Free Talking Tips

Talking Tips are free, short, audio clips of interviews with experts who offer practical tips on topics of interest to applicants, managers and selection panels. These interviews generally range in length from 5 to 10 minutes in length.

Topics include:

• Specific skills:  #2, #15, #23, #26,  
• Career management: #9, #21,
• Career practitioners: #10, #25
• Professions: #14, #16, #24
• Selection panels: #3, #5, #7, #16 
• Wellbeing: #13, #21, #22
• Job interviews: #1, #17
• Graduates: #8
• ADF: #19
• Diversity: #4, #6, #11, #20

Talking Tips is an MP3 file. To download and listen to the interview, just click on the title. To hear the interivew on your computer, ensure that you have an MP3 player such as Microsoft's Windows Media Player (standard with Windows XP).

Talking Tips Archives: # 1 - 13

#14: Results-focus for public affairs roles: Interview with Karen Paxton, Chief Executive of the Public Affairs Recruitment Company, www.publicaffairs.com.au, New

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#15: Networking skills for public servants: Interview with Robyn Henderson, Global Networking Specialist, www.networkingtowin.com.au

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#16: Careers in the ACT public service: Interview with Dr Louise Bassett, spokeswoman for the 'Careers come with the Territory' campaign, www.jobs.act.gov.au

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#17: A good interview voice. Interview with Tim Noonan, voice coach, Visionary Communications, www.visionarycommunications.com..au

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#18: Vocal awareness for selection panels. Interview with Tim Noonan, voice coach, Visionary Communications, www.visionarycommunications.com.au

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#19: Returning to work for Defence Force Partners. Interview with Debbie Yates, Defence Force Liaison Officer, ACT, for the Career Development Association of Australia, and Career Consultant working with Defence Partners.

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#20: Services provided by a Disability Employment Specialist. Interview with Thomas Lee, CEO of Job Solve, a Disability Employment Specialist providing services to the ACT and Queanbeyan. www.jobsolve.org.au

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#21: Functional fitness for professional sitters. Interview with Judy Croston, lifestyle and mobility specialist, www.judycroston.com.au

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#22: Stress relief in the workplace with tai chi exercises. Interview with Brett Wagland, Director and Chief Instructor at the Tai Chi Academy in Canberra. Brett discusses how his new DVD will refresh your mind and recharge your energy.Visit www.taichiacademy.com.au.

#23: What is strategic thinking? Interview with Neville Lake, strategic planning consultant and author of The Strategic Planning Workbook and a new business novel The Greatest Planet in the Universe. Visit www.lakegroup.com.au and www.thegreatestplanetintheuniverse.com.

#24: ICT Contracting. Interview with Steve Liston, General Manager ACT - Ajilon and Icon. Visit www.iconrec.com.au and www.ajilon.com.au

#25: Career metaphors. Interview with Dr Norman Amudnson, Professor in Counselling Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Canada. Author of Metaphor Making: Your career, your life, your way. Visit www.ergoncommunications.com.

#26: Networking in the public service. Interview with Bruce Pirie, Director, Army, talking about how he uses networking to build relationships, what skills are needed, how to take a strategic approach.

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