Accelerate your leadership journey by having your voice heard in the workplace. 

Research shows that holding the floor and using your voice means you’re more likely to advance your career by being offered leadership roles, and when you feel heard, you’re 4.6 times more likely to produce your best work.

However having your message land with those who matter, is not always easy.

Your key points may be lost in over-explaining or turbulent babbling, your pace may be too quick or too slow, your voice may be too soft or too loud, you may be hesitant and hold back, and as a result, your message doesn’t resonate with those who need to hear it.

If you have something to say and are frustrated by the ability to land your message, join me for this one hour session.

You’ll learn how to be heard in the workplace and as a result, build your influence and set yourself up for career advancement.

In the session we’ll cover:

• Why speaking to be heard is essential for leadership

• How voice, mind and body influence the effectiveness of your message

• Three techniques to ensure your message is heard

Join me to learn key skills that will help you land your message with your audience, amplify your influence and take your career to the next level!

To gain influence, advance your career and demonstrate your leadership readiness, your voice needs to be heard. However, if conversations and meetings are dominated by a few, or when you do speak, your voice is dismissed, ignored or denied, this dominance creates a barrier to being heard.

Join me for this 45 minute sesssion where we’ll cover:

- The 5D's of conversation domination
- How to identify when your voice is being silenced or sidelined
- How to pushback, with grace, to ensure your message is shared and heard

Register by clicking the button below.

I look forward to seeing you there!

This is the February action session for the Self Confidence Circle. It is a follow up to the 9 February learning session where members and attendees have the opportunity to put their newly learnt skills into practise through role plays, discussions and out loud speaking practise.

To join us, click on this link for details, pricing and registration.

LEARNING SESSION 12th APRIL (12-1pm AEDST) PLUS PRACTICAL SESSION 26th APRIL (7-8pm AEDST)

Many cultures teach you that the way to be valued is through self-sacrifice. You may hear that it is commendable to put others first, to wait politely for your turn, to hold back or to have a sense of obligation to complete the work before you get to play.

While these beliefs may be commendable, when ingrained as the only way to behave, they can create guilt when it comes to having your needs met. This guilt can overwhelm you and hold you back from creating your best life.

In this session we’ll explore the influence of culture on feelings of guilt and how this suppresses the expression of your wants and needs. We’ll look at challenging the belief that putting yourself first is ‘selfish’ and learn why giving yourself permission to ask, speak and act, is the ultimate path toward creating a better world not only for yourself, but for those you care about.

Specifically, we’ll cover:

• What contributes to feeling of guilt

• How to recognise guilt and raise your awareness of it’s influence on your behaviour

• How to let go of guilt and move toward empowerment

• What it means to put yourself first and why this is essential for creating a better you and a better world

• Practises for removing guilt when putting yourself first

Join me and like-minded members in the Self Confidence Circle in April. This session will be followed with our practical session on Wednesday 26th April.

Note: the Self Confidence Circle is a bi-monthly group coaching and membership program. It consists of one learning session and one practical session held two weeks apart. The practical session enables you to put your learnings into practise in a safe, supportive and encouraging environment helping you take the action needed to build your confidence ongoingly.

Registration fee includes participation in both sessions.

Register for this month only, or join as a member. Options below.

• Attend April only (2x 1 hour sessions): $110 AUD

• Ongoing monthly membership: $99 AUD per month

• Membership with quarterly payments: $265 AUD per quarter

This is the March action session for the Self Confidence Circle. It is a follow up to the 8 March learning session where members and attendees have the opportunity to put their newly learnt skills into practise through sharing of challenges, role plays, discussions and speaking practise.

To join us, click on this link for details, pricing and registration.

LEARNING SESSION 8th MARCH (12-1pm AEDST) PLUS PRACTICAL SESSION 22nd MARCH (7-8pm AEDST)

Self-doubt is an unhelpful inner voice that can hold you back from being your best self. It stops you taking risks, stepping out and up, putting yourself forward and leaning in to speak and contribute your thoughts and ideas.

Research shows self doubt is associated with lower job performance and satisfaction, higher rates of burn out and poorer mental health.

When you begin taking steps to manage these unhelpful thoughts and feelings, you grant yourself the freedom to take action and with that, to exceed the limits you may be unconsciously placing on yourself.

In this learning session, we’ll be lifting the lid on self-doubt and creating an opening for greater self-confidence - a way for you to start taking more risks, to grow self-belief and to enhance the ability you have to step into your best self.

