! Wonderful words presented perfectly...yay you.

karenanderson

Death as any possibility within physical reality needs to be acknowledged it does not however need to be nor should it ever be accepted.

CommanderLVJ