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Friday, 11 April 2008

WA Youth Awards

Last night was the 10th Anniversary of the WA Youth Awards.

I was proud to have nominated Citizenship Category finalist, Rhys Williams. Rhys is the founder and Executive Officer of WA Youth Events, a non profit events management organisation. A key event that Rhys has been involved in organising is the Youth on Health "YOH Fest", a State-wide drama, dance and arts festival. Rhys' energy is inspiring and has taken YOH Fest from 12 performances in 1998 to 87 performances in 2005. Although Rhys didn't win the award last night, I want to congratulate him for the innovation, passion and energy he brings to everything he does. He is a truly inspirational young person! Keep up the great work.

PHOTO: Here I am with my long time partner Shane and finalist Rhys Williams.

Shane and I were very happy to see Curtin Volunteers win the Group Citizenship Award last night. Shane was an integral part in growing the organisation 10 years ago. Shane used to lead the organisation and helped in grow in the early stages of the organisation's existence. The organisation is now led by a passionate group of students and it's great to see them recognised in this way. Of course, this was the award that Millennium Kids won last year.

I also met with Jason Fox who received a Highly Commended for his category. I actually met Jason a couple of weeks ago at the National Speakers Convention in Melbourne. Jason is now speaking to school students about memory and improving their exam performance. Congratulations Jason.

Overall, it was lovely to see the Youth Awards grow and continue recognising talented West Australians. Over the years, I've been to many of the Youth Awards nights as part of the National Youth Week celebrations in Western Australia.

I even dug up this old photo of me receiving the WA Youth Environment Award at the WA Youth Awards when I was just 15 years old.

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Esperance Careers Conference

I woke up at 5am on Wednesday morning to catch my 6.30 flight to Esperance. The Esperance Local Community Partnership had organised a Careers Conference for Year 10 students, which I MC'ed. The students of three surrounding schools attended and it was filled with information and ideas on getting your dream job.

In the morning, I ran a Goal-setting workshop, so students could get focused on what they wanted from school, work and life in general. Then the LCP organised about 30 different business owners and professionals to come and share their experience on getting a job that they enjoyed. In the afternoon, there were sessions on life skills such as communication, stress management and attitudes.

At the end of the day, we had a quick quiz going over some of the information that we had learnt - giving away many of the National Youth Week merchandise!

I was able to have a quick drive along Esperance's beautiful coastline before jumping back on a plane to Perth that evening. It was a whirlwind trip to Esperance, but a worthy event to participate in. Well done to the LCP for such a creative and engaging event!

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Monday, 7 April 2008

Interview with James Adonis

Check out the first video from the Whiz Vidz Interview series with Engagement Expert, James Adonis. We met at the recent National Speakers Convention in Melbourne. You can find out more about James at www.jamesadonis.com.

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Interview with Blake Beattie

Check out my interview with Blake Beattie, Director of Inspire Consulting as part of the new Whiz Vidz Interview Series. Blake shares his secrets to success, especially some great tips for young professionals wanting to get ahead in the workplace. You can find out more about Blake at www.blakebeattie.com.


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Thursday, 3 April 2008

The Making of Me

Yesterday, I attended at the Making of Me Women's Leadership Day in Perth.

I presented the session "How to tame the Corporate Rebel AKA Gen Y employee" and it was a catalyst for interesting discussions throughout the rest of the day about how we engage with Generation Y employee's in the workplace.

Some of the points that I made were:

Gen Y employees are looking for community not colleagues. They want their work to be an extension of their life and therefore their colleagues to be their friends.

Gen Y employees are also looking for mentors not bosses. They are interested in people who are interested in them! Get them involved in mentoring programs in your business and take time to get involved in their world too.

Finally they are looking for opportunity not status quo. Gen Y love (and demand) change in the workplace. They love new projects, new technologies, new training and often!

We aren't that different in the workplace, are we?

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National Speakers Association Convention

Over the weekend, I attended the National Speakers Association Convention. I know what you're thinking - "Speakers conference, was anyone listening??". Seriously though, speakers, trainers and authors come from all over Australia to attend the convention and learn about the new trends in the speaking industry.

You can check out the National Speakers Association website at http://www.nationalspeakers.asn.au/



At this convention, I was awarded my Professional Member accreditation. Below is a photo of me with the 2007 - 2008 National President, Rodney Marks. Professional accreditation is a means of recognising on-going development as a speaker. Two areas are recognised - the ability to command the attention of an audience as a speaker and the skills and knowledge of running a speaking business.


I also presented my report as the 2007 Kerrie Nairn Scholar. This is a that provides monetary support to further a public speaker’s skill and knowledge in public speaking.

The winner of The Kerrie Nairn Scholarship is selected for their ability to:
(a) be an outstanding ambassador for NSAA (b) assist senior school students to enhance their public speaking skills for effective participation in our democracy (c) contribute to and strengthen the speaking industry going forward(d) personally and professionally develop and grow as a result of this Scholarship.


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