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Face Your Fears and Enjoy the Ride

Conquering fear of public speaking is possible for anyone, and there are some practical strategies we teach at NIDA to help people in managing presentation nerves.

Be heard � 3 minute voice warm up

Here is a three minute warm-up you can try to make the most of your voice, whether you're performing on stage, sitting around the meeting table or just want to make yourself heard.

Are we hard-wired for trust?

Learnings from Wired for Wonder

A hunger for learning, and thirst for equality

Training and education has also played a vital role throughout my career, and this is why: I am of the view that there is no such thing has having 'made it' in your career. There is always a next step, a next move, a new skill or new level of mastery available to you at any time. Standing with this view, I am ever-hungry for learning opportunities, and this is why I participated in the NIDA CorporateInfluential Women course.

Do you invest in yourself & others?

Tara Winkler's road to TEDx Sydney

NIDA Corporate is working withTara Winkler,the Managing Director of theCambodian Children's Trust (CCT) which she established with Jedtha Pon in 2007 in order to rescue fourteen children from a corrupt and abusive orphanage.

Why an actor can help with your work presentation

Whether as Hamlet or the leader of an organisation, we communicate so that we can connect, so that we can inspire change, so that people can understand and that we are understood. We communicate so that we are heard.

The secret to a great team? Let them play!

Encouragingplay allows people to feel more relaxed, open, and at ease to speak their mind. The ultimate pay-off for fostering the art of play from a business perspective is enhanced creativity and innovation, which also allows for a greater competitive edge.

Top tips for networking with confidence and ease

There are a range of acting techniques that can easily be applied to a social or networking situation