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About Rachel Green and her team
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Rachel is an award-winning communication specialist, author, professional speaker and emotional intelligence coach.
She is entertaining, informed, down-to-earth and inspiring. A truly professional speaker.
"Let me bring out the best in you by building your confidence, communication and emotional intelligence."
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Key features of Rachel's presentations:
 | She involves the audience. Her interactive speeches and seminars stimulate, inspire and energise. No passive people. No numb bums.
| | She's great at the graveyard shift. She'll keep everyone awake after lunch. Promise!
| | Relevance. She'll research your audience. Find out their specific issues. Work out the scenarios they deal with. Then give you a speech or seminar your audience can identify with. No off-the-shelf stuff. It will be just for them.
| | Stimulation. She'll kick-off your conference with a high energy start. She'll get your people talking. No dull heavy papers. Stimulation. Challenge. Enthusiasm.
| | Expert knowledge. She has knowledge. An integration of many disciplines. Be up-to-date. Be accurate. Be informed.
| | Unique material. Rachel gives you her own work. You can't get it anywhere else.
| | Learning. She is a qualified adult educator. People learn. Gain skills. And advance.
| | Genuine warmth. She relates to all types of people. Connect with her warmth, enthusiasm and vitality. And laughter is guaranteed too.
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Her background
Rachel:
| Has published, studied and presented internationally and provided opening and after-luncheon speeches at conferences and events throughout Australia and New Zealand. (She has been invited to speak internationally but prefers to reach her world-wide audience via the Internet so she can enjoy a work-life balance.)
| | Is the author of the inspiring book "Midlife and Happiness".
| | Is the author of the Emotionally Intelligent CD series including, "How Not to Take Things Personally: Dealing positively with negativity", and "Happy Not Hassled". She is also the author of a three CD set, "Becoming A Skilled Communicator", a two CD set "Energy for Living: How to have abundant energy for busy women who feel tired, run-down and depleted"; and the audio-tape series with Jon Doust, "How to Give Confident Presentations", (now out of production).
| | Is the author of the nationally acclaimed CD series, "Be a winner at dinner: Chat and network with confidence". (Previously "Having something to say" and "The Art of Chat.")
| | Is the author of an ever increasing range of E-books, including her most popular internationally acclaimed: "A beginner's guide to being a brilliant master of ceremonies."
| | Is an accredited user of the Genos Emotional Intelligence self-report and 360 degree assessment measures and has been personally trained by Dr Ben Palmer, the founder of the model.
| | Is an accredited user of the MSCEIT Emotional Intelligence ability assessment and has been personally trained by Dr David Caruso, leading USA EI researcher and author of, "The Emotionally Intelligent Manager."
| | Is an accredited user of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). She uses the MBTI in her daily life, in her relationships and at work. She draws on the personality preferences to enhance people's communication skills, to increase tolerance between people and to build better teams.
| | Has qualifications in psychology, speech pathology, adult education and the Feldenkrais method. She is a qualified Feldenkrais Practitioner graduating from La Trobe University in 1991, a qualified tertiary teacher graduating from Curtin University in 1982, and a qualified Speech Pathologist graduating in Manchester, UK, in 1974. She also graduated with a degree in psychology in 1984 from Curtin University.
| | Graduated from both her psychology and speech pathology programmes with distinction and was the first Western Australian to receive the Elinor Wray Award for outstanding contributions to the Speech Pathology profession.
| | Has been a voluntary telephone counsellor for a 24 hour crisis line for five years and helped people of all ages who were lonely, depressed, in trouble, abused, having drug, alcohol or family problems; or were suicidal, scared or angry. She hopes to return to it soon.
| | Is an experienced meditator. She first started meditating in 1987 and has learnt from many world class teachers. She has attended numerous 2 day, silent meditation retreats and a nine day one. She now helps run a weekly FREE meditation group.
| | Has been a successful business woman for over 18 years and is currently the Director of RachelGreen.Com Pty Ltd (formerly "No More Boring Conferences Pty Ltd"). She manages a group of up to three staff and is in daily contact with clients.
| | Was a columnist for ACB Beauty, a national magazine found in all Qantas lounges and in beauty centres throughout Australia; and has written a regular column for the BPW newspaper. She still contributes to the AIOP magazine.
| | Had a regular statewide ABC radio segment on communication and relationships for two years with Michael Schultz.
| | Has been interviewed over 160 times by the television, radio and print media, and she is still getting interviews!
