The Slow School of Business

TALK ON PURPOSE

Talk on Purpose is an intensive course for the current and future leaders in our world. We help you bring your purpose to life through the power of storytelling and public speaking.

The course culminates in a TED-like graduation event where participants deliver their 3-minute talk on stage to a live audience. The talks are followed by a celebration over drinks and canapés.

Each talk is professionally filmed and photographed providing you with invaluable marketing content to showcase your purpose and work in a way that is authentic and real.

“Those who tell the stories, rule the world.” – Plato

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Melbourne Public Course

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COURSE DATES: Register interest for next course in 2018

GRADUATION DATE: TBA

FACILITATORS: Carolyn Tate & Sandy McDonald

VENUE: TBA

PARTICIPANTS: 12-15

COST: $1800 + GST
(+ $395 for edited video)

“The essence of leadership has nothing to do with title and position and everything to do with the desire to serve others and something beyond ourselves, a higher purpose. It’s at the intersection of purpose, storytelling and public speaking that true leaders are born. And that’s what Talk on Purpose is all about.”

– Carolyn Tate
Founder of The Slow School of Business

OUTCOMES

Purpose	Gain clarity of purpose at work and the message to be shared.
Storytelling	Uncover what makes a brilliant story and where to find them.
Speech Writing	Write a script with a high impact beginning, middle and end.
Public Speaking	Practice the talk over and over and deliver it live on stage.
Leadership	Step into a space of leadership in your life and at work.

Human Skills	Become a more authentic and compassionate communicator.
Graduation	Share the talk and celebrate achievements with co-workers.
Videography	The talk is professionally filmed and raw footage is provided to you. An extra cost of $395 is charged should you desire an edited version of your talk.
Photography	Have the journey captured beautifully in high quality images.
Marketing	Discover how your company can leverage the talks.

WATCH THE JOURNEY OF OTHERS WHO HAVE TAKEN THE COURSE

We have over 60 graduates of our Talk on Purpose course. Here’s just a small sample of how we’ve changed their lives.

BETH JENNINGS

WHAT REALLY MATTERS?

Beth is a photographer who helps purpose-driven people to connect and lead with real-life photo stories. While her craft of photography was a well-oiled machine, in the last 9 years Beth struggled to communicate her uniqueness. Now she describes who she is with clarity, conviction and confidence, which is priceless in a world where ‘everyone’s a photographer’”

“Three days of hard work smashed a nine year problem I thought I would never conquer, and left me with three key words ‘What Really Matters’. Words can’t describe how I feel about that!”

ROBERT LEE DAVIS

HOW MICKEY MOUSE CHANGED MY LIFE

Robert Davis is an artist and arts educator working at The American School in London. Before doing ToP he’d never shared his very vulnerable and personal stories publically let alone to a live audience. After completing ToP he was invited to speak at TEDxMelbourne and most recently at TEDxNIU (Northern Illinois University).

“ToP gave me the confidence, support and structure to tell my story with purpose and conviction and it led me to the TEDx stage. As a teacher, I’d love to see this course in schools.”

ELIZABETH SIGSTON

CANCER: BEYOND THE CURE

Elizabeth is a surgeon, entrepreneur, mother and CEO of her B-Corp Certified Company, SavinGreen. She is a high achiever and has overcome adversity in her life, especially with her battle with cancer after her divorce in 2006. Liz realised her story of survival was inspirational so felt compelled to ‘tell her story’ with the support of family and friends.

“ToP is a course that every doctor or health professional should do. This course took me beyond simply being a surgeon to help clarify why I am passionate about healthcare and find the voice to express it. I now have the skills and confidence to speak regularly to varied audiences on numerous topics.”

OLIVER ZIMMERMANN

EVOLUTION ON TWO WHEELS

Oliver is an IT specialist at IAG Insurance. Having battled depression in the past, he wanted to learn how to share his story so he could help others and open up the dialogue around depression in the workplace. Oliver went from never having spoken publicly about his depression to becoming an authentic and engaging speaker with a truly meaningful message.

“This was a ‘pivotal’ shared experience. Our journeys were diverse but our purposes were aligned and we walked together. This course would really help employees in companies to walk the talk together.”

MATT PERFECT

HAVING & GIVING

Matt is a recovering procurement professional and a corporate escapee. Like many new business owners he lacked clarity around the purpose of his new business. By digging deep into the stories of his own life, he was able to gain absolute clarity on his message to bring ‘impact spending’ to the business world.

“Thank you to the exceptional facilitators for sharing your gifts with us – you have helped me finally make sense of what matters to me most.”

TRUDI SAUL

THE GAME-CHANGER BUSINESS NEEDS

Trudi Saul works with Faculte3 to help businesses educate, empower, and engage their teams and change the way they think about work. Before doing ToP Trudi struggled to articulate the reason she is so passionate about helping businesses improve their workplace culture. She now has clarity of purpose and a great story to share.

“ToP was a valuable experience both professionally and personally. It gave our business a foundation for our messaging and the story we had been trying to articulate to the world. I now bring story telling skills into my role on a daily basis and have a new-found excitement for public speaking. ToP was exhilarating and enriching.”