"Energy! Enthusiasm! Humor! Creative Thinking! These are the words nurses used to describe your excellent presentation at our Institute for Nursing Excellence alumni program. As you are aware, these nurses are among the best in the state of North
Carolina and they know excellence when they see it."
Brenda L. Cleary, PhD, RN, CS, FAAN
Executive Director
Dennis R. Sherrod, EdD, RN
Associate Director
North Carolina Center for Nursing


"You were a hit at our conference, Avery... and here's what my staff had to say about you:
      'The warm-up speaker was the best part of the conference - Great Job!'
      'Loved the opening with Avery Henderson.'
      'Very animated, wonderful!'
      'Favorite part was the laughter session.'
      'He really woke you up and got you ready for the day.'
      'Very motivating!'
      'Humorous and exciting!'

That's high praise, especially considering that several of your fellow presenters are nationally and internationally known speakers."
Leigh Derby
President & CEO
St. Mark's, Incorporated


"Avery, in your persona of Whoopeedoo, the Playful Magician, you fulfilled our high expectations. You were truly the creative character, the motivational speaker and the "Edutainer" that you had promised to be. You succeeded in getting our yearlong
TEAM EXCELLENCE program off to a rousing start. I continue to hear words of praise from our leadership group of the masterful way you presented your program."

"I myself find it helpful to keep one of your primary messages in mind. 'If you don't keep a good sense of humor, sooner or later, you won't have any sense at all!' Thanks again."
Charles D. Leffler
Associate Vice Chancellor, Facilities Division
North Carolina State University


"Avery's presentation is high energy, eclectic, and thought provoking with a serious underlying message that is communicated sincerely and with a terrific sense of humor."
Christopher H. Tuite
Director Of Budget & Analysis
The Nature Conservancy


"I thoroughly enjoyed your session and was very impressed with your understanding of the business aspects of humor and creativity. You are doing the field of health promotion a great service by bridging the gap between humanistic health and a business' bottom line."
Neil R. Sullivan, M.P.H.
Assistant Director
Wellness Council of North Carolina


"THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
All I can say is thank you so much for enlightening our group. From a company that has been all work and no play for the last year and a half, we were energized by 'Laughter is Great Medicine.'... It was absolutely great!"
Angela Brady-Fleming, RN
Company Nurse
Ciba


"Dr. Henderson has the unique ability to combine humor with work, while giving both the priority required in today's business environment. ... He certainly made a difference in my approach to personnel work, ...."
J. P. LaCarter
Personnel Director
City of Sanford


"I laughed till I cried and when his three hour presentation was over, my face was hurting from laughing. What a good medicine laughter is, and Avery will certainly give you more than a double dose!!!"
Barbara Greene, Director
Small Business Center
Cleveland Community College


“I first saw Avery Henderson give a keynote address at a luncheon for the Association Executives of North Carolina in Raleigh. His program was entitled ‘Lighten Up and Smarten Up! Putting Humor and Creativity into the Workplace.’ I was inspired by his messages and methods of delivery and thought he could make a difference in the training of our safety trainers. To my delight, he has done exactly that! Plus, he has adapted other presentations to meet the needs of our membership.”
Charles F. McDonald, Jr., CAE
President
Safety and Health Council of North Carolina


“You possess the ability to captivate an audience of every diverse work environment no matter what scale of ‘DANGER’ that position may hold. Everyone who attended were not only intrigued, but raved on how you effectively made safety so interesting… literally! A topic so important people have a tendency to view as spiritless and lose interest in. However, you brought the excitement and enthusiasm back in the hearts of the people.”
Bob Seeman
Safety Director
Mi-Jack Products, Inc.

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