We will cover:

• Where does the voice of self-doubt come from and what does it sound and look like?

• How to recognise self-doubt and pinpoint it’s influence on your life

• Practical strategies to deal with self-doubt

• Practises you can implement to begin making change, without putting yourself into overwhelm

• How to continue building personal power and belief

Join me and like-minded members in the Self Confidence Circle in March. This session will be followed with our practical session on Wednesday 22nd March where we will put our learnings into practise.

Note: the Self Confidence Circle is a bi-monthly group coaching and membership program. It consists of one learning session and one practical session held two weeks apart. The practical session enables you to put your learnings into practise in a safe, supportive and encouraging environment helping you take the action needed to build your confidence ongoingly.

Registration fee includes attendance at both sessions.

Register for this month only, or join as a member. Options below.

• Attend March only (2x 1 hour sessions): $110 AUD

• Ongoing monthly membership: $99 AUD per month

• Membership with quarterly payments: $265 AUD per quarter

This short course is being hosted by the Australian Institute of Food Science & Technolgoy and is open to both members and non-members of the Institute. Numbers are limited to 25 participants.

3x90 minute online sessions for female food scientists. Sessions will be held fortnightly over a 6 week period from February - March 2023. The following provides the course outline.

Session 1: Barriers, Intentions and Challenges (28th February)

• Awareness of the barriers that get in the way of speaking with confidence and growing your influence.

• Why confidence and influence matters in the workplace – what you gain from developing your skills in these areas.

• How to increase your confidence and influence – a starting point for change.

• Setting intentions.

• Getting into action - fortnightly challenge.

Session 2: How to Increase Your Confidence (14th March)

• Fortnightly challenge follow-up and sharing

• The power of words – words and phrases you can use to enhance your confidence

• Standing in your power – embodying confidence through your body language

• Structuring your message for clarity – using the power of three to create rhythm and memorability

• Shifting from nervousness to confidence – how to manage nerves before you speak or participate

• Getting into action - fortnightly challenge.

Session 3: How to Increase Your Influence (28th March)

• Fortnightly challenge follow-up and sharing

• Speaking to be heard – voice projection and warm up

• Five speaking styles for influence

• When to use more words and when to use less

• Managing your state – bringing energy to your speaking

• What’s next? Intentions and outcomes.

This is the February action session for the Self Confidence Circle. It is a follow up to the 9 February learning session where members and attendees have the opportunity to put their newly learnt skills into practise through role plays, discussions and out loud speaking practise.

To join us, click on this link for details, pricing and registration.

LEARNING SESSION 8th FEBRUARY (12-1pm AEDST) PLUS PRACTICAL SESSION 22nd FEBRUARY (7-8pm AEDST)

Knowing and asking for what you want are two essential ingredients for living and leading your best life. When you know what you want, you are more likely to get it! However lack of clarity can get in the way. You may feel fuzzy about your wants and needs. And sometimes, even when you have clarity, you may hold back from asking for what you need if it means pushing back against other’s expectations.

In this learning session, we’ll take a deep dive into:

• Why it can be hard to know what you want and need

• How to identify your wants and needs

• Prioritising your asks

• What gets in the way of asking

• How to begin an ‘asking’ practise

• How to create more of want and need

Join me and like-minded members in the Self Confidence Circle in February. This session will be followed with our practical session on Wednesday 22nd February.

Note: the Self Confidence Circle is a bi-monthly group coaching and membership program. It consists of one learning session and one practical session held two weeks apart. The practical session enables you to put your learnings into practise in a safe, supportive and encouraging environment helping you take the action needed to build your confidence ongoingly.

Registration fee includes participation in both sessions.

Register for this month only, or join as a member. Options below.

• Attend February only (2x 1 hour sessions): $110 AUD

• Ongoing monthly membership: $99 AUD per month

• Membership with quarterly payments: $265 AUD per quarter

This is the November action session for the Self Confidence Circle. It is a follow up to the 10 November learning session where members and attendees have the opportunity to put their newly learnt skills into practise through role plays, discussions and out loud speaking practise.

To join us, click on this link for details, pricing and registration.

LEARNING SESSION 10th NOVEMBER (12-1pm AEST) PLUS PRACTICAL SESSION 23rd NOVEMBER (7-8pm AEST)

Research shows a direct link between personal power and owning your voice.

