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ThreeVeez (3V)Public Speaker/Storyteller/Coach & Mentor
Oct. 2024Geneva, SwitzerlandEffective Public Speaking has the power to win hearts & minds and inspire an audience to take action to effect change. Impactful Storytelling in public speaking makes emotional connections with your audience that brings authenticity to you and your message. The human brain is wired to remember stories making what you say, quite simply, more memorable, longer-lasting and persuasive. Drawing on 25 years of civil-society advocacy and campaigns experience, presenting arguments and evidence for social change in public, political and academic events and conferences from Montego Bay to Melbourne - PLUS - extensive experience in empowering and facilitating advocates and campaigners from 11-65+ years, from every continent, in delivering messages to effect social change as 3V we offer our core services to: Deliver, for you, compelling keynotes addresses and other public speaking engagements in full 3V,
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Empowering individuals/teams and organisational clients, including children and young adults, in their public speaking with bespoke coaching and workshops across all dimensions of 3V! VERBAL - crafting what you say, the words and message you want your audience to “hear”!
VOCAL - how you make your audience “feel" about what they “hear” with an engaging vocal performance:
VISUAL - amplifying what the audience “hears” and “feels” through the physical performance, body, hands, eyes, and movement on stage/screen: Wherever you, or your team, are in your public speaking journey and experience ThreeVeez (3V) works with you to develop and deliver a bespoke/tailored plan to empower you to supercharge your impact through effective public speaking in 3V!
SOS Children's Villages InternationalInternational Director Advocacy (interim)
Nov. 2022 - Apr. 2023Geneva, SwitzerlandDirecting (interim - maternity cover) an international advocacy team with hubs in Vienna, Brussels, New York & Geneva serving a global Federation membership of 135+ countries and territories through a network of regional offices
SOS Children's Villages InternationalHead of Advocacy (interim)
Apr. 2014 - Dec. 2014Geneva, SwitzerlandHead of Advocacy (interim) leading a team of advicacy colleagues across hubs in New York, Vienna, Geneva and Brussels serving a global federation across all regions.
SOS Children's Villages InternationalRepresentative to the United Nations in Geneva
Jan. 2008 - May. 2024Geneva Area, SwitzerlandSelected to establish a new organisational advocacy presence in Geneva in order to represent the organisation to UN Agencies, Permanent Missions and the NGO community and to support and facilitate the engagement of national partners, including child participation, in international advocacy opportunities. Successfully positioned the organisation as a leading advocate in the drafting, negotiation and recognition of new international legal standards through the UN system, promoting monitoring of implementation by States and taking a leading role, as co-convenor of an NGO Working Group and through various Steering Committees, in delivering various inter-agency initiatives to build-capacity (Massive Open Online Courses) and tools to promote implementation and monitoring of child rights. Promoting and facilitating the engagement of national and regional advocacy colleagues with the UN System (Treaty Bodies, Human Rights Council, Universal Periodic Review and Special Procedures) across a diverse Federation of 136 countries & territories.
Bernard van Leer FoundationExternal Relations Officer/Studies Officer
Apr. 2005 - Dec. 2007The Hague Area, NetherlandsResponsible for grant-making to support the development of advocacy projects, in collaboration with UNCRC members and academics, to promote human rights in early childhood. Conceptualised and steered national level grant initiatives to promote advocacy for child rights in early childhood with local partners in Jamaica, Brasil and South Africa. Co-authored, with UNICEF, WHO, NGO, foundation and academic partners, an indicators manual to monitor implementation of child rights in early childhood and a peer-reviewed article with colleagues from the University of Melbourne and commissioned and steered, with academic partners, a publication series to establish clear links between the science of ECD and policy development.
City of Edinburgh CouncilResidential Care Officer
Sep. 2002 - Sep. 2003Wellington SchoolResponsible for the day-to-day planning and delivery of care and education of young males in the age range of 12-18 years responding to their needs and ensuring respect for their rights in the services and support provided.
Glasgow City CouncilResidential Care Worker
Aug. 2001 - Aug. 2002Maxwell Drive, GlasgowResponsible for the day-to-day planning and delivery of care of a mixed-gender group of youth in the age range of 12-18 years responding to their needs and ensuring respect for their rights in the services and support provided.
The City of Edinburgh CouncilLearning Support Worker
Oct. 2000 - Mar. 2001Inchview Primary School & Broughton High SchoolProvided classroom support, individual learning support, and other supervision support in primary and secondary educational environments. Supported high school evening homework club.
Amnesty International UKCampaigner (voluntary)/Campaigns Director (interim Apr-Aug 2001)
May. 2000 - Sep. 2003Edinburgh, United KingdomOver three years working in both professional and voluntary capacities for AIUK’s Scottish Office including interim responsibility as Campaign Director delivering presentations, events, public talks and workshops to wide-ranging audiences and lobbied parliamentarians on human rights issues.
University of GroningenPhD Research Assistant
Aug. 1998 - Apr. 2000PPSW - Psychology DepartmentResponsible for developing cognitive computational models that could replicate data and responses by human subjects in response to a range of cognitive tests. Project entitled “Computational Modelling of Individual Differences in Fluid Intelligence and Cognitive Control”
National Provident InstitutionCompany Representative
Mar. 1989 - Jun. 1994Edinburgh, United KingdomResponsible for developing and delivering new life assurance and pensions business via an appointed panel of independent financial advisors.
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