Are you having fun yet?

August 6, 2025

‘You were having so much fun on stage.’

As a speaker, this kind of feedback makes my heart sing.

One of my mentors once said, ‘Your audience can never have more fun than you are having.’

And it’s true. When you’re having fun on stage, you’re not performing, you’re connecting. You’re fully present. And you can’t fake fun, not for a full hour!

Fun is generous. It lifts the room. It opens the door to trust, insight and possibility

It was such a privilege to present the closing keynote at the 2025 NSW Mining, HSEC Conference.

Thank you to the NSW Mining team for the warm welcome and support.

To the wonderful audience, who showed up with open minds and full hearts, thank you. You brought the energy, the curiosity and the stories that made that final session something special.

You reminded me why I love doing this.

Here’s to the stories we tell, the safety we shape, and the futures we can create together.

Hooked

Dry facts and data fade from memory over time, but an engaging story is difficult to forget. In Hooked, communication and business storytelling experts Gabrielle Dolan and Yamini Naidu use real-world examples and proven, effective techniques to teach the skill of great business storytelling. They explain what good storytelling is, why business leaders need to learn it, how to create effective stories, and how to practice for perfection.

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