Speaking
Book Ann to speak.
Ann is quirky, self-deprecating, outside-the-box, and reliably crazy-funny. She brings true stories, impersonations, physical comedy, and the kind of Southern warmth that makes a room feel like it has known her for years.
Who she speaks to
- Libraries
- Book clubs
- Women’s groups
- Church groups
- Civic clubs & Rotary groups
- Medical & dental conventions
- Non-profits & fundraisers
- Private clubs
What your audience leaves with
They laugh at real life
Ann pokes fun at herself first — the sawdust business, the shoe-store days, the mayor’s mustache, and every detour in between.
They get a show, not a lecture
Comic voices, Southern timing, and physical bits inspired by Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett keep the room awake and leaning in.
They leave with heart
Under the wacky stories is a generous point: life is short, people are funny, and the imperfect parts are often the best material.
On the record
Columns, community theater, writer workshops, and her own sold-out show — a few highlights:
- Performed Life is Short… to sold-out crowds at the Strand Theater in Georgetown, SC, and Jacksonville Country Club, NC
- Played Truvy Jones in Steel Magnolias and Bea Sullivan in Other People’s Money with Murrells Inlet Community Theatre
- Original writer for Sasee Magazine and recipient of the Sasee Hat and plaque
- Weekly Georgetown Times columnist for sixteen years
- Taught at the South Carolina Writers’ Workshop, Myrtle Beach, and served on conference faculty at Anderson University
- Spoke for Rotary groups in Wilmington and Myrtle Beach, plus the Southern Women's Show in Raleigh, Charlotte, and Atlanta
Ann Ipock’s writing is at once hilarious, and in the next breath, poignant.
If your group doesn’t leave lighter than they arrived, Ann will have missed her calling.
Tell her about your event — the date, the group, the room — and she’ll take it from there.