{"id":502,"date":"2026-09-20T08:41:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T08:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/ruby-okoro\/speaking\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T08:42:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T08:42:00","slug":"speaking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/ruby-okoro\/speaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Workshops and talks for people ready to change course<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Small groups, honest conversation, and real exercises — not a lecture about following your dreams. Tell me about your group and we’ll work out the shape of the session together.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Second Act at Forty<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The book, turned into a room: the exercises that help you name what you actually want from the next chapter, done together instead of alone on the sofa at 11pm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Career Audit<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A practical working session using the Career Audit Workbook — what to keep, what to let go, and what you’ve been doing purely out of habit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Small-group talks<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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For career changers<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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An honest conversation, not a pep talk, for a small group standing at the same edge you are — wondering if it’s too late to start again.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A relaxed evening talk about starting again later than planned, with plenty of time for the questions everyone actually wants to ask.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A quick look inside a workshop<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A short video from a real session — small group, honest conversation, and the moment someone says the quiet part out loud.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A working session, not a lecture<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In person or by video call. Real exercises, straight talk, and the space to admit out loud what you’ve been avoiding thinking about.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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An honest conversation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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For a handful of people at the same crossroads. I bring the questions if the room needs a nudge to start talking.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A relaxed talk & Q&A<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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For library and community audiences — a talk about starting again, and time for the questions everyone came with.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Brightwater Readers’ FestivalPanel session<\/i><\/span>Halvard Speakers ForumSpeaker slot<\/i><\/span>Regional library networkEvening talks<\/i><\/span>Community career-change meetupsRegular visits<\/i><\/span>Workplace wellbeing programmesWorkshop<\/i><\/span>Independent bookshopsEvening events<\/i><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Every session starts the same way: an honest answer to ‘is it really too late’. (It isn’t.)<\/p><\/blockquote>

Bring the job you’re quietly unhappy in. We’ll figure out what to do about it together.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Booking, briefly<\/h3>

Happy to travel for the right group — get in touch with your dates and I’ll let you know what’s possible.<\/p>

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