Tanya Hallett
Keynotes, workshops, and training
Every session is adapted to the room, but built on the same evidence base: trauma-informed practice, applied to how teams actually work.
Choose the depth that fits your room
Formats scale from a single conference slot through to embedded, multi-session programmes delivered via TIPT.
Keynote
A high-impact opening or closing address that shifts how a room thinks about safety and trust.
Workshop
An interactive session that moves from concept to applied skill-building for intact teams or leadership groups.
Training Programme
A multi-session, cohort-based programme for organisations embedding trauma-informed practice long-term. Delivered through TIPT.
Built for industries that matter most.
- Finance
- Defence
- Government
- Healthcare & Allied Health
- Education
- Legal
- Not-for-Profit
Don't see quite the right fit? Every talk is adapted to your context: bring a specific challenge, a restructure, a culture reset, or a leadership offsite, and Tanya will build the session around it. Get in touch to discuss a bespoke session →
Common Questions
What is vulnerable customer training?
Vulnerable customer training helps employees recognise and respond appropriately to customers experiencing distress, hardship, trauma or vulnerability. TIPT combines trauma-informed communication, de-escalation, boundaries and practical conversation skills, including tailored programs for insurance and banking teams handling claims, complaints and financial hardship.
What is de-escalation training?
De-escalation training gives employees practical strategies for responding to people who are angry, distressed or overwhelmed. TIPT combines de-escalation techniques with trauma-informed communication, emotional regulation, validation and boundaries.
Can TIPT customise training for our organisation?
Yes. TIPT can tailor training to your industry, workforce, customer groups and psychosocial risks. Programs can be delivered as keynotes, workshops, leadership programs and organisational capability-building initiatives.
We have an EAP: isn't that enough for mental health and psychosocial risk?
EAPs provide valuable support when employees need individual assistance, but they're only one part of managing workplace mental health and psychosocial risk. Psychosocial risk management also means identifying and addressing workplace factors that may contribute to psychological harm, including workload, emotional demands, traumatic exposure, poor support, conflict and organisational change. An EAP supports the person; psychosocial risk management also looks at the workplace.
Signature talks
Each topic runs from 45 to 60 minutes, and is tailored to your sector, audience seniority, and desired outcome. Select a topic to expand the full brief.
Keynote
Leading Psychological Safety in Times of Change
Creating teams that stay connected, adaptable and resilient when everything else is changing.
In today's workplace, change is no longer an event, it's the environment. Restructures, uncertainty, technological disruption, workforce shortages and increasing psychosocial demands mean leaders are expected to guide their teams through constant change while maintaining trust and performance.
This highly interactive keynote combines the power of LEGO® Serious Play® with trauma-informed leadership principles to help participants explore what psychological safety really looks like during periods of uncertainty.
Rather than simply hearing about psychological safety, participants build, reflect and discuss the leadership behaviours that help people feel safe to contribute, innovate and adapt.
Participants will discover
- Why people resist change (and why it isn't simply resistance)
- The hidden impact uncertainty has on performance and decision making
- Practical leadership behaviours that increase trust during change
- How psychological safety supports innovation, adaptability and wellbeing
- How to create conversations people actually want to participate in
Perfect for
- Leadership Conferences
- Government
- Mining
- Finance
- Healthcare
- Corporate Conferences
- Organisational Change Events
Keynote
Building Psychological Safety Brick by Brick
Why psychologically safe teams outperform everyone else.
High-performing teams aren't built through trust falls or team-building days, they're built through everyday conversations.
This engaging keynote explores the science behind psychological safety while participants experience it firsthand through an interactive LEGO® Serious Play® activity.
Participants discover why some teams openly share ideas, admit mistakes and solve problems together while others stay silent, avoid conflict and simply "go through the motions."
Participants will learn
- The five building blocks of psychologically safe teams
- Why people remain silent even when risks are obvious
- How leaders unintentionally shut down conversations
- Practical ways to increase participation and collaboration
- Small leadership behaviours that create lasting cultural change
Everyone leaves with their own visual model representing the team culture they want to create.
Perfect for
- Leadership Events
- Team Conferences
- Safety Conferences
- HR Conferences
- Learning & Development Events
- Strategy Days
Keynote
Discover Your Superpower
Because not all superheroes wear capes: participants build, explore and leave with a renewed sense of confidence and purpose.
