For Event Planners

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Informed and confident assistants have increased resilience, and are positioned to adapt and thrive. Shelagh helps and inspires assistants who want to stay on top of their game in careers they enjoy.

She draws on both formal education and experience as a corporate trainer to tailor presentations to your audience and your event goals. Shelagh understands assistants’ professional development needs because she’s been one of them. She speaks from extensive C-Suite experience, including a decade working with a board of directors. Having led and been accountable for effective teams, she also understands employers’ need for ROI.

Audiences appreciate Shelagh’s ability to educate, inspire and challenge them. Whether it’s a conference, workshop or onsite training, she presents with pragmatism, empathy and humour. Shelagh’s delivered inspiring and relevant presentations to groups ranging in size from a dozen to a few hundred, in different sectors and countries.

Event planners: Here’s a sampling of Shelagh’s presentations and workshops, any of which she’ll happy customize for your conference or onsite training needs.

About Shelagh’s training presentations

Shelagh presents on a range of themes, including cybersecurity, communications, career management, digital disruption, governance, meetings and minutes, networking, organisational skills, professional presence, social media for the wary, and working with boards. For a detailed portfolio or consultation, drop an email to exceptionaleas@gmail.com

In advance of your event

Shelagh makes time to understand your needs. You can expect her to ask questions about goals, expectations, and challenges to be overcome. She’ll listen. She’ll draw on her extensive experience and engage in research to tailor a presentation to your specific needs.

A sampling of clients, audiences

Administrative Professionals Conference of Canada (apc)
American Society of Administrative Professionals’ (ASAP’s) Administrative Professionals Conference (apc USA)
Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan)
Executive and Personal Assistants Association (EPAA) – United Kingdom
Executive Leadership Support (ELS) Forum
Executive Secretary LIVE
Governance and Presidents’ Office Professionals (CICan:GPOP)
International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP)
Scottish PA Network

Click here to see some of Shelagh’s engagements, and here to see what clients, assistants and fellow trainers think of Shelagh’s presentations.