Managers succeed one conversation at a time. In the workplace our most important conversations are formal presentations. These are used to gain acceptance of new strategic proposals, to make sales or to build shared understanding and common identities. The most important presentations happen in the boardroom. This is where the stakes are highest and only the best will do. It is a strange and uncommon environment where protocols, behaviours and legal liabilities may be very different from those in executive life. Most information on presenting, however, is designed to help reluctant presenters to survive their ordeal. Very little is written or taught about how to excel and how to meet and surpass the expectations of highly discerning audiences. Yet that is what boardroom presenters must do. There is also very little information available to help presenters who are unfamiliar with the boardroom to recognise, diagnose and manage the complexities of the boardroom environment. Boardroom education is designed for board members and is often too complex and legalistic for easy assimilation by practical presenters. Yet without an understanding of the boardroom and its special interpersonal dynamics, even accomplished presenters are set up to fail when they must operate in that environment. The techniques that have been practised and perfected for executive presentations may not work in the boardroom. This presentation will provide a valuable insight into the operations of boards and the best way to present to them. It is practical and enlightening and guaranteed to provide some valuable ideas that will enhance your most important future presentations.

About your presenter: Julie Garland McLellan is a boardroom expert. As a company director she has been on the receiving end of countless presentations and as an executive she has presented to some of Australia’s largest and most important boards. Julie is also a qualified professional speaker and is a highly rated presenter both in the boardroom and the training room. Acknowledged by her audiences as an insightful and motivating speaker she brings highly professional content with an engaging manner to her training and sales presentations. She leaves her audiences with practical skills that will enhance their abilities immediately making a noticeable difference in performance. Julie is one of Australia’s leading governance consultants. She is also a professional non-executive director with experience on a range of boards within government and other sectors. She has served on the boards of Melbourne Water Corporation, Victorian Energy Networks Corporations, City West Water, Victorian Minerals and Energy Council, Melbourne University Engineering Foundation, Kimbriki Environmental Enterprises and Hassall & Associates. Julie has an MBA, an Honours Degree in Engineering, a Diploma and an Advanced Diploma in Company Directorship, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance