My 2022 calendar is now up! Please click here to see it.

Happily accepting bookings for onsite events, while continuing to offer flexibility

Some clients are proceeding with plans for in person employee training and conferences, while others are committing to virtual delivery modes. Flexibility continues to be the order of the day, and I’m happy to offer just that – flexibility of delivery mode along with engaging, informed and inspiring professional development. Should circumstances dictate tweaking or overhauling plans for how training will be delivered, I’m happy to accommodate.

A look at some of the presentations I’m delivering this year – in person, by webinar and at virtual events

You’ll find monthly calendars below. In the interim, here’s a look at some of the training presentations I’ll be delivering in the weeks and months ahead.

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Continuing to offer professional development courses through my webinar series

In 2020, assistants in Australia, Canada, England, France, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Scotland, Singapore, Sweden and the USA turned to my Eventbrite page to register for and participate in courses I offer by webinar. That’s in addition to assistants from these and other countries I’ve had the privilege of training and speaking with through a number of 2020 virtual conferences.

Click here to learn about Shelagh’s webinars

Resources to support your event planning

Whether you’re planning a conference or onsite professional development, click here for a range of information to support your planning. When you’re ready to begin discussing your training needs and how Shelagh can meet them, click here to ask Shelagh to contact you.

Check back for updates

You may wish to bookmark this page, as I’ll continue to update it with word of conferences, events and courses I offer through webinars.

December 2021 – webinars and a virtual event for an English network

• Thu, Dec 9:  presentation England’s Bucks, Berks and Oxon PA Network (BBO PA Network);  details to follow
• info on additional events to follow

November 2021 – webinars, a virtual APC USA conference, and a virtual event for IMA

• Tue, Nov 2: Best Practices for Virtual and Hybrid Meetings – live webinar with PDF workbook and access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Wed, Nov 10: Pandexit Career Recalibration: Efficiency and Productivity – live webinar with PDF workbook and access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Tue, Nov 16: Negotiating Skills for Career Success – live webinar with PDF workbook and access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Wed, Nov 17: Assistants, Cybersecurity and Personal Data: How data risks are evolving, and how we can mitigate them – live webinar with PDF workbook and access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Thu, Nov 18: Administrative Professionals Conference – a virtual APC event; click here for details and to register
• Wed, Nov 24: live webinar for IMA Global
• Thu, Nov 25: Introduction to Risk Management – live webinar with PDF workbook and access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Tue, Nov 30: Introduction to ESG – Environmental, Social, Governance – live webinar with PDF workbook and access to recording; click here for details and to register
• postponed to Nov 16 – 18, 2022: Keynote speaker at British Columbia Health and Education Administrative Professionals (BC HEAP) 2021 conference; click here for information and to register

October 2021

• Thu, Oct 7: Assistants, Cybersecurity and Personal Data: How data risks are evolving, and how we can mitigate them – live webinar with PDF workbook and access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Tue, Oct 12: Writing for Career Success – Preparing to self-audit your communications – live webinar with PDF workbook and access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Wed, Oct 13: Best Practices for Virtual and Hybrid Meetings – live webinar with PDF workbook and access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Thu, Oct 14: Professional Presence – How to Assert and Promote Yourself for Positive Outcomes – live webinar with PDF workbook and access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Mon, Oct 18: EAs as Board Professionals – The Governance Career Path – live webinar with PDF workbook and access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Tue, Oct 19: Less is More: Elevating Your Minutes – live webinar with PDF workbook and  access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Tue, Oct 26: Systems and Strategies for Effectively Supporting Multiple Committees – live webinar with PDF workbook and access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Wed, Oct 27: Great Expectations – Board Management and Relations – live webinar with PDF workbook and  access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Thu, Oct 28: Preparation and Poise for Performance Reviews live webinar with PDF workbook and access to recording; click here for details and to register

September 2021 – webinars, two terrific conferences that are back to in person formats, and a virtual conference

• Wed, Sep 8: Best Practices for Virtual and Hybrid Meetings – live webinar with PDF workbook and access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Thu, Sep 9: Resilience: A Must-Attend Course for Perfectionists – live webinar with PDF workbook and access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Sep 15 and 16: Exec Support Tech (ES Tech): Click here for details and to register for this technology-focused conference
• Sep 19 – 22: Administrative Professionals Conference (APC) and EA Summit: Chicago, Illinois – Click here for details on Shelagh’s presentations and and click here for the full agenda and to register. This annual conference is being held at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
• Sep 26 – 29: Canada’s 22nd Annual Administrative Professionals Conference (APC) –  This conference is being held at Toronto’s Westin Harbour Castle hotel. Click here and here to learn about Shelagh’s presentations, and you can click here for conference information,  and here to register.