If your sense of personal power is low, or is affected by the presence or absence of others, your voice becomes conditional. You will have moments when you hold back from saying what’s on your mind, sharing your thoughts, opinions, wants and needs and walking away feeling overlooked, under-valued and unseen.

This lack of self expression can eat away at your confidence, holding you back from living and leading your best life.

At work it may show up as feeling nervous in the presence of those with greater perceived authority meaning you don’t communicate clearly and effectively.

In relationships, you find yourself outsourcing your power and allowing others to make decisions for you.

If this sounds familiar, join me this month in the Self Confidence Circle as we discuss the relationship between voice and power and help you elevate your power and influence.

In the learning sesssion you will:

• Discover your personal power leaks

• Raise awareness of why you outsource your power to others

• Learn how to grow your sense of personal power

• Learn techniques to hold onto your power in the presence of those with authority

• Learn how to confidently handle challenging people

This learning session will be followed by our practical session on 23rd November where you’ll have the opportunity to put your newly learnt skills into practise.

The practical session helps you take the action that will grow your confidence to grow your personal power, making integration of this new skill into your life that much easier.

Stop cowering to power and start leading yourself toward the opportunities and life you want to create by joining us this month in the Self Confidence Circle!

Note: the Self Confidence Circle is a bi-monthly group coaching and membership program. It consists of one learning session and one practical session held two weeks apart. The practical session enables you to put your learnings into practise in a safe, supportive and encouraging environment helping you take the action needed to build your confidence ongoingly.

Registration fee inclues access to both sessions.

Register for this session only, or join as a member. Options below.

• Single session: $110 AUD

• Monthly membership: $99 AUD

• Membership with quarterly payments: $265 AUD

This is the October action session for the Self Confidence Circle. It is a follow up to the 13 October learning session where members and attendees have the opportunity to put their newly learnt skills into practise through role plays, discussions and out loud speaking practise.

To join us, click on this link for details, pricing and registration.

LEARNING SESSION 13th OCTOBER (12-1pm AEST) PLUS PRACTICAL SESSION 26th OCTOBER (7-8pm AEST)

People pleasing is a learned behaviour that sees you putting other people’s wants and needs ahead of your own.

When people pleasing is excessive, it becomes more challenging to express your own needs, live life on your own terms and to feel joyful, fulfilled, and in control.

In the workplace, it can show up as being too ‘nice’, too agreeable and too compromising. As a result, you’re overlooked for advancement opportunities, key projects and leadership positions.

In relationships, putting other people’s needs ahead of your own, can lead to feelings of anger and eventually resentment.

The good news is that given people pleasing behaviour is learnt, it can also be unlearnt.

Join me this month in the Self Confidence Circle to find out how.

In the learning sesssion we will cover:

• The ten signs of people pleasing behaviour

• Why you people please

• The costs of being a people pleaser

• How to start expressing your needs with confidence

• What to expect when you stop people pleasing

• How to manage push back when you begin standing up for yourself

This learning session will be followed by our practical session on 26th October where you’ll have the opportunity to put your newly learnt skills into practise.

The practical session helps you take the action that will grow your confidence to express and stand up for yourself, making integration of this new skill into your life that much easier.

Stop people pleasing and start leading yourself toward the opportunities and life you want to create by joining us this month in the Self Confidence Circle!

Note: the Self Confidence Circle is a bi-monthly group coaching and membership program. It consists of one learning session and one practical session held two weeks apart. The practical session enables you to put your learnings into practise in a safe, supportive and encouraging environment helping you take the action needed to build your confidence ongoingly.

Registration fee inclues access to both sessions.

Register for this session only, or join as a member. Options below.

• Single session: $110 AUD

• Monthly membership: $99 AUD

• Membership with quarterly payments: $265 AUD

This is the September action session for the Self Confidence Circle. It is a follow up to the 8 September learning session where members and attendees have the opportunity to put their newly learnt skills into practise through role plays, discussions and out loud speaking practise.

Registrations for this event are now closed.

This masterclass is being hosted by the Australian Institute of Food Science & Technolgoy and is open to both members and non-members of the Institute.

Presentations are a key part of your role as a food scientist and provide an opportunity to highlight the value of your work, influence your audience and demonstrate your leadership readiness.  As famous political speech writer James Humes said “Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership.”

