2026 Lorenzo Gatti - Healthy Humour using NLP

Humour isn’t just a reaction—it’s a resourceful way of thinking. In this playful, thought-provoking session, you’ll explore how humour can be modelled and integrated within the NLP framework to enrich communication, spark creativity, and deepen human connection. Based on my research and inspired by the comedic brilliance of Richard Bandler, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Jerry Seinfeld, and Charlie Chaplin, this session invites you to discover how humour can enhance communication, creativity and connection. This session reveals techniques for integrating humor into personal and professional interactions, fostering trust, breaking barriers, and inspiring innovation. Attendees will experience hands-on exercises and real-world applications, gaining actionable insights into the art of humor-driven influence. Join us to unleash your inner comic genius and elevate your NLP mastery! Change your life laughing wisely! Learning Outcomes In this session, you will: Explore how humour can be used within NLP to enrich communication and create lightness in moments of challenge. Model the unique comedic approaches of Bandler, Allen, Brooks, Seinfeld, and Chaplin—and adapt them in your own authentic way. Experience how humor can soften resistance, build emotional resilience, and shift states quickly and sustainably. Understand the structure of humor—its timing, language, and patterns—and how it affects perception and meaning-making. Learn practical tools to apply humor in coaching, training, or personal growth settings without forcing it. Reframe your own story—transform stuck or heavy emotional patterns through the alchemy of wise laughter.