A highly sought-after funny female motivational speaker, Jody Urquhart is the author of All Work & No Say, a bestselling book that shattered assumptions that work can't be rewarding and fun.

Jody doesn't use PowerPoint, instead she weaves cutting edge content around stand- up comedy and audience interaction. Every motivational talk features, Savvy, Uplifting and Hysterical advice to help your audience develop a buoyant, uplifting and meaningful perspective in the midst of stress and change.

Jody is passionate about spreading the message of the importance of fun and meaningful work. A motivational speaker for over 22 years, Jody speaks at over 80 organizations and associations every year and is a top keynote speaker. Jody's trademark is to deliver hilarious motivational speeches; humor and audience interaction is a vital part of her audience connection.

A former stand-up comedian, Jody ONLY uses clean humor and original content catered to the audience.

Jody is a featured guest speaker for the GE Healthcare Tip-TV program, broadcast in over 2600 healthcare facilities. Her insights and expertise earned her the 2008 Bronze Award in the 29th Annual Telly Awards for excellence in programming this presentation.

• This Would Be Funny If It Wasn't Happening To Me! How To Navigate the Future With Enthusiasm & Vigor - Sometimes change gets in the way of work. Do you ever think, "Why can't we just do things how we've always done them?" or "Why can't people just leave me alone?" This hilarious and provocative presentation shows you how to face stress, get a grip on change and buoyantly navigate the future. Through stand-up comedy, audience engagement and analogy, we will discover how to do more with less and stay resilient in change. Learn how is change is not an event but something we continually navigate.
  
  Objectives:
  • Self-renew in change and build resilience
  • Support yourself and your team under stress
  • Dissolve resistance to change
  • Lead through entitlement, shorter attention spans, and demand for immediate gratification
  
  
• Follow Me I'm Right Behind You! How to Lead & Influence Others - The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority. With today's rapidly evolving workplace, strong leaders must work harder than ever to influence and engage others. Great leaders consistently ignite the fires of hope in others. Daily they muster the nerve to serve in a complex and challenging environment. Leaders today need tools to both influence, energize and engage staff members and keep their own fires of hope burning. Through humor, insight and inspiration Follow Me I'm Right Behind You provides a lively, interactive look at how to inspire a spirited and resilient workforce that stays focused and productive.
  
  In this gut splitting hilarious motivational speech learn:
  • How great leaders inspire and influence others
  • To create a culture of respect and appreciation with 4 keys to a great recognition culture
  • How people who play together stay together how humor helps you build a solid, resilient workforce
  • To increase Purpose and Vision
  • To create a sense of involvement and belonging
  
  
• I Love My Job, It's The People I Can't Stand! - Join us in this hilariously interactive, practical and inspiring motivational speech that shows you how to develop healthy communication patterns with anyone. You can learn to handle the most difficult situations and the most challenging people and how to get through to others without giving in. Never again fall victim to those who love to make life miserable for the rest of us! Knowing how to deal with difficult people at work will allow you to approach your job with more enjoyment and your coworkers with greater confidence. Cooperation, collaboration, and compromise will improve workplace satisfaction ... and productivity! Build a more productive, enjoyable and efficient workplace for everyone.
  
  
• The Joy of the Job for Health Care Professionals: Take this Job & Love it! - 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? The motivational speech, the Joy of the Job inspires health care professionals to be focused and productive by nourishing the meaning, fun and joy of their work.
  
  After experiencing the motivational speech, the Joy of Work, participants will:
  • Be inspired by the meaning and joy of working in health care
  • 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 lives