Public speaking

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We acknowledge the power of our voice both as an organisation and individuals. We have spoken in front of different kinds of audiences about the urgent need to connect with our humanity in the workplace. We have explored and shared how our own identities and experiences have been shaped, in order to make it safe for those who have faced similar trauma in the workplace to speak up, and to ignite a desire in more people to take action and confront power and bias that they may not have realised they have been perpetuating.

Some of these talks have been accessibly priced for organisations that would not usually engage with us to benefit from our experiences and perspectives, others have been delivered for communities and networks for free and have built our reputation within different sectors.

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Past talks

Listening deeply and sharing bravely

This talk was first developed for the Patterns for Change project and has been repeated for the Women in Tech Nottingham community. It explores how listening is both the most fundamental practice of being human and the most exciting and important thing we can possibly do because it is key to building resonance and movement.

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Putting inclusion at the centre of your team

This talk was first developed for the Jam Product Leaders Weekend but has since been repeated multiple times due to popularity. It provides first-hand examples of the impact that diversity and inclusion has on teams – both the high rewards, as well as the the costs of not prioritising it.

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If building a great team is the problem, technology is not the answer

This talk was first developed for Canvas Conference 2016 and is still relevant today. It explores how to build a great team through focussing on people rather than technology and how challenging our over-reliance on technology to solve problems can help maximise your team’s capabilities.

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An agile approach to diversity & inclusion

This talk was developed for the Agile in the Ether conference. It explored how adopting some of the agile approaches that we often use to develop great products can be used to develop a diverse and inclusive organisation that empowers everyone to thrive.

Failure is yours, success is the team’s

“Tessa gave an insightful, human-centred session about difficult topic that needs to be discussed more. Her slides were great, her tone was spot on and the audience really engaged with her."

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