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UWA Organisational Development

Locality: Crawley, Western Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 8 6488 1504

Address: 55 Broadway 6009 Crawley, WA, Australia

Website: www.hr.uwa.edu.au/contact/od

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24.01.2022 This is Terence, a second year Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology student. He’s an international student from Singapore and has been in Perth fo...r eight years, although he thinks the time has flown! His interests are cooking and cycling, but not at the same time. He is particularly inspired by Jamie Oliver’s ability to garnish his dishes with herbs, creating an orderly result out of a seemingly chaotic process. Terence is a member of the UWA Toastmasters Club. Accordingly, here are his top five pieces of advice on public speaking: 1. To some, public speaking might be public enemy #1. As a student, there will always be a situation where you are required to stand in front of heaps of people and talk about something. I have tried for the longest time to avoid it but it can't go on forever. Instead of engaging in avoidance tactics, let me share some of the tips that helped me improve my public speaking skills. 2. Cliché as it sounds, there is always a first step for every amazing journey (or in this case some might see it as a perilous expedition to the edge of the universe). Practise giving a speech in front of one or two people who you trust and feel comfortable with and slowly build your confidence over time. 3. You know that slab of glass which you use for texts and calls? That is also your public speaking buddy (if you can’t get a human friend). Use your smart phone to record yourself rehearsing your speech. Not only does it tell you the length of your speech, it also gives you an idea of what the audience will be experiencing. This gives you the opportunity to review your content and revise delivery styles. 4. Blank out mid-way!? Don’t worry, this happens to everyone and here’s a strategy to help you quickly get back on track. Before giving the speech, ask yourself what is that singular (in a nutshell) overall message that you are going to tell your audience? Knowing this explicitly before you engage in your public speaking endeavour helps you to be focused and it can quickly guide you back on track when you blank out. 5. Have you just given the worse speech of your life? Don't be caught up with that terrible speech that you have just given. If that was the worse speech of your life, the next one will definitely be better. Every speech is a formative experience. You will get better as you practise more! Chin up, smile, and dive in to your next public speaking experience! 6. Always and ALWAYS rehearse before you go live! Terence and the UWA Toastmasters Club meet every Friday from 1pm to 1:55pm, at the Social Sciences South Building Second Level (Room 2.204): http://uwa.toastmastersclubs.org/. #humansofUWA

24.01.2022 Nov 26, 2015 | 7PM | Callaway Music Auditiorium Tickets $10 (Available at the door)

23.01.2022 On Internation Women's Day, UWA Centenary pays tribute to Professor Fay Gale, Western Australia's and UWA's first female Vice-Chancellor. Professor Gale led The... University of Western Australia from 1990 to 1997. In addition to playing a major role in higher education in Australia, Professor Gale also made a significant contribution to promoting a positive change to the status of women across the higher education sector in Australia.

22.01.2022 A beautiful photo taken this morning of a rainbow over UWA. Thanks to Professor Alan Dench for this great pic

21.01.2022 Dear Colleagues, From Friday 24 October 2014, OSDS staff currently based in Love House (on the corner of Cooper Street and Broadway) will move to the ground floor of the Ken and Julie Michael Building (corner of Cooper Street and Fairway). OSDS will close on Friday 24 October at 2pm to facilitate the move. OSDS staff can be contacted again on Monday 27 October on the same phone numbers. ... Workshops currently scheduled in Seminar Room 1 for the remainder of 2014 will remain at Love House until otherwise notified.

21.01.2022 Wishing you a Merry Christmas from all at UWA.

18.01.2022 http://www.uwa.edu.au/university/executive

18.01.2022 UWA has taken up the #RunningManChallenge! Ready to #PursueImpossible and accept the challenge Curtin University, Murdoch Uni, Edith Cowan University (ECU), and University of Notre Dame Australia?

17.01.2022 We lost our handsome, cheeky Eddy (Sir Edmund) overnight. We think it may have just been old age, but as yet we're unsure. :( Very sad caretakers today.

16.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/events/132924736896784/

15.01.2022 VIP Visitors! Trainee guide dogs Jude, Arnold and Coco at UWA today. Arnold was sponsored by UWA staff and students and is named after UWA's Dr Arnold Cook who brought the first guide dog to Australia in 1951.