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Her work has been featured in: |
House and Gardens (Aust)
Family Circle (Aust)
Shine (UK)
The Beacon Journal (USA)
West Magazine
ACB Beauty
Sydney Morning Herald
Canberra Times
Real Living magazine
Sunday Times
Know Yourself magazine, (UK)
Business News
The C files
Madison magazine |
Business Directions
Adelaide Advertiser
Brisbane Courier Mail
Body and Soul
Office Professional
Arthritis Today
South Burnett Times
The West Australian
Nova
Have-A-Go
Leading The Way AIOP magazine
Finally at 40 Life Begins magazine
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Here are some of the articles her work has featured in:
| Getting it right is the name of the game, West Magazine, November 1995.
| | How to talk to the opposite sex and other awkward situations, Subiaco Post, January 1995.
| | Sex wars can be a turn on, Sunday Times, October 1996.
| | Better patient communication, Pulse, November 1996.
| | Big effort for small talk, Sydney Morning Herald, May 1997.
| | Chit chat - an ordeal for some, a winner for others; Business Directions, Issue 73, 1997.
| | Winning with words, West Magazine, May 1997.
| | Building business links via small talk, Communications Bulletin June 1997.
| | Chattering Classes, Canberra Times, June 1997.
| | No more shy guise, Brisbane Courier Mail, July 1997.
| | The art of chat, West Australian Today Section, August 17th 1997.
| | Speaking out helps women get ahead, WA Business News, October 1997.
| | Do you find it hard to make conversation? Family Circle, October 1997.
| | A woman, a man and a lectern, Communications Bulletin, November 1997.
| | Dating: Tips on the art of chat, February 1998, West Magazine.
| | The art of chat, Kissing Frogs, December 1998.
| | Getting life back on track, West Australian, November 1st 1999.
| | How not to take things personally, SHINE, October 2000 (Glossy UK woman's magazine).
| | Smart Networking Conversations, Leading The Way magazine, 2001.
| | Yes! Five-Oh: Baby boomers are now hitting that age every few seconds, The Beacon Journal, January 13th 2002.
| | Book explores real middle age, Stirling Times, April 16th 2002.
| | Life skills coach here for women, The Esperance Express, August 2002.
| | The madness of marketing, Threshold Magazine, Winter 2002.
| | When your children become young adults it's time to set boundaries, House and Garden, April 2003.
| | Conversing with your man, ACB Beauty magazine, Winter 2002.
| | Dealing with negativity, ACB Beauty magazine, Summer 2002.
| | Your life and time, West Australian Weekend Extra, March 29th 2003. (2 page colour spread in Saturday paper on Rachel's life and book.)
| | Friend or Foe, ACB Beauty magazine, April 2003.
| | The Feldenkrais Method, C Files, Winter 2003.
| | Networking nightmares, ACB Beauty magazine, Winter 2003.
| | The road to contentment, Arthritis Today, Winter 2003.
| | Stand up Ms Nice Guy, ACB Beauty magazine, Autumn 2004.
| | Emotional Intelligence and Business - where's the connection? BPW Women Today,
May 2004.
| | How rude, Body and Soul: Sunday Telegraph, July 2004.
| | Is yours an emotionally intelligent business? BPW Women Today, September 2004.
| | Motivated or miserable, ACB Beauty magazine, Spring 2004.
| | Emotional meltdown, ACB Beauty magazine, Summer 2004.
