Importance of Women- March- Public Speaking 101 Workshop

Name: Importance of Women- March- Public Speaking 101 Workshop
Start: 2026-03-12T18:00:00+1100
End: 2026-03-12T20:30:00+1100
Location: Method Recruitment Group

Thu, 12 Mar, 6pm - 8:30pm AEDT

Method Recruitment Group

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Importance of Women

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Public Speaking 101: Advocate for Yourself

Learn simple, effective strategies to speak with clarity and confidence.
Understand how to communicate your ideas powerfully - whether in meetings or on stage.

Practise using your voice to advocate for yourself and others, and build the confidence to share your story and perspective in any setting.

Join two powerhouse professional public speakers who will teach you how to find your voice!

Mary-Beth Hosking- Global Keynote Speaker, CEO, Women 4 STEM

Mary-Beth Hosking is a pragmatic and seasoned technology leader with extensive experience in organisational transformations and is currently the CEO of Women 4 STEM. Mary-Beth is a global keynote speaker with extensive experience speaking to audiences on a variety of topics.

Mary-Beth published her first book “In One Piece – A Step-by-Step Guide to Surviving Change” at the beginning of the Covid Pandemic and hopes that this has helped leaders grappling with the changes Covid has brought to the corporate landscape. Her second book “When now, means NOW! – A handbook for career change, advancement, and progression” launched in May 2023.  Her third book "Not Another Digital Transformation - The 10xGeneration launched in April 2024".

Mary-Beth prides herself on the work she does in supporting diversity across STEM having won the WEQUAL Award for Technology and being an OLA Finalist.

Jo Baker – Bestselling Author & Speaker Helping Women Find Their Voice Program Lead, Importance of Women, Women 4 STEM

Jo Baker is a bestselling author, speaker, and the woman behind the Importance of Women program at Women4STEM. She’s trained thousands of professionals through her work leading large-scale corporate training programs, and she’s known for making confidence and communication feel simple, doable, and deeply empowering.

As the author of Saving Myself and a sought-after speaker, Jo teaches women how to use their voice — not just to speak up, but to advocate for themselves, set boundaries, and lead with clarity and courage. Her style is warm, real, and instantly grounding, helping women move from “I’m not ready” to “I can absolutely do this.”

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The ‘Importance of Women’ (IOW) program holds monthly networking speaker events for our Women 4 STEM members and their guests, where we ask inspiring women and men in STEM fields, to share their experiences about the job they do now, how they got to where they are, the challenges they faced, the pitfalls they experienced along the way and the successes celebrated.

The series is designed to give our members and guests the opportunity to:

Gain an understanding of what is possible
Get ideas on how to progress their career
Consider different career opportunities and alternatives
Hear real life experiences on how to deal with some of the challenges that face women in the workforce
Gain different and/or new perspectives on the STEM Industries
Meet people and expand their network

At Women 4 STEM, we are passionate about our service pillar programs which focus on creating sustainable services that span the life stages of a woman’s career. By reviewing how our programs can overlap, there is a clear career path and ensuring that we are offering a range of services that is inclusive of all women.

Our members are at the heart of what we do. Their membership, community, and engagement help to keep Women 4 STEM going. In partnership with our corporate, education and individual members, we share a commitment to diversity and the support of women and girls across all stages of their careers. We have welcomed new individual and corporate members into our fold.

We recognise that we are only as good as the people who make everything happen. Women 4 STEM is run entirely by volunteers. In FY21, more than 200 volunteers invested over 10,000 volunteer hours, doing everything from managing our social media, recruiting for events, running world-class programs, providing mentorship support, and everything in between—in addition to a global pandemic. Our organisation wouldn’t be possible without our volunteer’s generosity and support.