Lectures
Lectures full of humor and inspiration delivered in English by an Israeli expert 
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From Golda Meir, Arik Sharon, and Menachem Begin, to Vladimir Zelinsky and others.
What can we learn about humor from Jewish leaders?
What can we learn from Jewish and Israeli leaders about using humor as a strategic tool for delivering messages, for conveying a vision, and creating credibility and empathy? Most importantly, how can we use humor in this way to benefit our environment and ourselves? Because humor is not just a sense, it’s an artful skill! And just like running, we can develop this skill with a little bit of will and practice.
Everything you have ever wanted to know about the benefits of using humor as an effective communication channel. And yes, everybody can use more humor in his or her life. In a fascinating and funny lecture, Odelia Yakir, an Israeli comic, television content developer, and a writer, uses short videos and other methods to demonstrate how humor, if used correctly, can help us in every aspect of our day-to-day lives, whether it is our careers, our relationships, or our friendships. Come laugh together, be inspired, and receive practical tools on how to infuse more humor into your life.
Odelia Yakir had participated in many Israeli stand-up television series and had written local op-eds in Israeli newspapers. The television format “Marry me now,” which Yakir created, has recently gone on air on Oprah’s channel, and her book “Laugh at First Sight,” about humor in romantic relationships, is very successful on Amazon.
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If you have a gift that you can share with the world, but you don’t – it’s a real daylight robbery!
Discover the gift that you can give the world
Each one of us is born with a unique gift that can benefit the world, a unique combination of strengths, talents, as well as physical capabilities that embody the unique essence of each and every one of us. The gift within us is our own way to affect the world for the better. This can be our ability to move people to follow us, the ability to infuse others with optimism even when times are hard, the ability to make people open up to us, and many more. Most importantly, our gift is unique; there are no two people with the same exact gift. The gift within us is our essence and our life’s meaning. Different people have different gifts, similar to countries and organizations. In her captivating and humorous lecture, Odelia Yakir, a media personality, a writer, and the founder of The Gift method, leads the audience through a fascinating journey, where she reveals her own gift, and shows the audience how each and every one of us can discover and fulfill their gift as well…Moreover, she reveals Israel’s unique gift.
Come enjoy a fascinating hour of inspiration, motivation, “nails hitting the head” moments, and a lot of laughter, as fitting for a comedian who has discovered her true calling.
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Humor – the shortest line that connects between women and men, and different genders
Laugh At First Sight
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus – Not when there’s humor involved!
In a fascinating lecture and insightful lecture based on her successful book Laugh at First Sight, Odelia Yakir, comedian, author and TV producer, who focuses on finding love, offers practical tools on how humor can help us better communicate our needs, fears and desires in romantic relationships in general, and in the dating world specifically. A lot of people out there are looking for love, whether they’re single, divorced (some even married) and haven’t got a clue what they’re doing wrong. The book explains how humor is a unique device that can assist in finding love; it can help with flirting, initiating contact with the other side, increase sexual attraction and attractiveness and more.
In her eye-opening lecture, Odelia provides examples on how to address the other person, how to reject and be rejected in a graceful way, how to ask without fear what we want to know on the very first date – all while using humor.
The book and lecture are based on Odelia’s personal experience, as she’s been on hundreds of dates on her journey to find true love. It is also based on personal stories of people who have participated in her workshops, read the book, found love or just learned to laugh throughout the journey.
This is an optimistic journey that offers a unique and positive approach to finding true love and preserving a good romantic relationship for many years!
Come and fall in love!
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About Odelia
Odelia Yakir is a journalist with over two decades of experience and her work has been published in many Israeli magazines and newspapers. She is an entrepreneur, a television content developer, a comedian, and a lecturer. Her first book “Laugh at First Sight” is now being sold on Amazon. About five years ago, she founded The Gift method, which believes that every person has a unique gift just waiting to be revealed, whether it is a longing (not sure here*), a career, or a hobby. Odelia travels around Israel and the world lecturing about this unique method and has helped many to change their lives for the better by identifying and using their own personal gift.