Budgeting Workshops Melbourne

Presenting - 'Manager v Leader', Kennedy, Luther King...

Smashing! Try something new Thursday Interactive reality workshops- Tonight get involved and have some fun. Tonight we study and learn unique stage styles and techniques of world-class leaders. Be inspired by the styles & secrets of Barack Obama, J.F Kennedy and Martin Luther King etc Learn how to present as the Leader, rather than a manager Serious about improving your leadership - **Why mess, come to the best** Why is Smashing different to other speaking clubs? Just two member's thoughts, "The fun/laughs factor is definitely a point of difference. We keep it moving with high standards so it’s a nice balance. Too strict makes it tense and boring, too loose and we can lose the energy/commercial feel. SmashSpeak's vibe's in the sweet spot." "At other clubs I used to listen to long speeches and lectures, here we get so many chances to talk every meeting, that we have to improve" **Free parking** close: O'Connell and Cobden streets **IMPORTANT: Be on time, as doors close when the show starts** “Proudly Australian" – Free-flowing teamwork, greater good focus, sharing the stage, etc Multicultural Hub, 506 Elizabeth St (Opposite Queen Vic Market) Level 1, RED Room (End of corridor) More to come..

Denim and Lingerie Workshop

Round table - what are our Thoughtful priorities? In the current turbulent times

You're invited to an informal meetup for experienced professionals, educator, skills building facilitators who are thinking differently about your work. **What's this about?** Melbourne-based education and management consulting practice **MYTNC** **The agenda:** *Brief intro - Facilitated conversation: *what makes you wake up in the morning and decide what energy, knowledge and time you are putting in to acheive your goals.* Informal mingling + coffee - Optional: One-on-one chats if you'd like to explore working together **Questions?** Please leave a comment.

Beginners Female Gym Photography Workshop

Southbank Toastmasters: Monthly Meetup on Third Thursdays

Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking with Southbank Toastmasters! Ready to transform nerves into confidence? Join us for a fun, interactive workshop to: ✨ Conquer your fear of speaking 💡 Learn pro tips from experienced mentors 📈 Boost your business and career through powerful communication Whether you're a newbie or a seasoned speaker, this is your chance to grow, connect, and shine! 🌟 Don’t miss out—step up to the mic and join us! 🎤

Women & Gender Diverse Filmmakers/Actors Networking Night

Calling all \*\*female-identifying, non-binary and gender diverse \*\* filmmakers, actors, and film enthusiasts! Join us at **6pm** **Monday Oct 5th (the first Monday of every month)** at the Motley Bauhaus (NEW LOCATION) for a chance to build relationships in the film community. This event is an expansion of the very successful **Movie Mutuals Wednesday Night Networking group** which has grown remarkably, with a weekly turnout of over 50 participants, blending newcomers with regulars to create a vibrant, diverse community. Whether you’re a writer, actor, animator, or independent filmmaker, come share your experiences, discuss current projects, or chat about favourite films. This event fosters connections among like-minded women, non-binary and gender diverse people, encourages friendships, and opens doors for collaboration. **RSVP** to help us gauge attendance. You will become part of a growing network of film professionals and enthusiasts. **What to Expect:** *There’s no set theme, workshop, or speaker. It’s a relaxed gathering where filmmakers, actors, and creatives can connect, discuss projects, share needs, and learn from each other. Beyond this networking event, we also host weekly Wednesday night meetups, exclusive events such as table reads, cinematography workshops with Panasonic, member screenings, and more.* \*Note: Our community emphasizes collaboration, friendship, and goodwill rather than promotional activities. If you wish to promote a workshop, course, screening, or similar event, please contact the organizers first. Promotional privileges are generally reserved for trusted, long-standing members.

