Dear AAPS Member,
We are pleased to offer you two chances to hear the highly recommended and always popular Carla Rieger speak on the Power of Laughter: Managing Change with a Sense of Humor
Date: Monday June 25th, 2007
Time: 9:00am – 10:30am
Location: Point Grey Campus
Bldg.: Wesbrook Rm 100
Address: 6174 University Boulevard (location map) 
Or
Date: Monday June 25th, 2007
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Location: Point Grey Campus
Bldg: Wesbrook Rm 100
Address: 6174 University Boulevard (location map)
This is a free event for AAPS members only. Please take this opportunity to get out of your office, meet with other members and enjoy Carla’s spirited presentation. She will have you laughing and feeling good as well as sending you away with ideas on how to incorporate laughter into your daily life at UBC and at home.
Details on the Speaker and her Presentation
CARLA RIEGER is an expert on the artistry of change. She uses proven secrets from the world of performing arts to help your organization becoming a leader of innovation. She has been a professional speaker, trainer, facilitator, comedy improviser, and performance storyteller since the mid-80’s. She has been the director of YES Education Systems, a creative communications and innovation consulting firm since 1991. Carla has written three critically acclaimed manuals, The Power of Laughter, Speaking on the Funny Side of the Brain and The Heart of Presenting, in addition to many articles in many trade journals and magazines. She has taught thousands to unlock the funny side of their brains, and to mine negativity both within and without for the key to innovative solutions. Her work has been featured on radio, TV and in magazines. She founded several theatre groups including Mad Cow Productions, the Vancouver Playback Theatre troupe and Mythic Café from which she wrote, produced and performed a one-woman show, Dancing Between Worlds.
The Power of Laughter: Managing Change with a Sense of Humor
At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. - Jean Houston
Is your working environment too serious? Has overwhelming change made the Grump-O-Meter go up? Are people at work afflicted with AADS (Acquired Amusement Deficiency Syndrome)? Constructive fun at work contributes to employee engagement, customer loyalty and improved productivity. It activates your ability to successfully navigate the white water of constant change. During this practical, entertaining and inspiring presentation, your group will discover how fun can:
- build rapport
- manage stress
- improve innovative thinking
- increase energy and productivity
- enhance daily enjoyment of work
- make your workplace more attractive to top employees
Experience the joy of laughing and playing together, a celebration of people and life.
If you are planning to attend, please reply to this email with either morning or noon, so we have an idea on how many will attend each session.
Brought to you by the AAPS Professional Development Committee
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Association of Administrative and Professional Staff (AAPS)
University of British Columbia
Gerald McGavin Building
Rm 312, 2386 East Mall
Campus Mail Zone 3
Ph 822-9025 Fx 822-4699
www.aaps.ubc.ca