| | People are my passion, Agora, 2005.
| | Rachel's journey of hope, Arthritis Today, Autumn 2005.
| | Emotional Intelligence, Leading The Way magazine, April 2005.
| | Guilt free leisure time, ACB Beauty Magazine, Summer 2005.
| | How to keep your cool even with irritating people, West Australian Education Magazine, Term 1 2006.
| | How to keep your cool in the office, Leading The Way magazine, May 2006.
| | On-slaughts: Taking the power out of put-downs, Know Yourself magazine, July 2006.
| | Do emotions have a role in the office, Leading The Way magazine, September 2006.
| | It's a jungle out there: How to deal with office spats. Office Professional, 31 Jan 2007.
| | The tips for staying sane at midlife, Finally at 40 Life Begins, Spring 2006.
| | Tips for becoming an energy expert, Office Professional, 21 February 2007.
| | Stand up for yourself, Office Professional, 28 February 2007
| | Don't take conflict to heart, Consumer Directions, March 2007.
| | Confidence, Leading The Way magazine, March 2007.
| | Ten tips for sheep-free sleep, Office Professional, 11th April 2007.
| | Are you doing what's important? Finally at 40 Life Begins magazine, May/June 2007.
| | Is it time for a change? Madison, July 2007.
| | CONFIDENCE 4 U: Five ways to feel easy with silence. Office Viewpoint. Vol 1, Issue 6, July 2007.
| | When training goes wrong: Office professional.com news 16th, January 2008.
| | How to rebuild your self-confidence. "Finally At 40 life begins" magazine. April/May 2008.
| | Easy ways to overcome stage fright. "Leading The Way" magazine. Vol 4 (1) May 2008.
| | Public speaking tips. "Interface" magazine - Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia. May 2008.
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Her radio and television interviews have been many.
However, she has never kept a log of them, sorry. She does know she has been interviewed by:
ABC television news Perth.
ABC television children's programme Perth.
Radio station 6PR.
ABC Tropical North.
ABC 720 Perth.
ABC Regional Radio WA.
ABC Geraldton.
ABC Karratha.
ABC Albany.
ABC Bunbury.
ABC Broome.
2UE Sydney.
and many, many more.
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| Trained leading radio and television presenters at the ABC throughout Australia, and at Radio 6PR, Channel 9, and other media outlets, for 5 years.
| | Was for ten years an academic and lecturer at Curtin University in communication, voice disorders and inter-personal skills.
| | Has worked with adults with communication problems arising from laryngeal cancer, strokes and head injury, and people of all ages with voice difficulties including children and professional voice users (e.g. singers, radio announcers, actors, teachers) with vocal nodules.
| | Has been happily married for over 30 years. She's married to a scientist who's her opposite personality type. They have some interesting conversations!
| | Is a personal coach to top corporate leaders.
| | Is passionate that people should not miss out on jobs they deserve to get just because they are timid about selling themselves in interviews. She therefore conducts job interview training and has a very high success rate.
| | Provides personalised training for eminent people such as lawyers, engineers, dentists, academics, accountants, corporate executives, and others. These have included Western Power Executives, Children's Court Magistrates and academic staff at the University of Western Australia.
| | Has presented key speeches, including ones at the WA Ranger's conference, Queensland Dental Association conference in Yeppoon, Audiological Society National Conference, National Conference of the Australasian Cemeteries and Crematoria Association, Agricultural Educators Conference, Australian Secondary School Registrars Conference, Retirement Villages Association National Conference, and the Cosmetic Physicians Society National Conference. She was been invited back, for three years running, to speak at the Working in the West conference and in 2006 was the master of ceremonies for 2 days at a large international conference: The 4th Global Buddhism conference.
| | Has conducted for years regular and popular courses for the University of WA Extension programme, including "Be a winner at dinner: Chat and network with confidence."
| | Despite all this she still finds time to garden, walk and meditate, study natural history and to watch the footy!
