08:30:09 From lily pinto : should i be seeing a cat on my screen too? just asking :) 08:30:10 From Anita Edwards : Brenda, your background is great 08:30:33 From Joanne Hacking (GWN) : @lily - the cat comes and goes from Brenda's lap - keep your eyes peeled! 08:30:34 From brenda ratcliff : Sequins just seem to appear…. 08:30:51 From Rebecca Schasching, GWN : ….and they go with everything! 08:31:00 From lily pinto : my screen is black 08:33:04 From Jeri : Kia ora! 08:34:50 From lily pinto : yes i can only hear very clearly 8:41:52 From Jennifers iPhone : Is it Winston in the box? 08:56:39 From Jeri : That was SO COOL! 08:57:16 From Anita Edwards : Told her story 08:57:22 From Fiona Robinson : Set out her credentials as an educator early 08:57:25 From Bronwyn Walters : I love the weaving of stories into her message 08:57:27 From Jennifer Leahy : Loved her warmth 08:57:36 From Sonja Lister : She did it with a smile and open body language 08:57:36 From Jeri : She spoke about what she is passionate about 08:57:37 From Stephanie Jowett : she owned the space on the stage 08:57:39 From Courtney Murray : Genuine and authentic :) 08:57:41 From Eilish Robinson : Extremely passionate 08:57:48 From Olga : Clear central message 08:57:55 From Fiona Robinson : Took us all back to the classroom with the stories she told 08:57:58 From Mārama Schlebach : Summary: Positive, kind, endearing, knew her topic really well, kept it light and easy to consume, passionate. 08:58:08 From Virginia Fordham (GWN) : She was passionate and spoke of her experience. 08:58:11 From Susan : honest 08:58:15 From Lynne : She owned it 08:58:44 From marianordstrom : Spoke from the heart, lived experiences…. 09:05:56 From Mārama Schlebach : I am a "why" 09:06:25 From Bridget Neylan : I’m a “how”! 09:10:02 From Jeri : Yup! 09:10:55 From Fiona Robinson : I will 09:10:56 From Simon Lourie : I will 09:10:57 From Joanne Hacking (GWN) : Maybe not... 09:10:58 From Rebecca Schasching, GWN : On my way 09:10:58 From ScheepersK : I will 09:10:59 From Nicole : i will 09:10:59 From Kate Wakelin : I will 09:11:00 From Bridget Neylan : I will 09:11:03 From Lynley Mani : i will 09:11:07 From Carol : I'm a bit worried about the strength of the wood 09:11:07 From Lynne : no 09:11:11 From Tina Bogaard : if we all put our planks together and walked together 09:11:18 From Bronwyn Walters : Absolutely not 09:11:22 From Mārama Schlebach : I have far too many structural and environmental questions haha 09:11:23 From Carol : any handrails on the wood? 09:11:24 From Jeri : If we make a bridge with all of our wood I will! 09:11:28 From Courtney Murray : I’m definitely a Why …. You’re gonna have to convince me! 09:11:37 From Bridget Neylan : I’m crawling across my plank though 😁 09:11:56 From Lynne : no 09:12:00 From Kerri (GWN) : LOL Bridget 09:12:01 From Courtney Murray : Convinced! Hahaha 09:12:03 From Tracy Roberts : I will consider it now 09:12:04 From Carol : I would prefer Winston 09:12:17 From Courtney Murray : Hey! 09:12:19 From Alex Spencer : Definitely! 09:12:19 From Anita Edwards : coming now 09:12:20 From Lynne : no 09:12:23 From Bronwyn Walters : NO 09:12:24 From Courtney Murray : I’m crawling back to try again 09:12:25 From Kerri (GWN) : Can I cash in the bag?? 09:12:29 From Lynley Mani : anyone want to go halves? haha 09:12:31 From Fiona Robinson : Now you're talking 09:12:34 From Stephanie Jowett : yes will try 09:12:37 From Virginia Fordham (GWN) : I'm there 09:12:40 From Lynne : no 09:12:42 From Eilish Robinson : I'll give it a go 09:12:42 From Mārama Schlebach : Yeah ok would have a crack. 