With this in mind, this masterclass will assist you to influence, engage and connect with your audience when you stand up to present. As a participant, you will learn:

• How to effectively connect with your audience to gain their attention

• A simple technique to structure your message for clarity

• Three speaking styles for influence

• The value of stories to support your point

• How to create impactful slides

You will leave with key insights about how to communicate with confidence to ensure your message is heard by your audience and achieves the outcome you’re looking for.

Do you struggle to speak up for yourself in the workplace?

Find it hard to get your words out in the moments that matter?

Hold back in the presence of people with more power?

Find nerves stopping you when speaking in front of a group?

Get annoyed when others dominate, or railroad you out of the conversation?

If this sounds familiar, I’d love you to join me for this 1 hour complimentary masterclass on How to Speak Up for Yourself at Work.

During the session you’ll learn:

• Why you find it hard to speak up for yourself at work

• The key barriers holding you back

• The link between voice and power

• Why you feel so stuck when it comes to making change

• How to move through stuck-ness to speak with confidence and grow your influence

When you can speak up for yourself at work, research shows you will:

• Be seen as more proactive

• Indicate your leadership readiness

• Grow your influence

• Build your presence

• Feel less stress and anxiety

• Experience better health and wellbeing

• Create a greater sense of personal integrity

To register for this complimentary session, click through below.

I look forward to seeing you there!

Do you find it challenging to speak up in the presence of power? Lose your nerve? Find your voice start shaking or your mind starts racing?

If so, this session is for you.

Your voice and your power are directly correlated and when your sense of personal power diminishes, so does your ability to speak with confidence, remain calm and generate influence.

In this half hour session Sharon will outline the relationship between voice and power and provide three ideas to help you speak up, be heard and remain calm and confident in the presence of power.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Competent leaders understand the value of good communication but strong leaders recognise the power of voice diversity.

When a variety of perspectives are shared and heard in the workplace, organisational performance improves, decision-making is better, collaboration is easier and innovation is faster.

If you’re a leader looking for greater voice diversity, to hear more from those who have something to say but hold back, or you’re seeking to understand more about what gets in the way of speaking up in the workplace, join me for this complimentary online session.

As a result of attending you will:

• Understand the business and culture costs of not speaking up

• Learn the key ingredients that enable team members to contribute with confidence and clarity

• Understand the reasons why speaking up, contributing ideas and providing feedback can be so challenging for many

• Learn how leaders can best support team members to find their voice at work.

I look forward to seeing you there!

To speak up with confidence, the first conversation you need to have is with yourself. That's because what you say on the outside is a direct reflection of what you are saying to yourself on the inside.

If your self-talk is dominated by your inner critic - buzzing around saying things like ‘you can’t do it, you aren’t good enough, you won’t get there, who do you think you are?’ - it can silence you, keep you small and zap your personal power. It can create fears, doubts and anxieties that diminish your influence, weaken your voice and have you feel stuck in life – unable to fully express yourself, lead effectively and live the life you've imagined.

In this interactive and enlightening session Sharon runs through a diagnostic tool to provide you with insights into the balance between the undermining effects of your inner critics and the elevating influence of your inner companions. As a result of attending, you will walk away with an understanding of where you can take immediate action to help you speak up with confidence, ignite the power of your voice and begin living, influencing and leading your life from the inside out.

According to author Joyce Meyer, ‘words are containers of power’.

This means that speaking up - whether that’s at work, in your relationships or in your daily interactions - is key to growing your personal power and building your influence.

However delivering a clear and concise message is not always easy. You may find yourself stumbling over your words, hesitating when you speak or feeling as though your message isn’t heard.

If this resonates, then having a framework can help. Being clear on how to pull your message together with clarity in the moment enables you to feel confident with your delivery and to speak with greater impact.

If you’re looking to grow your confidence and influence by speaking up with more certainty, consider joining me for this half hour complimentary session.

As a result of attending, you will learn:

• A 3 step process for organising your thoughts.

• How to think before you speak - key questions to ask yourself before you open your mouth.

• When to use more words and when to use less when speaking for influence and impact.

I look forward to seeing you there!

Do you suffer from mind-blanks? Moments when your thoughts fly away like seagulls and you’re left momentarily stunned with nothing to say?

Mind-blanks are common but when you worry about them, or they happen regularly, the experience can lower your confidence to speak up, contribute and put yourself forward for opportunities.

In this complimentary half hour session, I’ll share why mind-blanks happen, how to prevent them and what to do when they occur.

