Judson Laipply

Biography

Award-Winning Speaker and Inspirational Comedian

Judson Laipply promises to do two things: make you laugh and make you think. And for the last seven years, his passion for both has entertained and educated audiences all over the world. Judson is an award-winning speaker and performer who utilizes a phenomenon labeled "Inspirational Comedy" to blend the realities of life with sidesplitting humor.

After graduating from Bluffton University with a BA and from Bowling Green State University with a Master`s degree, Judson Laipply burst onto the professional speaking scene and has quickly become a breath of fresh air in a sometimes-suffocating world. His presentations are down to earth and highly motivational, creative and appealing, humorous and thought provoking, lively and enriching.

Judson`s artistic and refreshing approach to viewing life and accepting the changes it brings, combined with his energetic demeanor and playful stage presence, never fails to surprise and inspire audiences. Drawing from his vast array of experiences that include working on a cruise ship, at a camp in Colorado, as a certified Aerobics instructor, as a part- time auctioneer, teaching college courses, being a published poet, and writing a weekly column, he can relate to audiences of all ages from all over the country.

"I am so blessed to be able to do what I do. I get to combine my two favorite things in the world. I love to entertain and make people laugh. I also love to help people grow and develop. I thrive on getting people to think about things, shift their perception, and hope that I might just be able to give them something to help make their life better. Combining those two on stage is just about as good as it gets!" -- Judson Laipply

Titles

Life is Change
Socrates once said, "Perfection is constant change." Life is change. Day in and day out the thing that remains constant is change. Judson combines laughter inducing stories with thought-provoking ideas to drive home the point that we are in the constant presence of change.

His stories, personal experiences, crowd participation, high energy, and laughter help people recognize how to let go of the things out of their control, and focus their energies on things they can change. Judson`s finale, The Evolution Of Dance will leave your audience with an unforgettable message, one which will remind each participant that "Life is Change," and that they have the ultimate control over the outcome.

The Paradoxes of Life
Using life`s contradictions and paradoxes, Judson`s program reminds the audience of life`s delicate balances. At time one may have to do the opposite in order to achieve a desired result, make a change to move forward, fail in order to succeed, forget in order to remember. The more that is learned - the more reality surfaces and we realize how little we really know.

WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING

Why I am better than you: Establishing Your Place in Today`s Society
Status. What does it mean? How do you achieve it? How do you keep it? Your own value system will determine what you think of as higher status.

This workshop will help you see what you value, how those values play out in your everyday life, and how they influence your friends and activities. Is anyone really better than anyone else? If so what makes one person better than the other? All this and more...

Selling Sand in the Desert: How to Market and Sell Anything
With the world moving as fast as it does marketing has become the engine that drives business. Selling is an extremely important topic for anything. Whether you are selling a product, a program, a person, or even yourself there are things that can give you the competitive edge. This discussion of branding, tag lining, and triggers will give you a better understanding of marketing and help you to gain an advantage in what you have to sell.

The Intelligence in Emotion
Emotional Intelligence is considered by many to be more of a determining factor in forecasting one`s success in life than traditional IQ. This session will give you a broad understanding of EQ as well and information on the many subcomponents. We will explore the relationship of emotional intelligence and success and discuss ways to increase your own levels of EQ. Find out what will help you achieve what you desire.

Becoming an "It" Person
Ever have that person in your life that just seems to have it all working? Life just seems to give them everything they want and even when bad things do happen they seem to be able to handle it all in stride. Everyone likes to be around them and people seem to gravitate to them. Are they born with it or is it something you can learn?

This session will teach you some basic things that you can do to raise your status in the eyes of people around you. It will give you some small things you can do to make yourself perceived in a higher light. It will help you become an "it" person.

The 5 L`s for Living
This program can be used in either workshop setting or as a theme for an entire day, weekend or week long camp. Laugh, Listen, Learn, Live, and Love. They are five simple words that have many definitions and many uses. Alone each of them covers an important aspect of life but together they can be a powerful mantra for living.

We will explore the internal and external facet of these words in relations to others and self. Listen to yourself, Laugh with yourself, Learn from yourself, Live for yourself, and Love yourself and the internal explorations of personal power. Once you have a grasp on these areas you can move onto the external areas.

Listen to others, Laugh with others, Learn from others, Live for others, and Love all others. These areas lend themselves to multiple ideas concerning leadership and success. Communication, self-exploration, laughter, service leadership, diversity, understanding, motivation, and self-esteem are just a few of the areas that these five L`s touch upon.

Customized Workshops
Don`t see any workshops that fit right into what you want? Judson can create a program to fit your needs. With over 15 years of workshop experience he has created specialized workshops for just about everything. He can tailor a workshop to help tie in with a special topic or theme to give your conference or training balance.