In this First Time Facilitator episode, you’ll hear from Therese Lardner, a psychologist, leadership coach, speaker and workshop facilitator. She shares how being thrown into the deep end helped build her confidence in public speaking, and why your choice of words matter as a facilitator.  This is why Therese dedicates her career to teaching people how to use their vocabulary more effectively. 

We also talk about employee engagement and creating strong work cultures; and discover what organisations need to consider to improve the employee experience.

About our guest

Therese is a leadership and engagement coach, workshop facilitator, speaker, executive coach and psychologist with a simple, no-nonsense approach to building leaders and businesses. Her natural way of engaging with people means that she is just as comfortable in the boardroom as she is on the factory floor. For Therese, connection at work is the key to success, developed through personal insight, alignment with company culture and cohesive teams.

What you’ll learn

How she adjusted her academic language to connect with diverse audiences

Some advice she was given that took the weight off her shoulders when she was a first time facilitator

Why it’s important to develop your vocabulary (and your emotions) as a leader and how you can do that

How she landed a speaking gig at a positive psychology conference in New York City

Resources

Therese Lardner on LinkedIn

Therese’s company, Mindset Coaching and Consulting

Simon Sinek – Find Your Why (book)

Therese speaking at Disrupt HR Brisbane – below 

Desperately Seeking Emotional Vocabulary | Therese Lardner | DisruptHR Talks from DisruptHR on Vimeo.

Episode transcript

Click here to view the episode transcript with Therese Lardner