09:12:46 From Olga : Okay, I'm crawling across 09:12:55 From Kerri (GWN) : I'm cashing in my bag! 09:13:18 From Lynley Mani : close your eyes, we will come and pick you up :) 09:13:28 From Sonja Lister : yes 09:13:30 From Sofaia (GWN) : Of course! 09:13:31 From PragatVa1 : yes 09:13:32 From Diane Anderson : yes 09:13:33 From Gabrielle Pa'u : Yip 09:13:35 From Bronwyn Walters : yes 09:13:35 From Carol : yes 09:13:36 From Joanne Hacking (GWN) : Now I'm moving! 09:13:36 From marianordstrom : Yes 09:13:37 From Lynne : no 09:13:37 From Corrinne Beehre : Yes 09:13:43 From Corrinne Beehre : Do I still get the bag? 09:14:06 From Fiona Robinson : yes 09:14:09 From Paulette Kenihan : yes 09:14:09 From Lynne : possibly 09:14:09 From Corrinne Beehre : Definitely 09:14:09 From Mārama Schlebach : Ok did I miss something re: Winston?? 09:14:09 From Joanne Hacking (GWN) : Yep. 09:14:17 From Lynne : possibly 09:14:21 From Fiona Robinson : Not for Winston though = for my son 09:14:23 From Joanne Hacking (GWN) : Winston is the cat - he might make another appearance... 09:14:25 From Tracy Roberts : Only if it's people 09:14:39 From Stephanie Jowett : for a minute I thought you meant winston peters 09:14:58 From Jennifer Leahy : Ha! 09:14:58 From Mārama Schlebach : Hahahaha Stephanie that's why I asked! 09:15:02 From Fiona Robinson : Stephanie I thought Winston was Winston Peters too 09:15:13 From Mārama Schlebach : Thanks for explaining Joanne 09:15:13 From Lynne : its not motivation its an absolute fear of heights 09:15:27 From Anita Edwards : me too scared of heights 09:27:12 From Jennifer Leahy : awww Winston 09:27:39 From Lynne : good 09:27:41 From Jeri : It felt enlightening and empowering! 09:27:43 From Mārama Schlebach : It took us a wee while to figure out what was beng asked of us. 09:27:48 From Fiona Robinson : IT was quite a mindset shift for me as a towards person to cover the away from concerns 09:27:50 From Nicole : The method you gave us is a recipe for success 09:27:50 From Jennifer Leahy : Great to talk it through thanks 09:27:51 From Mārama Schlebach : Nice to have a go though! 09:27:57 From PragatVa1 : Was a bit confusing in the beginning, but we went through the model and found it was quite a useful tool 09:28:06 From eila gendig : tricky - you may not know all their motivations, but are running on assumptions 09:28:13 From lily pinto : the fastest 5 minutes 09:28:14 From Anita Edwards : Got stuck on the why and what 09:28:21 From Bridget Neylan : Seems like a really useful tool to prep for important conversations eg at leadership team 09:28:23 From marianordstrom : Starting with the why led to a natural segway into the what and how…. 09:29:31 From Tracy Roberts : It varies greatly with your audience 09:33:04 From Jeri : You guys are ROCKING the technology! 09:38:50 From Fiona Robinson : I want to run to the charity shop and get that purple dress she re-donated 09:39:47 From Kerri (GWN) : On behalf of the team, thanks Jeri! ;-) 09:45:17 From Jennifer Leahy : Courage! 09:45:21 From Rebecca Schasching, GWN : Gold sequins 09:45:23 From Nicole : I need to identify my quirk 09:45:27 From PragatVa1 : Would need to figure out what my quirk is 09:45:32 From Eilish Robinson : Might be difficult to pick one quirk 09:45:45 From Jennifer Leahy : A supporter 09:45:48 From Joanne Hacking (GWN) : A safe space. 09:45:49 From Fiona Robinson : Bravery for sure, vulnerability and not worrying what people will think 09:45:58 From Bridget Neylan : knowing your strengths to help identify niche - feedback from others, strengths finder tool etc 09:46:06 From Tina Bogaard : my quirk is chocolate!! 