About Sue-maree
- She's a Chartered Accountant
- For 20 years she's been exploring communication and relationships - both personal and professional - including:
- How we communicate with ourselves and others, and the results we get
- How the dynamics of group communication affect the "success" of the group — whether it's a relationship, family, group, business, community, (even a planet)!
- Developed the "What's Going On?" communication model which includes:
- understanding "What Hurts" and "What Works" in communication
- learning and integrating the skills of "What Works" so they come easily — even in the most difficult situations
- how to effectively understand where others are coming from
- how to effectively express where we're coming from
- how to effectively problem-solve for mutual benefit, and
- what to do when other people refuse to problem-solve
- 5 Barriers to Communication & 5 Gateways to Understanding:
- Assuming we know what's going on vs Understanding the Reality of what's going on
- Evaluating in terms of Right/Wrong vs Evaluating in terms of Difference
- Proving A Position vs Understanding Multiple Positions
- Questions to Entrap vs Questions to Understand
- Disclosures to Distort Reality vs Disclosures to Reveal Reality
- Confusions between:
- Confidence & Arrogance
- Belief/Truth & Opinion/Fact
- Judgement & Preference
- Fabrications & Reality
- Force & Choice
Awards, Qualifications, Memberships & Experience
Awards
Speaker of the Year 2002 National Speakers Association, Queensland, Australia
Qualifications
Graduate and Post-Graduate:
- Chartered Accountant, Institute of Chartered Accountants, Australia
- Bachelor of Commerce, University of Newcastle, Australia
- Certified Trainer in NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming)
- Certified Trainer of Time Line Therapy
- Certified Instructor of Hypnotherapy
- Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training - TAE40110
- Circle of Security – Registered Parent Educator
- Effectiveness Training – Certified Trainer
Professional Memberships
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
- American Board of Neuro Linguistic Programming – Trainer
- Time Line Therapy Association – Trainer
- American Board of Hypnotherapy – Instructor
- Effectiveness Training Institute of Australia – Instructor
Chartered Accountant
Chartered Accountant in public and private practice 1979-1995:
- Chief Financial Officer – Fulton Gilmour Trotter Moss Architects 1994-1995
- Principal – Sutherlands Chartered Accountants 1987-1993
- Accountant – Touche Ross & Co Chartered Accountants 1985-1987
- Accountant – Butler McDermid Chartered Accountants 1984
- Trainee – Carrington Slipways Shipbuilders 1979-1982
Directorships
Directorships in public and private companies, including 7 years as Director of the Tweed Valley Health Service 1988-1995
Professional Speaker
A Professional Speaker since 2000, developing and delivering keynote presentations and workshops internationally for:
- Insurance Agents
- Financial Planners
- Accountants
- Lawyers
- Pharmaceutical Representatives
- Motor Vehicle Sales Consultants
- Real Estate Agent
- Government Agencies – Health, Education, Taxation
- Hotels and Resorts
- Health Spas
Expertise in the areas of Communication Skills and Presentation Skills, specifically:
- Personal and professional development
- Communicating in difficult situations
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Customer service
- Sales
- Professional services
- Presentation skills
And
- Parenting
Consulting, Coaching and Mentoring
- Business Consulting
- Individual Consulting
- Personal Coaching
- Mentoring
Media, entertainment and arts
- Acting, writing, casting, producing, directing and post-production for theatre, film, video and television
- Photographic modeling
- Magazine, radio and television features
- Stand Up Comedy
- Video & TV hosting/presenting
- Author
Sue-maree: Bio
Sue-maree is a Chartered Accountant with experience in public and private practice. She has served as a Director in public and private sectors including the Public Health System in NSW Australia.
She is a Master Practitioner and Trainer in NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and Hypnosis, currently working on a PhD in Clinical Hypnotherapy.
Sue-maree consults to businesses in sales, hospitality, health, and education; providing personal and professional development seminars on communication, collaboration, problem-solving, negotiation, sales, customer service, teamwork, leadership, success and happiness.
Sue-maree is also a Registered Parent Educator in: Circle of Security, and Parent Effectiveness Training.
She has featured in newspapers, magazines, radio and television.
An award-winning international speaker, from the Gold Coast, Australia. Sue-maree's programs explore and deliver simple, practical, powerful strategies that dissolve stress, improve our personal and professional relationships, and help us achieve desired outcomes.