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Dr. Lauren should be the equivalent of “Required Reading” for every professional, man or woman, on the planet! Finally, an honest, no holds barred, insightful understanding of how daily life and stress can knock us off our game – and a straightforward, no-nonsense approach to getting back on track. How refreshing!

RG

It is her innate understanding of the unity of paradoxes- the arts and science, laughter and tears, teaching, leading and vulnerability, great actions and silence that make Dr. Lauren a remarkable member of a global movement for a unity that already exists beyond our preoccupations. Her courage on stage or with soldiers sent into conflict brings great honor to my path and my to my lessons.

The Dalai Lama
It is increasingly up to the individual to assist in the realization of positive, global change. The future of our children depends on whether we will act accordingly and give of our time, skills or wealth to assist others on this small planet.

President Bill Clinton, CGI
"A brilliant teacher who delivers take-home messages with an inspiring wit!   We have never experienced anything like her! Thank you for speaking and teaching from your heart!"

Assoc. of School Administrators:Cda/U.S.
"Dr. Lauren's ingenious and original presentation, 'My Life as a Car', had a bunch of middle-aged men in stitches - and that's when she was talking facts! The younger guys were on the floor! We have to see this 'just for us' show again and again!"

GM
"Serious subject matter and an intense group! Dr. Lauren raises the bar for sharing knowledge in an engaging way that had us riveted."

Canadian Security Establishment
"How did we look at what ails us, learn so much, and laugh until we could barely breathe? Dr. Lauren is amazing!"

J. Lawrence Mactavish

"Lauren's regular presence and participation at the HH Think Tank has literally contributed to defining it. She is a brilliant woman who can wrap her brain around the most complex and serious of global issues. She is also irrepressible when it comes to an opening for irony. She hits the nail on the head every time!"

President Bill Clinton

"Presentation-performances, educational entertainment - a talent and a teacher unprecedented at Harvard or in Hollywood!"

T.Watner, The Oakland News

"Dr. Lauren saw us through the passing of our only child and son David. The 16 months she spent in our lives were the richest we will ever know. and, ironically, among the most joyous."

Kenneth and Sandy Cronan

"A very serious lady, with a brilliant mind and a very sensitive soul. Perhaps that's exactly the reason she's so darn funny."

President Bill Clinton
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quotation_01As an "adult" speaker-teacher, I speak to what we urgently need to know now, a week from now, and in the weeks and months to come. The game has changed and legitimate keynote speakers are game changers, able to both teach and inspire, and then to play a role in inducing individual change.

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We are in a new era of speaker accountability.

These challenging and pivotal times demand that a keynote speaker be more than dynamic and motivational. A speaker who is 'up to the challenge' must teach new concepts, pertinent new skills… and induce change.
Best-selling Author, Psychotherapist, Performance and Leadership Expert, Trauma and Crisis Management Expert, Educator-Entertainer and… more.

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An outstanding woman of our times.

Internationally renowned keynote speaker Dr. Lauren Kennedy-Smith (formerly Dr. Lauren Woodhouse) is a rare combination of educator, scholar and entertainer. This means she delivers content-rich, diverse topics with just the right infusion of humor, a trait which she views as essential in managing performance, and opening hearts and minds to new ideas.

With doctoral credentials in behavioral and performance psychology, and organizational dynamics, Dr Lauren quickly gets to the core of the issues underlying all human endeavours. Immersed in various environments as a key player in resolving the most critical social and individual challenges of our times, Dr. Lauren knows that the issues we face are unprecedented, potentially daunting and life-changing. She believes we can meet the challenges with intelligent enthusiasm, and make these among the most exciting, productive and creative times of our lives.

Providing leadership, team building and performance expertise, along with insights from her hands-on involvement as a "first-responder" trauma and crisis management expert, and her unique take on our world as a behavioral futurist, Dr. Lauren highlights the most critical organizational, corporate and social issues of the day as they relate to her audiences. Individuals, corporations and other groups are provided with the tools with which to navigate through personal, organizational, and social change, as well as ways to achieve peak effectiveness in real world circumstances.

One of the outstanding women of our times,
Dr. Lauren has taught and motivated groups
around the world with powerful, customized keynote presentations geared to the specific and shared challenges of her audiences.

Whether participants are at military settings, or are the family victims of 9/11, Dr. Lauren has gone where other "speakers" have dared not, and could not tread.
 

"Rarely in the country of her birth, we in the United States benefit from yet another exemplar of what has always been Canada's greatest export to our country — its brains, creative thinking and inimitably uncanny wit." Aaron Beck, Journalist


Keynote Speaker Themes

The general topic areas or themes that Dr. Lauren speaks on include:

  • Leadership — Executive and Self-leadership
    Education — Teaching, Administrating, and Maintaining Safety in Our Schools
    Performance — Performance Enhancement and Self-Direction
    Change — Managing Unpredictable Times
    Perception — Learning New Skills and Making Perceptual Shifts
    Connection — Identifying and Eliminating the Hurdles In the Way of Connection and Performance
    Purpose and Self-Accountability as a Rudder in Unpredictable Waters
    Accessing and Using More of Our Brains —The Neuroscience of Living in the Modern World
    Humor, Innovation and Creativity
    The Catalytic Effects of Planned Play Among Working Adults
    Caregiving— Our New Reality and the Need for Advocacy
    Health Care— The Systems, the Practitioners, the Heroism, the Burn-Out
  • Technology— How it Affects Us, and How to Manage It

 


Topic of the Quarter

Complacency,
Cooperation,
or
Collaboration

Understanding, Learning and Practicing the Components of Synchronized Success.
 

Lauren’s unique keynote topics and programs such as "Halt the Insanity!" are often requested by name. However, she regularly formulates new content for client-specific keynotes and closings. In addition, she maintains a “Topic of the Quarter", which is highlighted on this page.
 


To find out more about
Dr. Lauren's specific topics
and recent keynote
presentations,
please click below.

 

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