Trusting humans in the era of Intelligence | Melbourne TED Talk Community Event

Join the Melbourne TED Talk Community for an engaging session and meet people who like being an ideator, who want to bring their voice to a larger community. In contrast to a typical public speaking training event, where you receive feedback on your amms and aas and the way you present, this goes beyond that. **The objective of this community is to get inspired by some of the best ideas serving humanity, find your own calling and voice, be an ideator, and share your ideas clearly and persuasively.** The talk we will play is one of the amazing talks from the TED Library. In this session, we will delve deeper into the topic and gain perspective, and learn from each other. Be prepared to network, engage in meaningful conversations, and embark on a journey of professional development and leadership growth. **Mark your calendars and don't miss this opportunity to refine your public speaking abilities with the Melbourne TED Talk Community!** **TED Talk link to watch together: TBA** **Agenda (as a guide)** 6.00 PM Registration 6.10 PM Introduction by Attendees 6.15 PM 10-12 min TED talk on screen (optional) 6.30 PM Breakout session (Group / Individual) based on topic 6.40 PM Individual / Group shares their takeaways 7.00 PM Practice the Art of Public Speaking - 2-3 talks of 2-5 minutes 7.10 PM Feedback to the Presenters and overall session 7.20 PM Event Concludes & floor opens for Networking **Location Guide:** We are in the Sue Healy Room which is on 2nd floor. For any issues in locating the room, please call or message on the number displayed in the Foyer near the lift. **Fees:** The event has **a $5 contribution** towards hiring the hall and Audiovisual. This can be paid through PayPal at the time of registration. **RSVP and Non-attendance is taken very seriously by us including a block to attend the future events. So for any reasons you can't attend please change your RSVP to NO atleast a day in advance. This will help the Organisers manage the venue and seating.** Looking forward to seeing you there. The Organizers Raj

HOW TO MAKE MORE MONEY

We are doing a seminar on how to help increase your income, and to give you some useable tools that you can help apply to your life/new business venture in order to take yourself to the next level, financially! It is no secret that the cost of living is continuing to grow, and will most likely only continue to. So how can you work around this? In this seminar you will learn: \- Who is the most important person in any business\. \- How to set achievable goals\. \- The power of surveying \- PLUS MORE\! Come along and learn some useful tools that could help set you on the right path.

Monthly meetup

This is our monthly meetup where we hang out and chat about investing. There's no fixed format, we just meet with like-minded individuals to discuss investing strategies and stock picks, at a bar or cafe. All levels of experience welcome. Second Friday of the month. Bring laptops/tablets etc if you like because we do research.

