One of the things I love about the work I do at Amiable Communications is that I get to work with young people in the Territory. Whether that’s running skills development and confidence workshops, training in media and content development, collecting community feedback or through comedy and arts – every Read more…
Absolutely thrilled to work with TRACKS Dance again in 2019 to produce a video capturing the experiences and learnings of participants in their Choreographic Program. The Choreographic Program is an opportunity for emerging dance-makers to explore the mechanics and creative scope of choreography. The program enables participants to develop their Read more…
For the fifth year I’ve been a mentor and workshop facilitator for the Charles Darwin University Aspire Program. This program aims to help students from diverse backgrounds achieve their best results in secondary school and to raise the aspirations of young people to pursue tertiary study. I’ve been working with Read more…
I’ve been out in Kakadu running film workshops for the West Arnhem Regional Council sport, rec and youth teams. The idea is that the crew that have been through the workshop can go back into communities and share their skills with other staff and interested people – so more stories Read more…
I’ve been running a lot of networking workshops and facilitating interactive networking events this year. I love the opportunity to help people reduce the ‘awkwardness’ of networking and really find value in connecting with new people. I really think networking has a bad stigma. Genuinely because people have made the Read more…
Absolutely stoked to work with the NT Training Award Ambassadors again this year. Every year the Department of Trade, Business and Innovation recognises training excellence and achievements by Northern Territory businesses, individuals and training organisations through the NT Training Awards. I get to work with the finalists during their Ambassador Read more…
I’ve been working with PHD students at Charles Darwin University this week, training them on how to make short films for the annual Visualise Your Thesis competition. Visualise Your Thesis is a national competition that challenges graduate researchers to present their research in a 60 second, eye-catching digital display. In Read more…
This year I’m proud to be running the skills development workshops for the 2019 StudyNT Ambassadors. It’s a year-long program, for International Students to help promote NT education providers, as well as showcasing the Territory as an ideal study destination and place to call home. I love this program and Read more…
I’ve been running workshops for the NT Department of Trade, Business and Innovation to help people apply for NT Training Awards.The Awards are the annual premier event recognising training excellence and achievements by Northern Territory. We’re focusing on how to talk about yourself without feeling weird, what makes applications stand out and Read more…
Absolutely stoked to be invited as a presenter for the Northern Territory Chartered Accountants Forum again this year. It’s an awesome event that brings together accountants and finance specialists from across the NT for industry and professional development. I was invited to present on 2 topics. How to Achieve Email Read more…
I had the absolute joy of running a workshop for young artists and creatives these school holidays – it was on how to make an Online Portfolio. The workshop was held by LAUNCH and the City of Darwin and the group of young creatives were AMAZING! There were musicians, actors, Read more…
I’ve been involved in the CDU Aspire Program for the past 5 years now and last night I saw one of the year 12 groups graduate from their scholarship. The Aspire Program is a partnership initiative between Charles Darwin University and Northern Territory secondary schools. It aims to help students Read more…
On October 30 I ran another October Business Month workshops. This one was on “Becoming a More Confident Networker”. The workshop focused on how to make a good first impression, how to find value in networking and how to feel less ‘weird’ talking about yourself. I’ve decided to share some Read more…
On October 25 I ran another October Business Month workshops. This one was on “What Makes Good Social Media Content in 2018”. The workshop focused less on how to use social media and the different platforms and was concerned primarily with how to make engaging and ‘thumb-stopping’ moments. I’ve decided Read more…
On October 23 I ran one of three OBM workshops for 2018. The first one was on Public Speaking skills and I’ve decided to share some of the key points with you. Feel free to get in contact if you ever want help with public speaking coaching and support – Read more…
I’m very proud to be presenting 3 workshops at this year’s October Business Month! Huge thanks to City of Darwin Libraries for supporting this workshops and making sure we can offer them at a reduced price so they’re more accessible for Darwinians. <a href=”https://publicspeakingobm.eventbrite.com.au” rel=”noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”> OBM: Public Speaking Read more…
This year I was super proud to work with young people and the City of Palmerston to put on the Sanctuary Sessions program. Sanctuary Sessions was a free family-friendly music event featuring kids entertainment, food vans and local artists from around the Palmerston/Darwin region. The events were coordinated and programmed Read more…
For the past 5 years I’ve worked with the Charles Darwin University ASPIRE Program,which supports high school students from across the Territory to raise their aspirations towards university study through confidence building activities, skills development, volunteering and encouragement. It’s a brilliant program that I’m truly honoured to be part of. Read more…
Working with exciting Territorians to improve confidence, networking and wellbeing is one of my favourite things to do! So I was thrilled last week to run a series of workshops for NT Training Award Ambassadors. The Department of Trade, Business and Innovation offers finalists in the NT Training Awards the opportunity Read more…
I am incredibly proud of the International Student Workshop series I’ve been running with support from StudyNT and The NT Government. The workshops assist students from all corners of the globe, who are studying in Darwin, to improve their networking, public speaking and confidence skills and develop their resumes and job Read more…