Engage your audience to drive clear outcomes.

Every time you speak, you are asking your audience to go somewhere with you. Whether you are briefing, persuading, updating or advocating, your impact comes down to how clearly and confidently you guide them.

Storytelling is not about performance. It is about helping you structure your message, engage attention and land a clear outcome. The language you choose shapes how your message is received and how much influence you have.

In this one-hour online session, you will:

• structure your message so it leads to a clear, defined outcome
• engage your audience from the first sentence
• use purposeful language to strengthen your credibility and influence
• replace vague or passive phrasing with confident, outcome-focused communication

The session will be facilitated by Tim Wilkes, founder and Chief Storysmith at Pathos Services.

Designed for busy public sector professionals, this session is practical and immediately applicable. You will leave with simple tools you can use straight away to communicate with greater clarity and impact.

Speaker

Tim Wilkes
Founder and Chief Storysmith
Pathos Services

Tim Wilkes is Founder and Chief Storysmith at Pathos Services, and one of Australia's most engaging voices on persuasive communication, behavioural science, and leadership influence.

With more than 25 years of experience in consulting, enterprise technology, leadership development, and strategic communication, Tim has built a reputation for helping professionals communicate with clarity, confidence, and impact. He has held senior roles including Head of Leadership Development APJ at Workday and Chief Storytelling Officer and Head of Behavioural Economics at SAP.

Tim's sessions blend practical communication tools with sharp behavioural insight, helping audiences understand not just what works, but why it works. He is known for making complex ideas simple, useful, and memorable, and for delivering sessions that leave people thinking differently about how they speak, write, and show up at work.

If you want practical ideas, immediate relevance, and a few genuine insights along the way, you are in good hands.

This online program includes live chat functionality and optional automated captioning, which attendees can enable during the session. If you have any accessibility requirements or require additional assistance to participate, please contact [email protected] prior to the event and we will do our best to support your participation.

How to register

Please note: All NSW Public Servants are entitled to complimentary Bronze Membership with IPAA NSW and are eligible for member rates. Activate your membership here.

Event Details

Time:	10:00AM – 11:00AM (AEDT)
When:	Tuesday, 25th August 2026
Where:	Online
Cost:	Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Blue Members: Free Non-members: $100

Be at your best, for NSW.
Register now to secure your spot.