Every workplace is filled with extraordinary people, but many don't recognise the unique strengths they bring to their teams.
This uplifting and interactive keynote combines LEGO® Serious Play®, storytelling and practical reflection to help participants discover their individual strengths, appreciate the strengths of others, and understand how diverse talents create high-performing, connected teams.
Participants don't simply hear about strengths, they build them, explore them and leave with a renewed sense of confidence, purpose and belonging.
Whether you're leading a team, supporting colleagues or navigating your own career, this keynote reminds us that everyone has something valuable to contribute.
Participants will discover
- ⭐ Their unique strengths and "superpowers"
- 🧠 Why we often underestimate our own capabilities
- 💜 How confidence grows through recognising our strengths
- 🤝 Why diverse strengths create stronger, more innovative teams
- 🚀 Practical ways to use their strengths every day
- 🌱 How recognising strengths builds resilience, wellbeing and engagement
Interactive experience
Through engaging LEGO® Serious Play® activities, participants will:
- Build a model representing their unique superpower.
- Reflect on the experiences that shaped their strengths.
- Discover how different strengths complement one another.
- Explore the barriers that prevent people from recognising their potential.
- Develop a personal action plan to intentionally use their strengths in work and life.
Perfect for
- Leadership Conferences
- Staff Conferences
- Team Development Days
- Women's Leadership Events
- Government
- Healthcare
- Education
- Financial Services
- Community Organisations
- Employee Wellbeing Events
Participants leave with
- Greater confidence in themselves
- A renewed sense of purpose
- Practical strategies to use their strengths every day
- Stronger appreciation of the people around them
- Increased motivation and engagement
Perfect when you want a fun, motivational and highly interactive keynote. Participants don't sit back and listen, they actively reflect, build, share and connect. Every person leaves with a tangible reminder of their strengths and a renewed belief in the difference they can make.
Keynote
Leading in Modern Times
The leadership skills nobody taught us.
Today's leaders aren't just managing performance.
They're navigating mental health, psychosocial hazards, remote teams, constant change, emotional labour, conflict and increasing complexity, all while trying to maintain high-performing teams.
This engaging keynote challenges traditional leadership thinking and introduces a modern, trauma-informed approach that builds trust, resilience and psychologically safe workplaces.
Using interactive LEGO® Serious Play® activities, participants explore the capabilities modern leaders need to thrive.
Participants will discover
- Why yesterday's leadership styles no longer work
- The modern capabilities employees expect from leaders
- Leading through complexity rather than control
- Building trust during uncertainty
- Practical strategies leaders can use immediately
Perfect for
- Leadership Conferences
- Executive Forums
- Organisational Development Events
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Framework Keynote
What Happens After "R U OK?"
Turning a conversation into meaningful support using the TIPT CARE Framework™. Only 1 session remains before R U OK? Day, 10 September.
⏳ R U OK? Day is 10 September. Only 1 session remains before then. Enquire now to secure the date →
Asking "Are you OK?" is important.
Knowing what to do next is where confidence often disappears.
This practical and interactive keynote introduces the TIPT CARE Framework™, providing leaders and colleagues with a simple, memorable approach for responding with confidence when someone shares they are struggling.
Participants experience the framework through discussion, reflection and LEGO® Serious Play® activities that build empathy, confidence and practical communication skills.
Participants will learn
- Why many people avoid mental health conversations
- What helps, and what accidentally causes harm
- The four steps of the TIPT CARE Framework™
- How to listen without trying to fix
- Knowing your role, your boundaries and appropriate referral pathways
Perfect for
- R U OK? Day
- Mental Health Month
- Leadership Conferences
- Workplace Wellbeing Events
Common Questions
What is psychological safety training?
Psychological safety training helps leaders create teams where people feel safe to speak up, ask questions, raise concerns and contribute ideas. TIPT uses practical and experiential approaches to build trust, participation and safer workplace conversations.
What is trauma-informed leadership training?
Trauma-informed leadership training gives managers practical skills for leading people experiencing stress, change, distress or vulnerability. Leaders learn to build psychological safety, manage difficult conversations and respond without becoming counsellors.
Ready to talk dates and topics?
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