Workshops & Presentations

As a presenter I have given a number of presentations, tutorials and workshops.

Upcoming Presentations

I will not be attending any further conferences this year as a speaker. I am available for private speaking engagements in Adelaide or Melbourne by arrangement. Please contact me to discuss your event needs.

Other Topics

Below are a couple of key presentations that may be of interest to you or a business you represent. Of course, these are presentations I have already prepared and I am always open to presenting on other areas within my skill domain. Please contact me for further information.

Technical SEO vs Strategic SEO: Simple tricks for better foo

Search engine optimisation (SEO) is an interesting buzz-word bingo topic topic at the moment and everyone with TCP/IP is an expert. Filtering the bull from the truth is the hard job and, even then, 99 per cent of what you read about is only what would be considered the technical aspects of search engine optimisation. The problem with this is if the technical is the ying then the strategic is the yang and getting the best results depends on both.

Strategic search engine optimisation skills is what defines the leading consultants in industry at the present time and these people, particularly in Australia, are few and far between so it is only fair to share the black magic of strategic SEO and how it works in conjunction with Technical SEO to get more qualified traffic through to your web site.

Format: Presentation 1 hour

Employability Skills

Whether by choice, accident or by a pushed hand, we all at times come to the decision to look for alternate employment either through seeking internal positions or approaching other organisations. This workshop set has been established to cover off all aspects of the job application process for those seeking system administrator or like roles as well as those seeking supervisory and management positions over such roles.

With the theme of confidentiality, integrity and availability in mind this workshop will cover off all aspects of employability. This includes examining your current situation, going through the process of making career decisions, and writing application documentation. The complementing content then addresses the issues of presentation everything from giving a hand shake, how you wear your clothes, dealing with profiling tools, answering questions and facing public speaking.

Overall, this presentation is targeted at those who are considering employment options as well as those who are seeking to be more self aware in respect to their employability or are seeking to further develop their written and interpersonal communication skills. The second three-hour session has an expectation that attendees dress as they would for interview and be prepared to expand their skill set.

Formats: Presentation 3 hours, Small Group Workshop 2 x 3 hours

Strategic Human Resource Management: Taking a walk on the wild side

When it comes to completing a many technical practitioner degrees the notion of studying management units doesn't rate very highly and it certainly often rated as one of the less useful subjects. But what about Human Resources Management? This presentation is pieced together to help you get inside the mindsets of your CEO and their HR Director by examining the techniques they employ.

Understanding their mindset can help you work out what attitude, work ethic and level of output will best equip you for that promotion or sideways move you may be looking for in the future. It will also help you understand some of those weird recruiting decisions that are made within organisations as well. Want to know the best bit? Many CEOs and HR Management staff don't even know why they push for the recruiting agendas that they do - so, in some instances, you'll understand some of these people better than they know themselves!

Formats: Presentation 1 hour, Small Group Workshop 3 hours

SWOT and other business essentials: A moment to review

To my surprise many, many businesses have no idea what SWOT analysis is. In fact, SWOT analysis is just one of a number of management tools that have lost their place in the life of business.

This presentation/tutorial is a chance to look at SWOT analysis and other management tools to assist in planning for your business. The tutorial is designed to engage discussion on the how to utilise a range of business analysis tools to form a strategic plan for your business or area of corporate responsibility.

Formats: Presentation 1 hour, Tutorial 3 hours

Introduction to Business Analysis Tools

Extracted from Kristy's workshops in business practice this session is in no way related to Business Needs Analysis. This presentation is a must see for the practitioner who is moving into a supervisory, decision-making or managerial role. This session comes in an extremely intensive, short and sharp presentation introducing the essential business analysis tools used in management decision making processes. Included in the presentation is SWOT analysis, the Five Forces Model, Environmental Analysis (PEST).

Last Public Presentation: Systems Administrators Guild of Australia Conference, http://sage-au.org.au/, 15 August 2008.
Formats: Tutorial 1 hour, Tutorial/Workshop 3 hours

SWOT then what? Where the rubber hits the road

So many times business owners can recite the times they have been told 'if you fail to plan you plan to fail'. As a result many start-uppers draw up a business plan, including the classical SWOT diagram, which gives them idea of where they want to be but does not lay out the path to get there. Promptly thereafter it collects dust in a pile of bedtime reading, disappears to the bottom of a filing cabinet drawer or is filed under 'trash'.

This session is designed to very quickly find a use for that dusty, coffee-stained business plan, not as a coaster or fire lighter but as something that can be turned into tangible approaches to managing and conducting your business. This snappy introduction to far more than just the 4P's of marketing and can revolutionise the way you identify your markets and how you target them. Use this session to springboard your next marketing planning session to bolster your corporate image and profit margin.

This presentation builds upon the concepts introduced in the 'Introduction to Business Analysis Tools' and it is advisable that you also attend the this session beforehand if you are not familiar with SWOT analysis.

Formats: Presentation 1 hour, Tutorial 3 hours

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