Future proofing your staff to be cool, calm and connected!

Not just a speaker. An experience.

Trudi does things differently. And so should your teams.

 

Trudi will help you understand that now, more than ever, there is power in harnessing the human spirit and the antidote to productivity loss lies in the very essence that makes us human.

 

The future belongs to the skills of our teams!  And Trudi helps you understand how to harness the power of human creativity and imagination to create robust, ready-to-rumble humans.  ( And she has an absolute ball doing it! )

 

High Energy, Mind-blowing, incredibly fun and engaging are some of the descriptions given to Trudi as she conducts a connection rebellion for all those who engage her.

 

This is not a one-woman show!  Trudi is an expert in audience engagement and  will have your audience responsive and taking actionable steps BEFORE the keynote has finished.

 

Resources

Speaking topics

01. Beating burnout with play

Beating Burnout with play - Combating our global crisis

The world is in a global burnout crisis. Trudi has the anti-dote. In this explosive keynote. Expect a combination of psychology, neurology and a tonne of laughter

• Understand how your brain processes information

• Discover how to unlock complex problem solving and calm mental chaos

• De-load your mental platter using neurologically informed strategies

• Connect with colleagues again!

Great for teams under pressure, high stress environments

02.Connection before Content

Connection before Content - Putting creative humans first in a digital world

In the ‘rise of the machine’ staying human is now more important the ever.  We have a loneliness epidemic on our hands and our leaders will be our future connectors because organisations are in a high state of change!  If you want to learn to connect, engage or ‘human’ better - Trudi has the answer.

You can expect

 

·       An understanding of how we are hard-wired to connect

·       A reminder of the power of random acts of kindness

·       Connection storm (physical activity)

·       Strategies to connect to improve work flow and productivity

·       A recipe to combat loneliness and disengagement

Ideal for Off-sites and Annual Conferences

03. Future proofing resilience

Being playful is our evolutionary response to resilience. It's how we learn, adapt, and innovate. So how do we harness that in our businesses to keep our staff engaged, connected, and fluent to change? With a playful mindset

- Actionable steps to incorporate play into your work culture

- Insights from scientific research on the benefits of play

- Real-world examples and success stories

- Practical tips to foster a playful, engaging and innovative workplace

04. Presenting YOU - the secrets of communication

Presenting is most peoples biggest fears. So as one of the futures leading organisational skills, how do overcome our fear and present something that influences others for our own success?

 

Using creativity

• Understand how your brain processes (and gets overwhelmed by) information.

• Discover how simple play can unlock complex problem-solving and calm mental chaos.

• Learn how to de-load your mental platter using neuroscience-informed strategies.

• Connect with colleagues through creative, energising activities designed to cut through the noise.

05. Resilience: Rebuilding your etch-a-sketch

In this deeply personal and revealing journey, Trudi outlines her journey of resilience and connection when life took her personal 'etch-a-sketch' and gave it a shake up. She shares how creativity and play carried her through heartache and trauma and why we are all built for 'playful resistance'.

In this keynote:

- Understand the power within us all when challenges face us

- Explore how playfulness can turn trauma into triumph

- Here Trudi's deeply personal journey

This Keynote is ideal for Wellbeing teams, Leadership events or intimate events

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