One Funny Lady
Comedic Speaker, Second City Trainer, Improv and Disruption Expert.
Whether on the page or on the stage, Deborah Kimmett is one funny lady. This witty and wise woman has been using humour to open minds and heal hearts for 40 years. A Second City veteran, a regular performer on CBC Radio and CBC Television’s The Debaters, and sought-after motivator on the speaker circuit. Deborah engages her audiences with stories and killer humour that ignites and inspires. A change expert with decades of teaching change to organization, she inspires her clients to say yes to new realities, push past their resistance and keep their sense of humour.
Now, more than ever, we need to hear Deborah’s message. Her new virtual session is titled, “How to Keep Your Sense of Humour in These Unscripted Times”. You can have a pre-taped version or she’d love to do it live for your team.
Clients that ask her back. RBC, GSK, BMO, SONY, OEMC, Ontario Long Term Care. Corrections Canada.
Deborah has a special interest in health care and hospice.
Want to add value to your next conference? After you book Deborah for a keynote you can get more with a mid-day workshop. Or supersize your experience and hire Deborah to emcee and fill the day with laughter and learning.
What People are Saying
“I was so impressed with your closing keynote which you presented at yesterday’s Hospice Palliative Care Ontario Conference. You immediately engaged the audience with your humour, wit, stories and valuable information you shared. It was a perfect ending after a jam-packed three-day conference. Participants loved it and you perfectly demonstrated how ‘laughter is the best medicine’. Thank you!”.
-Ingrid Norrish, Independent Meeting Planner
“Very funny lady. Stunning way to end the day! Funny, which is critical. Just fantastic.Loved her, do this again! She moved from funny to serious with a message. Good way to end the day with a laugh. Excellent.”
-Healthy Workplaces Magazine Conference
“Deborah’s presentation was entertaining and engaging which helped drive her ‘motivational message of change’ to all of our conference participants.”
-Siemens Financial Services Inc.
“Deborah, your reference to shining our light was very significant to many women in the audience, including me. You have ‘enlightened’ many people with your words yesterday and I thank you once again for that.”
-Primary Care Manager, CFB Kingston
“Deborah energized our team and kept our staff day rocking with humor and great wisdom and insight.”
-Health Canada
“It was outstanding! I believe that Deborah could hold anyone’s attention and talk for three hours about just about anything.”
-Ministry of Agriculture for Alberta
“Deborah Kimmett tickles your funny bone with everyday issues. She is a Canadian ‘Ellen’. We laughed until it hurt!”
-Bell Canada Centrex/ISDN Team
“The numbers are out…and you WERE A HIT”
-Hope For Diabetes Foundation
“She made 100 psychiatrists laugh.”
-Scarborough Hospital for Mental Health
“Her delivery was entertaining, energizing, interactive and relevant. The audience left re-energized and rewarded with both reframed perspectives and skills they could put into practice right away.”
-St. Lawrence College, Kingston