Conferences and Speaking Services

Let us introduce your leaders, volunteers, staff or members to new ways of considering the possibilities for your organisation or sector.

Richard Tagiston is a highly experienced presenter, having spent hundreds of hours - in front of thousands of participants - as a conference speaker, trainer, facilitator and MC in New Zealand and Australia.

Our Style

  • Clear, purposeful and provocative

  • Humorous and entertaining

  • Strong and memorable storytelling hooks

  • Empathetic and relatable

  • Strong visual presentation - includes PowerPoint slides

  • Always customised to your sector, audience and stage of change

  • Interactive

We Offer

  • Keynote Conference Speaker

  • Conference Breakout Workshop

  • Facilitated Q&A Session

  • Onstage Interview with Featured Guest

  • Specialist MC work

All speaking services can also be offered on virtual and remote platforms

Keynote Topics

The following sessions can be customised to your organisation, staff or sector members:

  • ‘How I Met Your Matyr’: Challenging NFP “Superhero” Models

  • Volunteer Cohort Management - Why, How and ‘Why Now?’

  • ‘If You Pay Peanuts...’: Responsive Not-For-Profit Remuneration Without The ‘Monkey-ing Around’

  • Who Cares, Who Cares, Who Cares: Incentives in Volunteer Management

  • One Board, Two Worlds: Solving NFP Governance Roadblocks

  • The Rise and Demise of the Volunteer Unicorn

  • “This Cause Aint Big Enough For The Both of Us”: True Tales From the Volunteer Frontier

  • Knock Three Times: Effective Volunteer Comms