15.01.2022 Arrived early for #selfehealth launch

14.01.2022 This is Terry Larder, Manager of the UWA Visitors Centre and one of the priceless gems of our University. He is proudly 59, with a father of Norwegian descent a...nd a mother with Irish blood. Talking to Terry is a rollicking treat: he will readily tell you facts about places, people and history regarding the UWA community but here are 5 things you probably didn't know about Terry: 1. He’s known as ‘The Oracle’ because he’s a fountain of knowledge about the Crawley campus. He’s worked for UWA for 26 years and is the public face of UWA Visitors Centre. He also runs tours of the campus for those who are interested. 2. He used to work as a make-up artist for Lancôme in Sydney before he moved to Perth. He volunteers with the Telethon make-up crew every couple of years, and did the make-up for the ‘On the Map’ brochure advertising the School of Music 2014 Series. 3. He has fundraised to build orphanages in Ghana, Cambodia and Uganda. 4. He writes for Out in Perth. He has interviewed Elaine Page, Cyndi Lauper and Neil Sedaka, to name a few. 5. Terry adores and has enormous respect for ‘Mama Hackett’, born ‘Deborah Drake-Brockman’ but more famously the wife of Sir John Winthrop Hackett. As a fifteen-year-old she discovered the Lake Cave near Margaret River on one of her beloved bushwalks. Fearless, she tied a rope to a tree and lowered herself into the cave. She was 18 when she married her 57-year-old husband, John Winthrop Hackett, a newspaper magnate who donated 425,000 to found UWA in 1911, Western Australia’s first university. She became a mother of five and was widowed at 26, but that didn’t stop her from writing a thousand-page ‘household guide’. Later she went on to write a book about the Dordenup tribe who lived near where she grew up. Her third husband, a Melbourne judge, called his wife’s life a a well organised nightmare. She outlived three husbands and died in 1965, leaving behind a rich history of her own despite her powerful and famous male counterparts. #humansofUWA

11.01.2022 Tough way to start the week for some...

10.01.2022 Traditional Love House festivities moved to Level 1 KJM Buidling

10.01.2022 Getting into the swing of the Global Corporate Challenge. Centum (extended) with our Organisational and Staff Development Services GCC team.

09.01.2022 The ducks and their ducklings coping with the disturbance

09.01.2022 We are seeking an experienced staff developer to assist with our leadership programs provision, facilitation of university workshops and support for organisational change.

08.01.2022 The UWA Centenary Centums are making an appearance at the launch of the Global Corporate Challenge. 10,000 steps a day!

08.01.2022 UWA has been announced as a Top 10 employer for LGBTI employees for 2014. The University is proud to have achieved the Gold Tier Employer status for workplace inclusion. http://Ez.com/6pfn

07.01.2022 This is Professor Dennis Haskell, Senior Honorary Research Fellow in English and Cultural Studies within the UWA Faculty of Arts and Member of the Order of Aust...ralia. Les Murray once said I’m only interested in everything and Dennis thinks that’s the only way to be. Having said that, he’s especially interested in the arts (particularly literature, painting and music), sport (golf, cricket and tennis), history, philosophy and politics. Dennis’s career has a fascinating trajectory: first he studied Commerce, taught accountancy and worked as an accountant in the 60s and 70s. He then shifted to teaching English at the University of Sydney, and for the next 27 years was a valued member of staff in English and Cultural Studies at UWA, even supervising the theses of some of the current lecturers in the department. In 2001 he was elected Chair of the UWA Academic Board and in 2009 was invited by the Federal Minister for the Arts to chair the Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts. Now he’s the Chair of Writing WA. Most recently you may have heard in the news that Dennis has been made a Member of the Order of Australia awarded by the Queen for his significant service to literature, to tertiary education and to inter-cultural understanding. Although he’s now retired, he is, of course, busier than ever pursuing his love of poetry and his current interest in astrophysics. You'd be hard-pressed to find a more lauded creative writing academic in Australia, but, despite his 33-page CV, Dennis is deeply humble about his achievements. He loved being in the classroom and always made time for his students remembering each of their names and even staying in touch after their graduations. Many have gone on to be published writers and academics too, now inviting him around the world to speak to their own students. We took some time out to ask Dennis for just 5 pieces of important life advice he would like to pass on to our students reading this: 1. Be curious and try as much of what interests you as time, essay deadlines and exams permit, regardless of what others think. If you think you might like square dancing go for it! This may involve pushing yourself: a life without challenges is comfortable but boring. 2. This may be the freest time of your life so make use of it; there’s a reason that carpe diem is an old saying. Shakespeare has Richard II say I wasted time and now doth time waste me. Our society is steeped in trivia and you will be relentlessly urged to take it seriously but most of it is just rubbish. 3. It takes time for many people to find out who they are and what are their strengths and limitations. It took me until my 30s to realise what job I wanted to do. That said I was already married and had children by then, and relationships are more important than jobs! 4. Planning is overrated. Life is full of serendipity and unexpected opportunities (and disasters). I never thought of having a career, much less than planned for one, but it seems to be what happened when I wasn’t looking. 5. Care for others is good for them and you will, in the end, perhaps to your surprise, find that it’s good for you. Thank you for these wise words, Dennis, and for your continued mentorship at UWA. We wish you all the very best with your no-doubt fruitful retirement and the publication of your new poetry collection in 2016. #humansofUWA

07.01.2022 It is well documented that Australia, as well as other western economies, have an ageing workforce as a result of the Baby Boomer generation approaching retirement age. This is true of the University’s own workforce. During September and October 2013, an on-line survey was conducted of University staff aged 50 and above to gain a better understanding of the retirement plans of this staff group and the factors which influence those plans.

07.01.2022 Cute ducklings... how often have you stopped around the UWA reflection pond or library moat and watched the ducks?

05.01.2022 A couple of ducks escaping the cold Reflection Pond.

01.01.2022 Congratulations to Professor Len Collard on the launch of his new website where you can explore and learn more about the Noongar placenames of WA - www.boodjar.org.au. Captioned video available: ow.ly/KRIOZ