Laughter Workshops, Wellbeing Training & Speaking | Laugh Therapy

Laughter workshops & services

Laughter, delivered seriously.

Every session runs on the same evidence-graded methodology as my books and research: Integrative Levity Praxis. No forced exercises, no performance required. I create the conditions and the real thing follows. Live at your place, or online.

Keynotes & conferences

Motivational speaking

An unusual life story told well, with the science to back it. From homelessness to Cambridge, burnout to gelotology: talks about resilience, connection and why laughter is a strategy, not a break from one.

  • Conferences, away-days, kick-offs and festivals
  • Interactive, tailored, and genuinely funny without trying to be
  • As heard on BBC regional and national radio
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Barry Taylor delivering a motivational talk
One of Barry Taylor's laughter workshops with a workplace team

At your workplace or school

In-house workshops

Hands-on sessions that build connection, ease pressure and leave teams with practices they’ll still be using next month. Tailored to your people, not read from a template.

  • Teams, staff rooms, support groups, leadership groups
  • One to two hours; standalone or in a series
  • Practical take-aways, not just a good afternoon
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Remote & hybrid teams

Interactive webinars

Lively online sessions that actually work on a screen. Designed for connection first: dispersed teams laugh together, then learn why it matters.

  • 30 to 60 minutes, high participation
  • Ideal for wellbeing weeks and regular team rhythms
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An interactive Laugh Therapy webinar session
Professional development training session

Professional development

Training programmes

Deeper work for leaders and teams: stress and burnout, emotional intelligence, psychological safety and the culture that laughter both signals and builds. Half-day and full-day formats.

  • Grounded in the ILP methodology and current research
  • Designed for measurable follow-through, not a one-off lift
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Creative health · Social prescribing

Comedy on Prescription

Laughter-led creative health events delivered with Craic Health and supported at parliamentary level by Dr Simon Opher MP: a social-prescription option for patients, offered as an alternative first line to antidepressants. I work with NHS teams, charities and community groups.

  • Commissioner and referrer enquiries welcome
  • Experience across CAMHS, cancer support and bereavement settings
Talk to me about creative health →
A Comedy on Prescription creative health event
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One to one

Wellbeing coaching

Confidential, personalised support for stress, burnout and change, drawing on the same science that runs through everything here. For deeper professional and executive coaching, my dedicated practice is Headacity.

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Why it works

What the sessions actually change

Pressure

Genuine laughter lowers stress hormones and eases tension. Teams leave lighter and calmer, and the effect is trainable.

Connection

Shared laughter builds trust and belonging faster than almost anything else you can do in a room. That’s retention, not fluff.

Culture

Affiliative humour, the kind that lifts rather than lands on someone, signals safety. Where it’s present, people speak up and stay.

Learning & performance

Joyful environments improve attention, retention and creative problem-solving. Useful in classrooms; commercially useful everywhere else.

See the evidence behind these claims

“The session was great fun and such a unique concept. It provided a wellbeing lift to our employees on National Fun At Work Day.”
Aamani Sharma · HR Coordinator, InterContinental
“We held our workshop in the park. Such fun! It was great for morale and the perfect de-stress. It even drew others who wanted to join in!”
Caroline Athill · Team Lead, East London NHS Foundation Trust

How it works

Three steps, no mystery

1

Tell me what you need

Use the contact form: your setting, your people, what you’re hoping to shift. I reply within one working day.

2

Get an honest recommendation

I’ll suggest the format that fits, with a clear quote. If I’m not the right fit, I’ll say so and point you somewhere better.

3

I deliver. You measure.

Live at your place or online. Every booking includes practical take-aways so the effect outlasts the session.

Let’s find the right fit.

Not sure which format you need? Start with the conversation. It costs nothing and I’ll give you a straight answer.

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