Speaking

  • “It was fabulous to have Penny as our keynote speaker at our Association Conference. Her presentation was dynamic, interesting and gave our attendees lots to ‘take away’ both personally and professionally."

    Cynthia Pearce, President, School Administrators Association

  • "Penny Terry you are extraordinary! Your presentation today was perfect. An incredible mix of information, experience and amazing delivery. Your storytelling and use of metaphor is world class!!.

    Lisa O’Neill, CEO, Thought Leaders Business School

  • “Penny is a true professional and was an excellent choice for our event. Her ability to engage with the audience, keep the night flowing and bring a personal approach to the evening ensured that it was an excellent event. I would have no hesitation utilising her services again or in recommending Penny to others.”.

    Penny Eagan, CEO, Cancer Council, Tasmania

Keynote Topics

  • Leader-viewing: Using curiosity to foster highly engaged cultures

    How often do we find ourselves sitting in a meeting and thinking I’ve heard all this before or I don’t have time to go over this, again?

    What if the ‘this’ is wrong…

    With our diaries jammed and our brains overloaded it’s totally understandable that our instinct is to just ‘get on with it’.

    In this keynote, Penny helps leaders understand ‘The Question Effect’ - How a single question will influence all subsequent moves. She asks delegates to consider what they’re missing by not being curious… enough.

    Drawing from her 10 years of experience as a radio presenter, conducting more than 20,000 interviews, Penny helps delegates see why our curiosity has more earning potential than our time.

  • Be you, at work: Unlocking authentic leadership

    Is there a ‘work you’ and a ‘home you’?

    Fair enough! It can be hard to be the best and truest version of yourself as you jump from team meetings to customer service to strategic directions to cooking dinner!

    Most of us, often unconsciously, follow what's been done before, stick to the status quo and imitate those around us without stopping to think if it aligns with who we are and what we value.

    In this keynote Penny helps delegates untangle the difference between oversharing and authenticity, giving them the tool they need to be themselves, no matter where they are.

    Delegates will learn how to pinpoint what makes them authentic and how to wear it on the outside, so they feel better on the inside.

  • Be 10 x More Interesting: Unlearning boring leadership.

    Does becoming a ‘leader’ make us 10 x more boring? Maybe ‘cautious’ is a safer word. Ahh the irony….

    Unfortunately, it's pretty easy to become boring as we go through the motions of running another meeting, sharing another spreadsheet, giving another presentation, or sending another email.

    Yet, as leaders we’re meant to inspire our people, motivate great workplace cultures, influence people of power, and give killer presentations… but, by saying what, exactly?

    In this presentation, Penny helps leaders get out of the tedious detail that takes over their lives (and inboxes) and get into the stories that make them, make sense.

    They’ll leave knowing how to supercharge engagement levels so they spend less time getting buy-in and more time getting things done.

  • Make work, make sense: Why storytelling makes our jobs easier.

    Can you quickly reel off a story about someone your organisation has helped? How about 20 stories, about 20 different people? No? You’re not the only one. Most people will draw a blank even if they’re helping hundreds of people every day.

    So, why do we struggle to give examples of how we help people? (Clears throat) Well, let me explain…

    While most organisations have systems in place to collect data, very few have systems to collect the stories that bring this data to life. Without the stories, it’s hard to make others make sense of what we do.

    In this keynote, Penny role-models the power of conversational storytelling and challenges delegates to consider what a true storytelling culture could look like, the systems required, and the value they can expect when it’s done.

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Panel Facilitation and MC

  • Panel Facilitation

    Penny is a professional question-asker. But, more specifically, she is a conversation starter.

    She specialises in asking the sort of questions, that start the sorts of conversations, that make the sorts of change that’s needed!

    After 10 years as a live radio presenter, she loves nothing more than supporting panellists to share relevant, relatable and reliable information that will keep their audience engaged.

    She effortlessly guides each speaker to share the most interesting parts of who they are and what they know, so they leave the waffle and wasted words at home!

    Penny is super curious and highly engaged in current affairs making her a safe pair of hands to lead your next panel discussion.

  • MC

    After 10 years as a radio presenter, Penny is highly attuned to the needs lives audiences: those in the room, those on the stage and those behind the scenes. She works closely and continuously with organisers to understand their dreams and then bring them to life.

    She knows the role of an MC goes far beyond speaker introductions and is about managing energy, creating trust and fostering a safe space for connection and learning.

    Penny is highly intuitive knowing when to lift and lower energy, when to pause and reflect, and has a wit that’s quick yet, in tune.

    She’s fastidious about keeping things on track and on time (otherwise she’d crash the news)!

    If you’re looking for an MC that your delegates will trust and love, get in touch.

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