Do you have a crisis of confidence? Confidence is the topic for the next Women in Tourism lunch where the panel will discuss; what it is, why you need it and how you can get more of it.
The next Women in Tourism lunch on October 28 at the Australian National Maritime Museum will focus on answering questions around confidence.
Based on the results of a *recent survey, this is how women feel in relation to self-confidence in the workplace:
-53% of women surveyed said asking for a payrise/promotion is the thing they struggle with the most
-72% of women surveyed said they want to feel more confident in a professional situation
-7% women surveyed said that other people perceive them as being confident
-51% women surveyed said they actually feel confident
When it comes to building confidence, preparation and practice seem to be the most common ways women address this issue.
Courses like Toastmasters come up a lot as being useful tools, as well as leadership texts like ‘Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office’.
Some survey respondents admitted that their appearance dramatically affects their confidence and some women feel that a lack of confidence is more of an issue for women due to societal pressure to be ‘likable’.
Katrina Barry (Contiki Holidays) from a Women in Tourism lunch on the 6th March , 2015
The confidence lunch will be facilitated by Genevieve Matthews, who says, “How an individual measures their own level of confidence is a very unique and personal thing. We’ll be learning how to be more confident, what that measure would be and how to be able to dial up confidence to handle the personal and professional situations we face day in day out. It will often come down to the small incremental changes, tweaks and improvements we can make to how we think, what we say to ourselves and what do or don’t do daily.”
Event information:
Friday October 28, 2016
11.45am for ANMM pre event site inspection
12pm for the Women in Tourism Leadership Lunch and Confidence Bootcamp
2.30pm for ANMM post event site inspection
Tickets are $72 + booking fee and are available from http://bit.ly/WiTConfidence
Places are strictly limited so please book early to avoid disappointment
About Genevieve Matthews, Director, Zaphod Pty Ltd and Creator and Founder of The Art of Extraordinary
Bringing 25 years in the travel, tourism and hospitality industries to the stage, Genevieve Matthews is a sought after speaker, facilitator and industry mentor.
A certified NLP Trainer and a Performance and Productivity Specialist, Genevieve’s recent roles have included Skills Advisor for AFTA, Program Manager and Mentor for Trade Distribution Mentoring Programs with Tourism Queensland and Regional Tourism Office partners including GAPDL, Capricorn Enterprise, Bundaberg North Burnett Tourism, Sunshine Coast Destinations and Fraser Coast Opportunities.
Past positions were Managing Director for Pacific Spirit Travel, now a part of the AOT Group, International Sales Manager for Kingfisher Bay Resort and Undara Experience and Sales and Marketing Manager for Arinex, one of Australia’s leading conference and incentive organisers.
About the Australian National Maritime Museum’s new Conference Centre
For the first time, The Conference Centre at the Australian National Maritime Museum is now available as an unique opportunity to host your next event at an iconic venue on Sydney’s Darling Harbour.
Featuring a spacious event space with a 13-metres high ceiling, a mezzanine level with executive meeting and breakout rooms, an outdoor terrace with waterfront views and exclusive menus from award-winning Laissez-faire Catering, an event here is bound to make an impressive statement
For more information please contact: Holly Galbraith – holly@gofuturemedia.com / 0432 274 846 and Emma Castle – ecastle@intermedia.com.au / 02 8586 6186 / 0419 276 446
*43 women from the Women in Tourism network responded to the confidence survey