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Has conducted group training for high profile organisations.
| In 2004 these included: Wesfarmers, CPA Australia, BGC and J Corp, Clough Property Division, Department of Sport and Recreation, Coogee Chemicals, CALM, Surpac Software International, Silver Chain, Catholic Education, Nurses Board of WA, Impressions the Home Builders, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Department of the Environment, Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, University of Western Australia, Jackson McDonald, Gerard Daniels, Worksafe, FESA, Geographe Enterprises, Australian Law Librarians, Office of the Public Advocate, City of Bayswater, RACGP, and more.
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| In 2005 these included: Aged Care, Agrarian Management, Australian Institute of Office Professionals, Australian Quarantine Inspection Service, BGC, Catholic Education, City of Bayswater, Clayton Utz, CTEC, UWA, Curtin University, Dental Health, Department of Community and Employment Protection, Department of Defence, Department of Environment, Department of Sport and Recreation, Ernst & Young, HACC Bunbury, Institute Chartered Accountants, Institute of Hospital Engineers, Jaxon Construction, Main Roads, Margaret River BEC, Mental Health, Murdoch Veterinary School, Perth Home Care, RAC, Silver Chain, Southern Cross Aged Care, State Child Development Authority, The Mortgage Gallery, UWA Extension, UWA Staff development, WA State Schools Registrars Association, Water Corporation.
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| In 2006 these included: PriceWaterhouseCoopers, UWA, Ernst & Young, Freehills, Silver Chain, Woodside (in Karratha and Perth), Dept Defence, WA Police Service, BGC and J Corp, City of Bunbury, Catholic Education, Department of the Environment, University of Western Australia, Buddhist Society of WA, Perth Jewish Society, Southern Cross Care, Ursula Frayne Catholic College, Office of State Ombudsman, Office of Official Visitors, Agriculture WA, HLB Mann Judd, Swan River Trust, Curtin University International School, The Capital Intelligence Group of Companies, DOCEP - Labor Relations, HACC, RSM Bird Cameron, ACTIV Foundation, Curtin University Library, and more.
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| In 2007 these included: ALOP after dinner speech, Juvenile Justice Department (many times), Silver Chain Executive, PriceWaterhouseCoopers (several) Independent Living Centre, Rentsmart, UWA academic and non academic staff (many times) WAN (Police), City of Bunbury, DOCEP Labour Relations, WAMBE, City of Perth Urban Development, Landgate executives and staff (many times), Verve Energy, Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Woodside Petroleum, Synergy, Australian Feldenkrais Guild, Office of Public Advocate, Pindan.
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Some of her clients over the past few years
| Legal/Professional: Ernst & Young, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Freehills, Minter Ellison, RSM Bird Cameron, CPA Australia, Jackson McDonald, Clayton Utz, Securities Institute of Australia, Financial Wisdom, Pullinger Stewart, HLB Mann Judd, Alliance Investment & Retirement Pty Ltd, JB Were, Corser and Corser, International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC), Blake Dawson Waldron, Australian Law Librarians.
| | Corporate: Woodside (in Karratha and Perth), BGC, Wesfarmers, BankWest, Western Power, Countrywide Injury Management, CRS Australia, The Capital Intelligence Group of Companies, Elders, WAIM, WA Institute of Managers, Bunbury Business Enterprise Centre, Water Corporation, Surpac Software International, West Coast Eagles, REIWA, Ross and Galloway, RAC, Australia Post, Oracle User Group, Lotteries Commission, Skywest Airlines, CSBP Ltd, Pipeline Industries, Challenge Bank, AIOP, Chamber of Commerce & Industry WA, J Corp, Gerard Daniels, Australian Institute of Office Professionals, Impressions the Home Builders, Coogee Chemicals, Geographe Enterprises.