August 2021

• Wed, Aug 25: Less is More: Elevating Your Minutes – live webinar with PDF workbook and  access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Thu, Aug 26: LinkedIn and Your Career – Visibility, Networking and Communicating Your Brand – live webinar with PDF workbook and access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Tue, Aug 31: Best Practices for Virtual and Hybrid Meetings  – live webinar with PDF workbook and access to recording; click here for details and to register

July 2021 

• Tue, July 6: Less is More – Elevating Your Minutes – webinar with PDF workbook and 90-day access to recording; click here for details and to register

June 2021

• Tue, June 1: Less is More – Elevating Your Minutes – webinar with PDF workbook and 90-day access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Wed, June 2: Introduction to Governance – Understanding Roles and Responsibilities – webinar with PDF workbook and 60-day access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Tue, June 8: Standing Up for Yourself With Poise and Confidence – honing self-advocacy, self-promotion and negotiating skills – webinar with PDF workbook and 60-day access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Wed, June 9: Business Acumen – An Introduction to Risk Management – webinar with PDF workbook and 90-day access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Thu, June 10: presentation for the Parliamentary Administrative Support Network (PASN) of the UK’s House of Commons
•  Tue, June 15: Resilience, Motivation and Goals – Aligning Your Career Development with Evolving Norms  – webinar with PDF workbook and 60-day access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Thu, June 17: Cybersecurity: What You Need to Know in 2021 – Protecting Your Personal and Business Data – webinar with PDF workbook and 90-day access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Tue, June 22: Building Executive Presence, Influence and Your Brand Through Emotional Intelligence – webinar with PDF workbook and 60-day access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Wed, June 23: Business Communications – Honing Skills and Reputations – webinar with PDF workbook and 60-day access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Tue, June 29: Systems and Strategies for Effectively Supporting Multiple Committees – webinar with PDF workbook and 90-day access to recording; click here for details and to register

May 2021

• Tue, May 4: Systems and Strategies for Effectively Supporting Multiple Committees – webinar with PDF workbook, templates and 60-day access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Tue, May 11: One Year In: Career & Life Lessons to Carry Forward from the Pandemic– webinar with PDF workbook and 60-day access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Wed, May 12: How to Use Linked In for Visibility, Networking and Communicating Your Brand – webinar with PDF workbook and 60-day access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Tue, May 18: Great Expectations – Board Management and Relations – webinar with PDF workbook and 60-day access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Wed, May 19:  Resilience for High Performance – A Better Approach for Perfectionists – webinar with PDF workbook and 60-day access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Tue, May 25: Proactive Planning – Best Practices for Virtual and Hybrid Meetings – webinar with PDF workbook and 60-day access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Wed, May 26: Negotiating Skills for Career Success – webinar with PDF workbook and 60-day access to recording; click here for details and to register
• POSTPONED Wellington, New Zealand for Executive Secretary LIVE conference; click here for details and to register

April 2021

• Tue, Apr 6: How to Use Linked In for Visibility, Networking and Communicating Your Brand
• Tue, Apr 13: Negotiating Skills for Career Success
• Wed, Apr 14: private event; presentation for national Canadian professional association
• Tue, Apr 20: Less is More – Elevating Your Minutes
• Tue, Apr 27: Introduction to Governance – Understanding Roles and Responsibilities

March 2021

• Tue, Mar 2: Resilience, Motivation and Goals: Aligning Your Career Development with New Norms – webinar with PDF workbook and 30-day access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Tue, Mar 9: Less is More: Elevating Your Minutes – webinar with PDF workbook and 90-day access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Tue, Mar 16: Proactive Planning – Best Practices for Virtual and Hybrid Meetings
• Wed and Thu, Mar 17 and 18: Executive Secretary LIVE Global; click here for details and to register
• Tue, Mar 23: How to Hone Influence – Lessons from the Org Chart – webinar with PDF workbook and 30-day access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Tue, Mar 30: Bending the Resilience Curve – Resilience and High Performance

February 2021

• Tue, Feb 2: Business Communications: Honing Skills and Reputations – webinar with PDF workbook and 30-day access to recording; click here for details and to register 
• Wed, Feb 3: How to Survive and Thrive When You’re Responsible for Multiple Committees – webinar with PDF workbook and 30-day access to recording; click here for details and to register 
• Tue, Feb 9: Proactive Planning: Best Practices for Virtual and Hybrid Meetings – webinar with PDF workbook and 30-day access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Tue, Feb 16: Introduction to Risk Management – webinar with PDF workbook and 30-day access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Wed, Feb 17: Australian Institute of Office Professionals (AIOP) National Webinar: How to Negotiate, and Why You Should Hone this Career Skill; click here for details and to register
• more to follow; check back

January 2021

• Wed, Jan 6: Your Personal Brand and Value Proposition – for assistants who want to define, own and live your aspirations – webinar with PDF workbook and 30-day access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Thu, Jan 7: How to Assert Yourself So People See Your Value – self-advocacy, self-promotion and negotiation skills – webinar with PDF workbook and 30-day access to recording; click here for details and to register 
• Tue, Jan 12: Career and Personal Resilience: 2021 Kick Start – webinar with PDF workbook and 30-day access to recording; click here for details and to register 
• Wed, Jan 13: Less is More – Elevating Your Minutes – webinar with PDF workbook and 30-day access to recording; click here for details and to register
• Tue, Jan 19: How to Negotiate – and Why You Should Hone this Career Skill – webinar with PDF workbook and 30-day access to recording; click here for details and to register 
• Wed, Jan 20: An Introduction to Governance – what a board does, and how to support those high achievers – webinar with PDF workbook and 30-day access to recording; click here for details and to register 
• Wed, Jan 27: Great Expectations: Board Management and Relations – webinar with PDF workbook and 30-day access to recording; click here for details and to register