09:46:10 From PragatVa1 : not sure what is interesting about me :S 09:46:17 From Corrinne Beehre : My quirk is my orange obsession. Everyone at work knows it. Such a conversation starter 09:47:41 From Tracy Roberts : Your quirk helps to make connections with others 09:49:04 From Lynne : I love garge salea and op shops 09:49:09 From Mārama Schlebach : I have quirk(s) covered, but am struggling with Strengths /go to stuff? 09:49:20 From Lynne : yes 09:49:51 From Fiona Robinson : I'm not built for speed but I ran through lockdown and it taught me a lot about my resilience at work which at times was to keep trying and putting one foot in front of another 09:51:54 From Jennifer Leahy : Who wins the prize? 09:51:56 From Nicole : what's in the box??? 09:51:57 From Carol : What is in the box :-) 09:52:18 From Tina Bogaard : is it an invisible sparkly pair of underpants?? 09:52:22 From Mārama Schlebach : Any tips for asking for feedback in work settings? 09:52:36 From Jennifer Leahy : Love, love and will do! 09:52:43 From Kerri (GWN) : Brenda do you have any advice for introverts differently to extroverts? 09:54:39 From Fiona Robinson : Great questions Marama and Kerri 09:55:51 From Corrinne Beehre : Yes please me I promise I will definitely do that!!! 09:55:55 From Anita Edwards : Yes please me I promise I will definetly do that 09:55:57 From Lynne : yes please me I will do that 09:56:00 From Jennifer Leahy : Fabulous!! 09:56:02 From Fiona Robinson : yes please me,I promise I'll do that 09:56:08 From Olga : Yes please me. I promise I will definitely do that :) 09:56:18 From Fiona Robinson : Fabulous shoes 09:56:25 From Bridget Neylan : Too big for me but I promise to do the other things anyway🙂 09:56:36 From Corrinne Beehre : Oh wow! Thank you x 09:56:48 From Anita Edwards : Thank you 09:56:59 From Jennifer Leahy : Thanks for your sparkle Brenda. 09:57:09 From Mārama Schlebach : <3 thanks! 09:57:18 From Fiona Robinson : Thank you Brenda = what a fabulous start to the day and sp practical 09:57:21 From Liz Hong : not my size. I promise I will do that! And thank you! 09:57:21 From Olga : Always love your sessions Brenda! You are always so inspiring! 09:57:48 From Anita Edwards : Great session, Brenda and the team you did an awesome job. Felt very connected. 09:57:50 From PragatVa1 : Was a great session :) Thank you Brenda and GWN. 09:57:50 From Fiona Robinson : Thank you GWN team for putting this on 09:57:54 From eila gendig : Thanks everyone! Fantastic session and greatinsights into "effective communication" :) 09:58:37 From Lynley Mani : Thankyou Brenda, Kate, Joanne & the rest of the team, Have a great day everyone. unleash your sparkles! 09:58:39 From Olga : Thanks GWN for making this possible and available 09:58:40 From marianordstrom : Thank you, great session. 09:58:54 From lily pinto : what a luscious session. loved it loved it 09:58:56 From Jeri : Those future sessions sound fantastic! Thanks for doing this virtually - great to join in from Dunedin. LOVED it! :) 09:58:56 From Anita Edwards : Thank you Jo for organising this. 09:59:00 From PragatVa1 : Zoom session probably allowed us to provide more input than we would have in person! 09:59:08 From Fiona Robinson : Great to be able to join in from Wellington 09:59:11 From Bridget Neylan : Great session, thank you! Seamless use of technology too, awesome mahi. 09:59:41 From Jennifer Leahy : Loved the session - thanks Aucklanders - from Christchurch 09:59:42 From Carol : Nice dog Marama 09:59:47 From Courtney Murray : Loved this! Perhaps in future, live events can also be livestreamed for remote online viewing :) 09:59:52 From Courtney Murray : Thank you! 09:59:53 From Corrinne Beehre : Thank you! 09:59:54 From Sonja Lister : thank you great session 10:00:00 From Gabrielle Pa'u : Thank you! 10:00:03 From Mārama Schlebach : Thanks Carol! 10:00:04 From Liz Hong : Thanks! 10:00:06 From lily pinto : finally saw the cat!!!