| | Health: North West Metropolitan Health Area, Royal Perth Hospital, ACTIV Foundation, Queensland Dental Association, Australian Audiological Society, Southern Cross Care, Perth Jewish Society, WA Post Graduate Dental Education Committee, Speech Pathology Association of Australia, Peel Health Authority, Australian Feldenkrais Guild, Silver Chain Nursing Association, PARK Mental Health Services for Older People, Health Department, Western Orthopaedic Clinic, ACHE, HACC, Geraldton Regional Hospital, Migraine Group, Royal Australia College of General Practitioners, Nurses Board of WA, Starkey Hearing Aids.
| | Education: South West Regional College of TAFE, University of WA, Curtin University Academic Staff, Ursula Frayne Catholic College, Mater Christie Catholic Primary School, Matthew Gibney Catholic Primary School, Edith Cowan University, Tom Price Nintirri Learning Centre, Murdoch University Academic and Library Staff, Catholic Education School Principals, South Metropolitan College of TAFE, University of WA Library, Education Department, Wollaston College, Western Australian Registrars, LISWA, Australian State Schools Registrars, Academy of Performing Arts.
| | Media: Radio 6PR, Channel 9 TV, ABC Regional Radio stations throughout WA, ABC 720, ABC Television Perth, ABC FM in Adelaide, ABC Radio National in Melbourne, WA Aboriginal Media Association - Radio 6AR, ABC Regional Management, GWN, Australian Ethnic Radio Training Project, 96.5 Triple G FM in Geraldton, Radio Lollipop.
| | Government: WA Police Service, Australian Defence Organisation, Department of Sport and Recreation, DOCEP - Labour Relations, Office of State Ombudsman, Town of Kwinana, City of Bunbury, City of Bayswater, Office of State Revenue, Department of Justice, Office of Official Visitors, Swan River Trust, Agriculture WA, Department of Treasury and Finance, Office of the Public Advocate, Department of the Environment, Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, Department of Fisheries, Department of Conservation and Land Management, Small Business Development Corporation, State Records of WA, Office of Youth Affairs, Town of Victoria Park, Town of Albany, Australian Taxation Office, Agriculture WA, Public Trustee, WA Electoral Commission, Institute Municipal Management, Rural Industries Leadership Programme, Parliamentary Services, Department of Commerce and Trade, Swan Catchment, Workplace Agreements, Department of Minerals and Energy, Citizens Advocacy, Office of Energy, WA Municipal Association, Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Worksafe, Fire and Emergency Services Australia.
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Let Rachel inspire your people.
If you'd like her to speak to your group or conference
please call her on +61 8 9390 1188, or E-mail her at:
You can also write to her at:
PO Box 344, Kelmscott, Western Australia 6991.
We look forward to her bringing a sparkle to your function.
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The rest of the RachelGreen.Com P/L team
| Frances Yeoh is Rachel's personal assistant and our wonderful computer and website guru. She keeps the website in good order as she programmes in html, does lots of typing for Rachel, answers your e-mails and phone calls, and helps Rachel with all sorts of things! Apart from this she is am amazing digital artist of a fractal nature, and is the youngest of the team - she's in her mid-forties!
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| Jackie Gunner, is our wonderful assistant. She sends all the CDs and books to you, packs for all our courses, prepares all the brochures you get in the folders, manages all our subscriptions to the newsletters, and generally keeps Rachel organised! She describes herself as the good fairy who gets things done. Apart from that she likes growing her own vegies, has just won second prize for her plum jam at the Kelmscott show - and had a 61st birthday! And she can laugh like no other - she's great!
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| Kay Fitzgerald: Does a great job keeping the place clean and has coped with us for years and years - without so much as a complaint - what a blessing she is!
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| We also engage a number of trusty consultants to help us, especially Gihan Perera our wonderful webmaster, Greg Allen our creative graphic designer from GNM Graphics; Mark Whitehouse and the whole amazing team at ProCopy who do all our CDs for us; Mike Green our hardworking book-keeper, and Rod Broughton our reliable and steadfast accountant!
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