Yvonne Collier - Expertise & Experience
Yvonne Collier (formerly Yvonne Gregory) supports individuals and teams to #communicate #connect and #engage successfully and create productive and profitable relationships. She’s a 'Communication Behavioural Scientist' using multiple modalities including communication skills, interpersonal / assertive skills, EQ, Neuroscience, NLP, Positive Psychology, Kinesiology, Behavioural Styles and Conversational Intelligence to achieve success.
Also known as an Assertive Skills Expert and a People's Skills expert.
BA(Hons) PGCE Dip Nut Dip M’ment MPNLP CSP
"Yvonne is a great presenter with great flexibility, enthusiasm, energy and style!" - Training & Development Director Asia Pacific, Media Company
As an international educator with more than thirty years experience training and speaking, Yvonne helps people produce productive and profitable relationships at work and play. She does this through her coaching, training and professional speaking. She is also an author, radio presenter and Master Practitioner of NLP.
12 years in the corporate world of advertising sales in newspapers and magazines in the UK and Australia, followed 5 years High School teaching. Highlights include launching and running The Good Weekend (Fairfax) and The Australian Magazine (News Ltd).
In 1992 Yvonne launched Maddison Training specialising in communication and people skills.
As a Master communicator and Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programing, Yvonne shares techniques to fast track the learnings and results. She also uses and shares Kinesiology techniques to enhance performance.
Yvonne’s focus is always to help each participant achieve their outcomes and their true potential.
Credentials
BA (Hons) Geography, Anthropology and Psychology from Durham University UK
Post Graduate Certificate in Education from Reading University UK
Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming
Certificate IV in Training & Assessment (TAA40104)
Diploma of Management
Diploma of Nutrition
MBTI (Myers Briggs) accredited facilitator
CSP The highest international level of accreditation from National Speakers Assoc, NSAA, now Professional Speakers Australia PSA
CVP Certified Virtual Presenter
Conversational Intelligence for Coaches: Enhanced Skills Practitioner
Professional Involvements
President and Public Officer North Sydney Business Chamber January 2024
President of NSW National Speakers Association of Australia 2004
CSP Certified Speaking Professional with National Speakers Association
Australian Institute of Training & Development - Council 2010 - present
Member International Federation Professional Speakers
Member of the Institute of Leadership and Management
Past President & Fellow of Pioneer SWAP (Sales People With a Purpose)
Foundation member of North Sydney Zonta Club Inc - ongoing Board member
Member of the Australian Facilitators Network
Member of ISPI International Society for Performance Improvement
Facilitator of Circles of Peace
Radio presenter (12 years)
Interviewing guests for 2NSBFM, 99.3FM
Author
Book: LAFFe to Success. A Practical Guide to Getting Along with others. Plus: The A -Z of LAFFe Behaviour.
Many articles in Professional Magazines plus CD's/ MP3s (see Products)
Clients have engaged Yvonne Collier CSP as a Speaker, Trainer, Facilitator at over 2000 of their events in over 8 countries.
A&P, AMSL, ANCU, AIBF, ARAB Bank, ATO, Barilla, Bartier Perry Solicitors, Bentleys, CBA, CBH Group, CDF, City of Ryde, Cochlear, CUA, CUSCAL, DOFA, DEETYA, Dentsply, Ernest & Young, FINSIA, GGC, GroupM, ING, Kennards, Konnect Learning, KU, LendLease, Liebherr, MindShare, Montefiore, NMI, NSW Education, OMD, QBE, St George, RCHF, Sydney Morning Herald CitySearch, Santorini, Save the Children, SV Scalabrini Village, Sydney University, Sydney University Centre for Continuing Education, Tableau/SalesForce, Thales, TFS, UFS, UTS, UWS, Waterbrook, Western Sydney University, WestRock, Woods Bagot Architects, Worley Parsons.
Awards
Yvonne Collier, 2006 recipient of the Walter Dickman Award for outstanding service to the NSW National Speakers Chapter and the Community.
Winner of NSW 'President of the Year' and President of 'The Club of the Year', Business SWAP 'Sales People With a Purpose'
Mentor of the Year, 2005, NSW NSAA
The Power Women Worldwide Virtual Presenter Certification for Excellence.
“Being evaluated by an independent organization on presentation skills, audience engagement, presence, the ability to be charismatic, and share your expertise through the virtual presentations is not easy. You exhibited an extraordinary level of virtual presentation skills.”
CSP The Certified Speaking Professional accreditation is an international designation that recognises the experience and professional capability of leading speakers.
CSP Accredited members have a proven track record of capturing the audience and consistently delivering value from the platform. They have achieved a high level of experience and success in their business and are positioned as leaders in the industry.
