Catherine Lawrence considers humour to be a natural instinct, and a critical part of our lives today. Laughter, she says, is a tremendous coping mechanism to survive and thrive in stressful times. Catherine can help you and your business to harness that natural humour resource and thrive in both your professional and personal life.
After eight years as a corporate lawyer for John Labatt Limited, Catherine packed up her legal files and now she is surrounded by wacky toys and funny props in her home office. She helps people to harness their natural humour resources to impact their energy and enthusiasm for work and life. Catherine brings a sense of fun, professionalism and humour to her speeches and laughter workshops for both the corporate and not-for-profit sectors.
Put a microphone in her hand, give her an audience, and she’s off. Catherine's audiences include everyone from students to legal firms, corporations to associations. Catherine has spoken about laughter in a wide variety of fields, including business, wellness and education.
Want to help your business survive and thrive in stressful times? Laughter workshops tailored to your company's specific needs can improve leadership, team building and strategic planning. Catherine has received invitations from boardrooms across North America to give workshops on humour in the workplace.
In addition to being performance skills, laughter and humour are profound therapeutic tools. Catherine has spoken about the therapeutic benefits of laughter at hospitals and wellness resorts, including Canyon Ranch, and conducted wellness workshops and humour research for various businesses.
Laughter is an important, and often overlooked, tool in education. Deep belly laughter opens both hemispheres of the brain, resulting in better information retention and leading to those "ah-ha" moments. It is an important resource for teachers too, not only to enhance their teaching but for their own personal wellbeing.
