Voice of Leadership

Overall, this course is about perception, influence and the nature of change.

WiBF is delighted to welcome back Stephanie Burns, PhD with a new interactive, virtual program: Voice of Leadership. This series of 5 zoom presentations will address the underlying theories, ideas and strategies for navigating a long and ever-evolving career.

Open to women and men of all career stages, Voice of Leadership is suitable for both the young professional wanting to learn how to use their early years to build the foundation for perpetual growth into the future, and the seasoned professional who is ready to take advantage of the experiences they have gained, allowing them to focus on the next level of specialization and/or leadership. 

Dates: Wednesday | 28th September to 26th October 2022 and 2nd November to 30th November 2022

  1. Becoming a life-long learner
  2. Overriding the habit of procrastination
  3. Managing fear, anxiety and lack of confidence
  4. Getting to know and understand yourself
  5. There’s more than enough time

Don’t miss out on this life and career enriching program, offered online & exclusively for WiBF members.

For more information, download the WiBF Voice of Leadership Flyer, and watch the webinar with Dr Stephanie Burns which breaks down program structure and content. Be quick to enroll, limited places available – please visit the Courses page to start registering.

For VOL Alumni

Masterclass – Designing Influential Communications and Presentation with Dr Stephanie Burns

By popular demand, we welcome Dr Stephanie Burns to present her Masterclass on Designing Influential Communications and Presentation!

Open to those women and men, who have completed the Voice of Leadership course across 2016 to 2022, this course is is designed to expand upon the lessons of Voice of Leadership to improve perception, influence and the nature of change.

Date: Wednesday 14th September 2022

Location: Sydney CBD

The Masterclass will cover:

  • Defining outcomes
  • Designing set-ups to open the mind of those receiving the communication BEFORE delivering your main content
  • Sequencing content properly: First you do this, then you do that
  • Effective preparation: Saturating in the content such that your attention can be on the individual or group while speaking, and NOT on your notes
  • Handling unexpected events during the presentation
  • Expanding your range of communication/presentation behaviour.

Be quick to enroll, limited places available – please visit your WiBF Member Dashboard to register.

About Stephanie Burns, PhD

Stef is well known in the Australian corporate, education and government communities. Trained originally as an engineer by the U.S. Army her career evolved through influential studies into human behaviour. Her own research has led to practical solutions to problems in the areas of leadership, communication, learning and teaching effectiveness. She has lived in Australia since 1987, and completed her PhD with the University of South Australia.

What Alumni have said

There are no passengers in this program. Everyone gets to participate, and you get back as much as you give. I now appreciate the fact that HOW a message is communicated can significantly influence the outcome of a discussion.”

Yvonne How, Client Service & Relationship Executive, State Street Corporation

What Alumni have said

When one receives feedback that you have to adapt your style to relate better to stakeholders, it isn’t easy if you’ve spent 10-20 years operating in a certain style. However, no one actually tells you how to make this change. To my amazement, I found after attending this workshop series that Stephanie’s practical tips worked, no matter the situation. I attended her workshops several years ago. I continue to apply them to this day. I highly recommend it for men & women who want to grow their influence.”

Karina Kwan, NED, Former CFO Of Citi Australia & New Zealand

What Alumni have said

Stephanie is an outstanding presenter, her Voice of Leadership programme was exceptional. I often apply the skills we learned from Stephanie. This course is the best professional learning I have experienced.”

Gabrielle Munzer, Senior Business Development Manager, Challenger Investment Partners

What Alumni have said

Stephanie teases out complex threads of presentation skills, body language and selfawareness practices and packages them into easy to use tools. I left the program better equipped to modify the way I speak and present myself and noticed an immediate improvement in how I communicate in all contexts”

Emma Seymour, Financial Controller, JobAdder

 

A word about this new program delivery

Over these past years Zoom meetings have moved front and centre as a medium for training. I have been doing many of these and they bring to training a whole new dynamic. There is something very good about this medium. There is more interaction, it’s more relaxed and in many ways more intimate. We are in our own comfortable worlds, and this changes the energy of these presentations in unique and positive ways. I very much look forward to presenting this work to WiBF members in this format. I look forward to your insights and hearing your stories as the program unfolds.”

Stephanie Burns, PhD

About Voice of Leadership/Masterclass: Designing Influential Communications and Presentation with Dr Stephanie Burns.

The Voice of Leadership course will lead you to examine how you do what you do, how you are perceived, and how you can add layers to your behaviours allowing you to effect change in others over the course of your career. Most factors related to one’s career success are personal. This course is about YOU!
Open to women and men of all career stages, this is the ideal team development opportunity that has been proven to benefit everyone from the most seasoned executives down to new entrants. There really is something in this program for every individual committed to realising their full potential. 

The Masterclass: Designing Influential Communications and Presentation with Dr Stephanie Burns is for Voice of Leadership alumni to expand upon their to expand upon the lessons of Voice of Leadership to improve perception, influence and the nature of change.

Dates:

We are running Voice of Leadership in 2022. The next five-week intake is scheduled:

We will run one Masterclass on:

Costs:

For the WiBF Voice of Leadership Program, participation is $900+gst per participant.

For the WiBF Masterclass: Designing Influential Communications and Presentation with Dr Stephanie Burns, participation is $900+GST per participant.

How to Apply

For Corporate Members seeking to register participants from your organisation – please email the WiBF office to access your membership inclusions and confirm your participants.

For individuals seeking to register as a participant in the WiBF Voice of Leadership Program – please email the WiBF office to express interest.

For the WiBF Voice of Leadership Program, participation is $900+gst per participant.

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