Moderation, Hosting & Facilitation

I bring journalistic rigour to the topics that define our humanity. I specialise in "the difficult stuff" handled with a lightness of touch.

• Ageing:  From hosting national policy forums for COTA (Council Of The Aged) to serving as the first Ambassador for the Older Women’s Network (OWN) NSW, and moderating at the national conference on elder abuse,  I navigate the complexities of poverty, housing, and "ageing well" with empathy and authority.
  
  
• Health & Taboo: I specialise in breaking the silence around "hidden" topics. I recently led the national menopause awareness campaign for Dr Wolff, using humour as a circuit-breaker to cut through medical jargon.
  
  
• Arts, Culture & Literature: As a regular at the Sydney Writers’ Festival and other major state and regional festivals across the country and internationally, I am a specialist in the deep-dive keynote interview and author conversations that are edgy and entertaining, often resulting  in  memorable moments and unexpected candour.
  
  
• Social Justice & Psychology: Facilitating sensitive conversations on domestic violence, mental health (for The Big Anxiety Festival), and social change.

One of my core strengths is drawing on lived experience — my own, the speakers’, and often the audience’s — to open up conversations that might otherwise remain surface-level. These are discussions that require care. They are always respectful, but they tend to go deeper.

Organisers often comment on my approach to preparation. To be truly spontaneous on stage, you must be over-prepared behind the scenes.

• Expertise‑backed Spontaneity: I immerse myself in your brief so deeply that I can forget the notes and follow the gold—the unscripted moments that make an event memorable.
  
  
• No Jargon, No Blandness: I don’t do corporate‑speak. I translate complex ideas into human stories. (I happily leave sport commentary and financial KPIs to others.)
  
  
• Reliability for the Big Stage: Whether it’s a full‑day conference MC role, a keynote interview or a sensitive government forum, I keep the room attentive and the conversation moving with clarity and depth.

Some of the conversations I have moderated include:

• International Women’s Day celebration events curated by South Eveleigh campus ambassador, Kylie Kwong (Mirvac)
  
  
• National menopause awareness forums for Dr Wolff Australia, guiding public discussions on women’s health with medical experts, advocates and consumers.
  
  
• Author interviews and literary festival conversations with leading Australian and international writers.
  
  
• Community and policy forums exploring ageing, grief, National Dying To Know Day awareness campaign, cultural identity and social change.

Each event has its own tone and purpose, but the aim is always the same: to create a conversation that feels intelligent, engaging and memorable for the audience.

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