Connie

Connie Paglianiti speaks about second chances, and she speaks from lived experience. Her keynotes take on stigma, gambling harm, recovery, age and getting people back into work, and they're aimed at the leaders who make decisions about people. Talks include Stigma at Work, Leadership with Backbone and Heart, Red Flags in Plain Sight (about catching risk before it becomes a crisis) and Second Chances: The Case for Hiring Beyond the Checkbox. Expect straight talk and practical tools, with room for the audience to reflect and respond. A community keynote runs 30 to 45 minutes with a short Q&A; a full keynote runs 45 to 60, with a preparation call first. A wireless lapel or headset mic is best, plus a screen with HDMI. She brings her own laptop and clicker, and can present without slides. Melbourne-based, she travels nationwide and holds a Victorian Working With Children Check.