SmartNet workshops series 2008 - March Events

Dunedin: Wednesday 12 March Otago Museum	Auckland: Tuesday 18 March Bruce Mason Centre, North Shore
Christchurch: Thursday 13 March Holiday Inn City Centre	Wellington: Wednesday 19 March James Cook Hotel

Contributor: Pat Armitstead: Professional Speaker, Facilitator, Coach and Author

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Pat Armitstead, New Zealand's leader in the Science of Positive Psychology and Humour in the Workplace, has a CV that's not to be laughed at! Included in her giggliography are some ground breaking achievements, testimony to her ability to successfully combine her business acumen, creativity, and wit.

She has toured internationally with Patch Adams, shared the platform with Annette King, Catherine Palin Brinkworth, George Manolis, Wayne Berry, Keith Abraham and Wayne Mansfield from Australia, Linda Miles, Ed Tate and Lavonn Steiner from the USA and recently presented to an International Humour and Wellness conference at Armidale University in NSW.

"Pat commits the cardinal management sin of spreading joy and making people smile. If her practices become widely adopted, going to work will become fun, and people will enjoy the experience. -- John Bishop, business commentator

She was President of the National Speakers Association NZ 2001, The Most Awarded Speaker at the 2000 NSANZ Convention and 2002 Speaker of the Year. She has convened two International Conventions for the National Speakers Association of New Zealand.

Initially a Registered Nurse she has worked for 34 years in Education Management and communication roles in the health sector and in business. In 1989 she founded her own Advertising Agency, Take One Productions and won 11 awards including the NSW Tourism Award, Media Section and an award from Cacharel in Paris. She has presented over 11,000 hours of keynotes, workshops, seminars and lectures reaching an astounding 55,000 people throughout Australasia.

She says we can transform global pessimism to optimism through the development of high trust environments where people perform to optimum having fun doing what it is that they love.