DDD by Night October - Hybrid event

It's DDD but \***lightning**\*. The evening will be a hybrid event hosted by the DDD Melbourne crew and consist of short & sharp presentations of fifteen minutes in length on a dev related subject. **We have limited space on the night** \- it will be first in best dressed\. If you RSVP and you can't make it\, please update to give others a space\! **ONLINE ATTENDANCE** You can join us online, we'll aim to get the call started somewhere around 6pm before we have our introductions and first speaker. Remote audience link --> *to be announced* You can ask questions of our speakers via Slido. We'll try to ask your questions as they come through on Slido, but we may not get to all of them. **TALKS** **No Idea What I’m Doing: Shipping Software Anyway** James Westall I spent five years at uni, racked up a healthy HECS debt… and never actually graduated. I work in sales now, and my background is in Security and Windows Server infrastructure. I’ve never written a line of code anyone has paid for. Which for many, might disqualify me from building software. Apparently, not anymore. This talk is a mix of introspection and light comedy, walking through what happens when someone like me starts building and shipping with LLMs. It’s about capability vs. credibility, vibes vs. reality, and what we’re all supposed to do when the rules of “who gets to build” have quietly changed. **Messy Bun, Messy Code but real Lessons - A hackathon experience** Hajra Parveen Akhtar A light hearted look at my hackathon experience with messy buns and messier code. I would like share about team work , problems solving under pressure, remote working and decision making in uncertainty. **Every village needs a Makerspace.** Kirsten Greed Now that Claude has sorted out my threading issues and memory leaks I no longer spend days coding in circles. I am too old for the hero's journey, but I find myself still needing people, place and projects **From dotfile Cruft to Fully-Fledged Projects: The Cases of Moonshine and Homegit** Javier Candeira I used to have a mess of dotfiles that just "worked for me". Now I have two repos with tooling that other people can use if they have the same needs as I do, or learn from as they build their own bespoke tools for themselves. This is the story of how I extracted Moonshine out of a janky script called *tv-session.sh*, and Homegit (temporary name) out of *alias homegit="GIT_DIR=\~/data/dotfiles.git GIT_WORK_TREE=\~ git"* **Lessons from Making Jira's Frontend Fast at Scale** Pushyami Gali Real stories from a multi-year performance push on a big, complex web app: how to find the real culprits behind a slow-feeling page, the patterns that moved the needle and why performance is less a project you finish and more a fire you keep putting out. **CODE OF CONDUCT** All DDD events are subject to the DDD Code of Conduct available at [https://www.dddmelbourne.com/code-of-conduct/](https://www.dddmelbourne.com/code-of-conduct/) **VENUE AND FOOD SPONSOR** [Atlassian](https://www.atlassian.com/) **FUTURE EVENTS** Are you interested in speaking at a future DDD by Night? That's awesome, we'd love to have you! We take speakers of all experience levels and offer training too. [Fill out this form](https://forms.office.com/r/12c0CvLwQk) and we'll be in touch. **FEEDBACK** Feedback, whether it's good or constructive, helps us grow and improve these events and so we'd love for you to fill out the form here --> [https://forms.office.com/r/MB8WGKv9Bi](https://forms.office.com/r/MB8WGKv9Bi)

Her Wealthy Circle - Melbourne Meet-Up

**Bring a piece of content that has inspired you** 💫 For this month’s meet-up, we’re creating a space to share the books, podcasts, videos, or ideas that have shaped the way we think, grow and see the world. Whether it’s a book that changed your perspective, a podcast episode that sparked a new idea, or a piece of content that helped you grow - come along ready to share, discuss and discover new recommendations from the community. 📚🎧 Expect: ✨ Meaningful conversations ✨ New ideas and perspectives ✨ Inspiring recommendations to add to your list ✨ Connection with like-minded women Bring your favourite piece of content and let’s learn from each other. ❤️ We can’t wait to see what inspires you!

Pathways Working Session

**Are you a Toastmaster who is interested in taking advantage of Pathways? Feeling overwhelmed?** All Toastmasters are highly encouraged to take advantage of the [Pathways](https://www.toastmasters.org/education/pathways) educational programmes included in their memberships. However, City Centre Toastmasters recognises that finding time to commit to completing Pathways in a quiet environment can be challenging for busy adults. During these structured sessions, you may get assistance in selecting and joining a Toastmasters Pathway, receive **mentorship** in planning and scheduling your required speeches and tasks, **or simply work** on your online learning objectives quietly and independently with a supportive group. The Pathways each member can choose from include: * **Dynamic Leadership**: Focuses on building skills as a strategic leader, managing conflict, and facilitating change. * **Effective Coaching**: Emphasizes interpersonal communication, mentoring others, and reaching set goals. * **Engaging Humor**: Dedicated to incorporating humor into speeches and engaging audiences effectively. * **Motivational Strategies**: Centers on team building, motivating people, and developing strong communication strategies. * **Persuasive Influence**: Helps build skills in strategic leadership, negotiation, and high-level communication. * **Presentation Mastery**: Concentrates on public speaking fundamentals, confidence-building, and delivering impactful messages. You must be an **active member** of **any Toastmasters club** to participate. You must bring your own **laptop or tablet** to access your Pathways account. Headphones or earbuds are encouraged. Wifi is provided at the Multicultural Hub. You are welcome to bring your lunch or afternoon tea. Please arrive promptly as we must admit participants at the door.