As a result of attending, you’ll have a four step process to help you manage mind-blanks with ease and confidence.

I look forward to seeing you there!

To speak up with confidence, the first conversation you need to have is with yourself. That's because what you say on the outside is a direct reflection of what you are saying to yourself on the inside.

If your self-talk is dominated by your inner critic - buzzing around saying things like ‘you can’t do it, you aren’t good enough, you won’t get there, who do you think you are?’ - it can silence you, keep you small and zap your personal power. It can create fears, doubts and anxieties that diminish your influence, weaken your voice and have you hold back from speaking up and making the contribution you’d like to make.

In this interactive and enlightening session Sharon runs through a diagnostic tool to provide you with insights into the balance between the undermining effects of your inner critics and the elevating influence of your inner companions.

As a result of attending, you will walk away with an understanding of where you can take immediate action to help you speak up with confidence, ignite the power of your voice and begin living, influencing and leading your life from the inside out.

I look forward to seeing you there!

Speaking up with confidence is critical for career advancement and workplace influence.  When you contribute your thoughts, ideas and suggestions with conviction, you demonstrate your leadership readiness, perform better in job interviews and feel seen, heard and valued for your contribution.

However worrying what others think, holding back in the presence of power and the inner voice of self doubt can all create road blocks.

If you’re looking to accelerate your career in 2022 by breaking through the barriers that are holding you back from speaking up, consider joining me for this Masterclass Series in March.

As a result of attending, you’ll have greater confidence to contribute your voice in meetings, presentations, interviews and negotiations and feel your personal power, presence and influence accelerate.

Sessions are held on 12th, 19th and 26th March.

Over the course of the 3x90 minute sessions, we’ll cover:

Session 1: Agency and Self Belief

·       Identifying the barriers that are holding you back

·       Adopting helpful beliefs to move you forward

·       Effectively managing the spotlight – getting comfortable with discomfort

·       Enhancing your capacity for change – the role of courage

·       Speaking up in the presence of power

Session 2: Clarity and presence

• Identifying your messages – being clear on your point

• Communicating your message with impact

• Maintaining calm and getting past nerves

• Maintaining focus in conversations, presentations and negotiations

• Creating genuine connection in a conversation

• The role of perspective

Session 3: Energy and identity

• Owning your authentic voice

• Developing a persona statement

• Body language

• Sound and projection

• Authoritative vs apologetic language

Sessions will be held on Saturday mornings from 9am-10.30am AEDST on 12th, 19th and 26th March via Zoom.

Participants will receive:

• 4.5 hours of content and group support

• A workbook

• An inspiration library

• Class recordings

• Email support in-between sessions.

Book your spot to take your confidence and influence at work to the next level: $295 +GST

Once we receive your registration, further details and links to the classes will be sent to you.

Your voice is one of your key tools for influence. However in the workplace, speaking up and having your voice heard is not always easy. You may find yourself held back by:

• Worrying what others think

• Second guessing the value of your opinion

• Not feeling confident

• Feeling nervous when speaking in front of others

• Feeling you aren’t heard

Overcoming these fears and concerns is key to shifting from hesitating and holding back to advancing your career in 2022. When you find and strengthen your voice you grow your influence - whether that’s better servicing your clients, improving workplace culture and connection, or contributing your thoughts and opinions in meetings, presentations and at events.

If you’d like to grow your capacity to be seen, heard and valued at work, join me for this session on 10 February. As a result of attending you will gain insights about the actions you can take to build your career in 2022 by speaking up with greater confidence and influence.

I look forward to seeing you there!

To speak up with confidence, the first conversation you need to have is with yourself. That's because what you say on the outside is a direct reflection of what you are saying to yourself on the inside.

If your self-talk is dominated by your inner critic - buzzing around saying things like ‘you can’t do it, you aren’t good enough, you won’t get there, who do you think you are?’ - it can silence you, keep you small and zap your personal power. It can create fears, doubts and anxieties that diminish your influence, weaken your voice and have you feel stuck in life – unable to fully express yourself, lead effectively and live the life you've imagined.

In this interactive and enlightening session Sharon runs through a diagnostic tool to provide you with insights into the balance between the undermining effects of your inner critics and the elevating influence of your inner companions. As a result of attending, you will walk away with an understanding of where you can take immediate action to help you speak up, ignite the power of your voice and begin living, loving and leading your life from the inside out.