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Jody Urquhart is author of the book All Work & No SAY and writes a syndicated column called the Joy of Work, which is published in over 40 magazines and trade journals. Her mission is to help individuals and organizations derive more meaning and satisfaction from their work.

Jody Urquhart has been presenting her keynote addresses around the world for over 10 years.  She is passionate about spreading the message of fun, and meaningful work. Annually she addresses over 50 organizations and associations, and is a top motivational keynote speaker. Jody Urquhart is a feature speaker for the GE Healthcare Tip-TV program broadcast in over 2600 healthcare facilities.

Jody Urquhart’s clients include health care associations, financial, corporations, parks and recreation bodies, government departments and many more groups.

Jody Urquhart is an active founding member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers. In her spare time she enjoys doing stand up comedy and yoga (but not at the same time). Jody Urquhart's presentations are guaranteed to energize audiences and get them laughing.

Meeting planners rely on her consistent ability to get positive feedback from clients such as: “Ten minutes into her presentation, I realized that I was laughing so hard that my cheeks hurt…  That’s when I thought to myself: We need her in Red Lake!  With a staff recognition event around the corner, I thought her ability to bring humor to the most mundane was just what my friends and colleagues needed.  The rest is history, she did an outstanding job…"        
-Michelle DesRoches

Jody Urquhart has experience working with all types of audiences from healthcare to financial services to C.E.O’s on the topic of fun and purposeful work and has authored numerous articles and been a contributing writer of several books.

What people say…
“Thank you for compelling us to make a difference. You DO inspire. “
-Jean Hall, Education & Development, Wyoming Health Department

“Jody is always my favorite keynote speaker; she brings comedy to real-word issues”
-Pam Neifibons, NPEI

“Jody was the opening keynote; wow- she blew me away, the conference has paid off already”
-Keith Rubenstein, National Parks & Recreation

“Dynamic Speaker, Loved it!”
-Carole Slinger, Baptist Healthcare
“What an inspiring message- Jody was the best speaker I have heard in years.”
-Mark Zollinger, Manulife

“Awesome speaker, able to engage a very large audience, and I sat at the back”
-Trece Gurrad, Medical Group Management Association

“Your presentation re-enforces the importance of staying focused and positive in the real world. Thank you so much”
-Marie Stewart- Helems

“She gave me great ideas to make my unit a more positive, fun place to work and now I am inspired to do it”
-Lora Koenig

Lighten up and Laugh For Health Care Professionals
Working in health care can be complex, challenging, and chaotic. Join us as we discover how laughing at our stress and the absurdity and intensity of our work can be the only way to survive it.

Learn:

• The benefits of living a more joyful, humor-filled life
• How humor helps you survive
• To celebrate a surviving spirit with humor
• How humor always improves your mood
• To use humor, laughter, and play to breathe new passion into health care

All programs promise to be very humorous, educational, and relevant and are designed to give support and appreciation for the vital job health care professionals do.

Daring to be Caring: Leading a Spirited Health Care Team
Health care professionals ignite the fires of hope in others. Daily they muster the nerve to serve in a complex and challenging environment. Leaders in health care need tools to energize their staff to keep their own fires of hope lit. Through humor, insight and inspiration Daring to be Caring shows health care leaders how to inspire a spirited and resilient workforce that stays focused on providing the most compassionate care possible.

In this humorous and inspiring session learn how to:
•    Attract and retain health-care professionals
•    Use the art and science of humor to create a resilient and healthy workforce
•    Effectively appreciate your team with a creative acknowledgment program
•    Bring more JOY to the workplace
•    Create a fun culture of service excellence
•    Eradicate employee dissatisfaction
•    Recognize the signs of a miserable job
•    Deal with patient satisfaction and staffing issues
•    Deal with errors and mistakes without crippling employee confidence or affecting team morale

The Joy of Work for Health care Professionals: Keys to find more Fulfillment in your Work
OK, you're really busy. While you are dutifully doing your job, do you ever get a sense that you are disconnected from the purpose of your work? Do you sometimes find that your work lacks fun and enjoyment? Do you feel under-motivated and under-focused? Do you feel unappreciated? Is job stress and burnout getting you down? Through a humorous and fun approach, the Joy of Work inspires health care professionals to be focused and productive by nourishing the meaning, fun and joy of their work.

The Joy of Work promises to be humorous, relevant and inspiring and is a lighthearted balance for any program. After experiencing the Joy of Work, participants will:
•    Be inspired by the Meaning and Joy of Working in Healthcare
•    Know how to bring more JOY to their job
•    Recharge their commitment to their profession
•    Be Stress Savvy and avoid burnout
•    Create excellence through humor
•    Feel upbeat versus beaten up
•    Inspire vision and purpose
•    Add Laugh Luster to their Life