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	Carol Ann Fried Laughing Matters! The healthful effects of laughter and play in the workplace. Just When I Thought I Had It All Together, Somebody Moved It! Difficult Conversations – Shift Happens: The art of dealing with difficult people.

BIOGRAPHY

Carol Ann Fried has been leading seminars and consulting with business, education, health, government and the helping professions for over twenty years. She is a motivational keynote speaker and master trainer.

Carol Ann specializes in helping teams improve morale and productivity. Passionate, entertaining and dynamic, she will have your audience engaged and captivated throughout her keynote speech.

Whether the topic is workplace fun, recognition, transition or thinking skills, Carol Ann promises a thought-provoking, up-beat and motivational keynote or workshop for those attending. In delivery, content and style, Carol Ann will provide an inspirational presentation that is memorable and enlightening in every sense of the word.

Frequently interviewed for radio, television and newspapers, Carol Ann has enjoyed faculty appointments at the Universities of British Columbia and McGill. Carol Ann obtained her Masters of Education in Counselling Psychology from McGill University in Montreal. She has also taught Graduate Students in Counselling Psychology at the University of British Columbia. She received her B.A. (Honours) in three areas of study: Psychology, Sociology and Romance Languages from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia.

She is the proud recipient of the coveted second prize in CBC Radio's world-famous answering machine contest and has been featured on CTV's "Live It Up!".

Carol Ann's latest creative foray is into the world of improvisational theatre, where she is co-founder and performs with Vancouver Playback Theatre Troupe. She absolutely adores Galiano Island, singing harmony, and pets of any kind - dogs especially.

Born and raised in Halifax, Carol Ann lived fourteen years in Montreal, and has been in Vancouver since 1986. Carol Ann (who also answers to "The Empress") exudes a natural creativity of mind and spirit that stimulates a motivational learning experience. Her sessions are invariably hailed as practical, dynamic and fun.

CLIENT COMMENTS

“From the time Carol Ann started her presentation, until it was over we were inspired, enlightened, enlivened and captivated with the idea of having real fun in a serious environment”.
Acute Hospital